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Case Name	EEOC v. Avado Brands, Inc.	EE-MD-0009
Docket / Court	1:04-cv-02094 ( D. Md. )
State/Territory	Maryland
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	On July 8, 2004, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a black female, filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Maryland, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, against Avado Brands, Inc. The EEOC sought injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive ... read more > On July 8, 2004, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a black female, filed a lawsuit in the District Court of Maryland, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, against Avado Brands, Inc. The EEOC sought injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees, and other forms of affirmative relief, claiming that the defendant violated the terms of a prior Negotiated Settlement Agreement with the plaintiffs due to a racially hostile work environment. On September 15, 2004, the complainant filed a complaint as the plaintiff-intervenor. On October 13, 2005, the District Court (Judge Richard D. Bennett) entered a consent decree where the defendant, among other things, agreed to pay the complainant $9,166.21. Perry Miska - 04/12/2014 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Avado Brands, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	EEOC on behalf of black female worker alleging a violation of a prior Negotiated Settlement Agreement between the EEOC and the defendant where the defendant subjected the complainant to a racially hostile work environment.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2005 - 2007
Case Closing Year	2005
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:04-cv-2094 (D. Md.)
EE-MD-0009-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 10/13/2005
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-MD-0009-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/08/2004 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Intervenor Complaint [ECF# 6] EE-MD-0009-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/15/2004 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Consent Decree [ECF# 16] EE-MD-0009-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/13/2005 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Bennett, Richard D. Court not on record EE-MD-0009-0002 \| EE-MD-0009-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Cahill, Kathleen M. (Maryland) EE-MD-0009-0003 \| EE-MD-0009-9000
	Kiel, Gerald (Maryland) EE-MD-0009-0001 \| EE-MD-0009-0002 \| EE-MD-0009-9000
	Quinlan, Cecile Celeste (Maryland) EE-MD-0009-0002 \| EE-MD-0009-9000
	Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia) EE-MD-0009-9000
	Spicer, Tracy Hudson (District of Columbia) EE-MD-0009-0001 \| EE-MD-0009-0002 \| EE-MD-0009-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Rice, Thomas (Texas) EE-MD-0009-0002