On September 29, 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, on behalf of female employees of the defendant MOKA Shoe Corporation.

The complaint alleged that one of the defendant's supervisors sexually harassed female employees, creating a hostile work environment. Furthermore, plaintiff alleged that two of the employees complained about the conduct, one of whom was retaliated against; that employee was therefore forced to resign. The plaintiff sought injunctive and declaratory relief, as well as both compensatory and punitive damages.

On August 22, 2008, the District Court (Judge Aida M. Delgado-Colon) issued a consent decree, approving a settlement between the two parties. Under the decree the defendant was required to pay $100,000 in compensatory damages ($50,000 each to the two complaining employees). Furthermore, the settlement required the defendant to distribute an anti-discrimination policy, conduct a training session on the policy with its management personnel, and post a notice of this settlement for their employees to see.

The decree was to be effective and monitored over a period of one year. As there is no further activity on the docket sheet, presumably this case closed in August 2009.

Adam Teitelbaum - 03/14/2010
Rachel Barr - 05/04/2018


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