On September 29, 2005, the EEOC filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California under Title I and Title VII against Taylor Made Digital Systems. The EEOC sought injunctive relief and damages, alleging that the defendant discriminated against one of its employees on the basis of her sex and race.

Specifically, the plaintiff alleged that the defendant discriminated against the employee by refusing to allow her to return to her previous position after her pregnancy, despite the fact that she could perform all her job functions. The complaint also alleges that the defendant replaced, demoted, and eventually terminated the employee on account of her being female/pregnant and African American. The suit was filed after the employee filed an initial charge with the EEOC alleging violations of Title VII by the defendant.

On December 21, 2005, the plaintiff filed an amended complaint against Rioch Corporations, a successor to the original defendant, Taylor Made Digital Systems.

On October 18, 2006, the court (Judge Maxine M. Chesney) entered a consent decree. The consent decree required the defendant to pay $30,600 to the employee who brought the initial charge. The defendant also agreed to comply with Title VII, not to engage in retaliation against any employee because of the employee's opposition to discrimination, and to continue to post an anti-discrimination policy on its company intranet. Finally, the consent decree required all inquiries about the employee who filed the initial charge to be directed to a specific member of human resources, who was prohibited from referring to the present lawsuit. The consent decree terminated after one year.

Priyah Kaul - 11/22/2014


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