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Case Name	EEOC v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.	EE-WA-0107
Docket / Court	C98-5535RJB ( W.D. Wash. )
State/Territory	Washington
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Seattle District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in September 1998. The complaint alleged that the Defendant violated Title VII's prohibition of discrimination based on sex by failing ... read more > The Seattle District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in September 1998. The complaint alleged that the Defendant violated Title VII's prohibition of discrimination based on sex by failing to give employment applications for cart pusher to two potential female applicants. There were no major procedural events before the parties notified the court in September 1999 that a settlement had been reached. The consent decree, which was approved by the court in January 2000, required Wal-Mart to pay a total of $5500 to the complainants. It also required Wal-Mart to conduct two annual training for its managers and report a summary of complaints to the EEOC. Kevin Wilemon - 05/19/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Wal-Mart Stores, 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
Case Closing Year	2000
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

3:98-cv-05535-RJB (W.D. Wash.)
EE-WA-0107-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/19/2000
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Stipulation for Protective Order and Proposed Order (W.D. Wash.) EE-WA-0107-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/16/1999
Order of Dismissal (W.D. Wash.) EE-WA-0107-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/16/1999
Consent Decree and Order Dismissing Action [ECF# 18] EE-WA-0107-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/19/2000 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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