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Case Name
EEOC v. Bloomin' Apple
EE-IL-0014
Docket / Court
04 C 50375 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory
Illinois
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In September 2004, the EEOC district office of Chicago, Illinois brought this suit against The Bloomin' Apple Rockford I, LLC, Bloomin' Apple Inc., and Heartland Apple Inc., doing business as Applebee's, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Five individual females ...
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In September 2004, the EEOC district office of Chicago, Illinois brought this suit against The Bloomin' Apple Rockford I, LLC, Bloomin' Apple Inc., and Heartland Apple Inc., doing business as Applebee's, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Five individual females intervened in the case, alleging sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the women claimed that the defendants subjected women to a hostile working environment, subjected them to differing terms and conditions of employment than male coworkers, and retaliated against females by constructively discharging them.
After three years of litigation and two of the defendants obtaining grants of summary judgment, Bloomin' Apple Rockford I, LLC settled with the EEOC and plaintiff intervenors in May of 2007. A consent decree was entered requiring the defendant to pay a total of $300,000 and to implement training on sexual harassment and retaliation for all employees and for three individual owners of the company. The settlement term was 2 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2009.
Jason Chester - 06/08/2007
- 06/10/2017
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Monitoring
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Recordkeeping
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis
Sex discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
General
Disparate Treatment
Pattern or Practice
Retaliation
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Bloomin' Apple LLC
Heartland Apple Inc
The Bloomin' Apple Rockford I, LLC
The Bloomin' Apple Rockford I, LLC
The Bloomin' Apple Rockford, LLC
Plaintiff Description
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
EEOC
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
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
2007 - 2009
Filed
09/10/2004
Case Closing Year
2009
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ill.
05/29/2007
04 C 50375
EE-IL-0014-9000.pdf
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General Documents
N.D. Ill.
09/10/2004
Complaint
EE-IL-0014-0001.pdf
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Detail
N.D. Ill.
03/02/2005
Amended Complaint
EE-IL-0014-0002.pdf
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Detail
N.D. Ill.
07/20/2005
Agreed Protective Order [ECF# 31]
EE-IL-0014-0004.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Ill.
01/24/2006
Memorandum Opinion and Order
(2006 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 2708)
EE-IL-0014-0007.pdf
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LEXIS
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N.D. Ill.
02/10/2006
Memorandum Opinion and Order [Re: Denial of Motion to Compel] [ECF# 60-2]
EE-IL-0014-0005.pdf
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Detail
N.D. Ill.
05/22/2007
Consent Decree [ECF# 128]
EE-IL-0014-0006.pdf
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People
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Judges
Mahoney, P. Michael
(N.D. Ill.) [Magistrate]
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EE-IL-0014-0004 | EE-IL-0014-0007
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Hamilton, Deborah Lois
(Illinois)
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EE-IL-0014-0004
Defendant's Lawyers
Hernandez, Rene
(Illinois)
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EE-IL-0014-0004
Wilde, Thomas Michael
(Illinois)
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EE-IL-0014-0004
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