Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2005
Closed Date: March 20, 2008
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In September 2005, the Houston District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Apt. Repairs, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant allegedly terminated the charging party's employment because she was pregnant. After some scheduling orders and a scheduling conference, the parties settled through a consent decree in March 2006.
The two-year decree contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses and required the defendant to: expunge the charging party's personnel file from all references to the charges of discrimination, provide her with a positive employment reference, and pay her $10,230. In addition, the defendant agreed that if at any point it engaged in the business of providing cleaning services, which it did not currently do, then it would post a non-discrimination notice and maintain a list of all pregnant employees who leave their employment. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
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Justin Kanter (7/31/2007)
Clearinghouse (6/12/2017)
Last updated March 21, 2024, 3:10 a.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2005
Closing Date: March 20, 2008
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Apt. Repairs, Inc. (Houston, TX), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 10230
Order Duration: 2006 - 2008
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: