Filed Date: May 12, 2005
Closed Date: 2009
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In May 2005, the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Jesohn, Inc., d/b/a Coffee &, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana alleging discrimination on the basis of sex and pregnancy in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant discharged the charging party, a female employee, and other similarly situated individuals when it discovered the women were pregnant. The defendant also had a written policy that required female employees to take a leave of absence as soon as they discovered they were pregnant. After some scheduling orders, the parties participated in a settlement conference in April 2006 and reached a final settlement a few months later in September through a consent decree.
The three-year decree contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses and required the defendant to: develop an anti-discrimination policy and compliant procedure, distribute and post the policy, provide semi-annual Title VII training for its managerial employees and owners, post a notice of the decree, and report to the EEOC at specified intervals. In addition, the defendant agreed to pay $26,000 to be divided between two individuals.
The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.
Summary Authors
Michele Marxkors (6/26/2007)
Clearinghouse (6/10/2017)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4270999/parties/us-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-jesohn-inc/
Adams, Raechel (Louisiana)
Akhavan, Nakkisa (Louisiana)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Louisiana)
Anderson, Suzanne M (Louisiana)
Andre, Beatriz Biscardi (Louisiana)
Berrigan, Helen Ginger (Louisiana)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Louisiana)
Anderson, Suzanne M (Louisiana)
Andre, Beatriz Biscardi (Louisiana)
Antanaitis, Claudia (Louisiana)
Blackman, Amos Ben (Louisiana)
Boulton, Jennifer L (Louisiana)
Butler, Michelle T (Louisiana)
Calhoun, June Wallace (Louisiana)
Carrillo, Gina Erin (Louisiana)
Cheung, Raymond T. (Louisiana)
Clark, Joel Philip (Louisiana)
Coleman, Charles Franklin (Louisiana)
Connor, Patrick M. (Louisiana)
Davis, Chandra Cain (Louisiana)
Davis, Alexandra V (Louisiana)
Dawkins, Robert K. (Louisiana)
DiSavino, Rosemary (Louisiana)
Esparza-Cervantes, Elizabeth (Louisiana)
Ezie, Andrea Chinyere (Louisiana)
Farrell, Michael J. (Louisiana)
Fiorito, Bradley S. (Louisiana)
Fox, Amber Trzinski (Louisiana)
Garcia-Bautista, Lorena (Louisiana)
Gochanour, Gregory M. (Louisiana)
Gov, Alysia Desiree (Louisiana)
Gov, Christopher Woolley-Federal (Louisiana)
Gov, Gwendolyn Young (Louisiana)
GOVT, Rumduol Vuong (Louisiana)
Guerrier, Charles Edward (Louisiana)
Hamilton, Deborah Lois (Louisiana)
Hendrickson, John C. (Louisiana)
Hernandez, Evangelina Fierro (Louisiana)
Hernandez, Lisa H. (Louisiana)
Jauregui, Juan Carlos (Louisiana)
Kelleher, Lauren J (Louisiana)
Kingsley, Andrew Burke (Louisiana)
Lawrence, Debra Michele (Louisiana)
Lepak, Thomas Scott (Louisiana)
McBride, Dennis Raymond (Louisiana)
McClinton, Gregory L. (Louisiana)
McCoy-Cruz, Kimberly A. (Louisiana)
Mitchell, Marcia L. (Louisiana)
Morocco, Maria Luisa (Louisiana)
Mrizek, Richard John (Louisiana)
Murray, Gregory A. (Louisiana)
Naccarato, Elizabeth A (Louisiana)
Navarre-Davis, Alexandra V (Louisiana)
Nyfeler, Suzanne L. (Louisiana)
Offen-Brown, David F. (Louisiana)
Oliver, Renay Michelle (Louisiana)
Ordonio-Dixon, Linda Susan (Louisiana)
Palmer-Denig, Jessica A (Louisiana)
Peters, Kirsten J. (Louisiana)
Peterson, Melanie M. (Louisiana)
Phillips, Ronald L. (Louisiana)
Pladson, Nicholas J (Louisiana)
Pope, Larry Eugene (Louisiana)
Riccardi, Sebastian Daniel (Louisiana)
Rivera, Jadhira Virginia (Louisiana)
Sacher, James Philip (Louisiana)
Schmitt, Suzanne Julia (Louisiana)
Sellers, Catherine N. (Louisiana)
Smason, Diane Ilene (Louisiana)
Steenbergh, Rachael S. (Louisiana)
Sustaita, Rodolfo Lucio (Louisiana)
Sustaita, Rudy Lucio (Louisiana)
Szromba, Jeanne B. (Louisiana)
Tamayo, William Robert (Louisiana)
Thanasombat, Sirithon (Louisiana)
Thompson, Eric Stephen (Louisiana)
Thornton, Lillian M. (Louisiana)
Vasichek, Laurie A (Louisiana)
Viramontes, Victor (Louisiana)
Waldron, Gordon G. (Louisiana)
Walker, Grayson Sang (Louisiana)
Weisberg, Robert E. (Louisiana)
White, Lindsey Anne (Louisiana)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4270999/us-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-jesohn-inc/
Last updated Feb. 19, 2024, 3:14 a.m.
State / Territory: Louisiana
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: May 12, 2005
Closing Date: 2009
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
Jesohn, Inc. (Harvey, LA), 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: 26000
Order Duration: 2006 - 2009
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: