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Case Name	EEOC v. MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERS	EE-IL-0155
Docket / Court	06 C 5114 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory	Illinois
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In September of 2006, the EEOC's Chicago District Office filed suit in United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, against Mediterranean Partners, Inc., dba The York Tavern. The suit alleged that the defendant subjected a class of female employees to sexual harassment in violation ... read more > In September of 2006, the EEOC's Chicago District Office filed suit in United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, against Mediterranean Partners, Inc., dba The York Tavern. The suit alleged that the defendant subjected a class of female employees to sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Two of the alleged victims intervened in the case. The EEOC reached a settlement agreement with the defendant in February of 2008, and a consent decree was entered; the defendant was required to pay a total of $35,000 and to implement anti-discrimination training for its employees. One of the intervenor plaintiffs settled her case in April of 2008; the other plaintiff's case was ongoing as of April 22, 2008. Shankar Viswanathan - 05/23/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Mediterranean Partners, Inc. Mediterranean Partners, Inc.
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
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	2008 - 2010
Case Closing Year	2008
Case Ongoing	Yes

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)

1:06-cv-05114 (N.D. Ill.)
EE-IL-0155-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/01/2008
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-IL-0155-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/21/2006
Plaintiff-Intervenor's Complaint EE-IL-0155-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 11/08/2006
Consent Decree [ECF# 76] EE-IL-0155-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/27/2008 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Nordberg, John Albert Court not on record EE-IL-0155-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Calhoun, June Wallace (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
	Gochanour, Gregory M. (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
	Hendrickson, John C. (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
	Seliger, Stephen G (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
	Smason, Diane I. (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
	Smith, Michael T (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Bisbee, Julie K (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
	Boyd, James H. (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
	Cliffe, Sara Marie (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
	Ekl, Elizabeth (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
	Sotos, James G. (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000
	Timbo, John J (Illinois) EE-IL-0155-9000