Filed Date: Aug. 11, 1999
Closed Date: 1999
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The EEOC's Milwaukee and Minneapolis offices filed this suit on August 11, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The suit alleged that defendant Long Prairie Packing violated Title VII and the ADA through a pattern or practice of sexual and disability-based harassment of men. According to the EEOC, this was the first class action suit alleging a pattern of male-on-male sexual harassment.
On the date the complaint was filed, the parties also filed a joint motion for entry of consent decree. The court entered the consent decree on August 13, 1999. The case remained open after entry of the consent decree so the court could oversee the EEOC's distribution of the settlement to the class-members.
The defendant agreed to create a settlement fund containing $1,900,000 to be distributed to class-members through the EEOC. The defendant also agree to provide training, institute a new complaint procedure and develop a new discrimination during the 3-year consent decree.
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Jason Chester (2/21/2008)
Last updated March 17, 2024, 3:15 a.m.
State / Territory: Minnesota
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 11, 1999
Closing Date: 1999
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
Long Prairie Packing, Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
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: 1900000
Order Duration: 1999 - 2002
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:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: