Filed Date: Dec. 28, 2004
Closed Date: 2007
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In December 2004, the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Paragon Systems, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana alleging discrimination and retaliation on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected one of the charging parties, a female employee, to sexual harassment by her supervisor and a co-worker. The defendant also retaliated against her by transferring her to a less desirable shift and terminating her after she complained of the harassment. In addition, the defendant retaliated against the other charging party, a male employee, by terminating him after he gave testimony as part of the company's internal investigation of the female employee's complaint. After some scheduling orders, the parties settled through a consent decree in June 2005.
The two-year decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: maintain records of all complaints of Title VII discrimination, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, provide annual Title VII training, post a Title VII notice, and pay $40,000 to be distributed between the two charging parties.
The decree was entered in 2005 and scheduled to last until 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.
Summary Authors
Michele Marxkors (7/10/2007)
Clearinghouse (12/21/2018)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4270949/eeoc-v-paragon-systems-inc/
Last updated March 21, 2024, 3:06 a.m.
State / Territory: Louisiana
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 28, 2004
Closing Date: 2007
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
Paragon Systems, Inc. (New Orleans, 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: 40000
Order Duration: 2005 - 2007
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
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: