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Case Name	EEOC v. LE BAR BAT, INC.	EE-NY-0089
Docket / Court	1:99-cv-01732-RWS-GWG ( S.D.N.Y. )
State/Territory	New York
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In March 1999, the New York office of the EEOC brought this suit in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Le Bar Bat, Inc., Die Fliedermaus L.L.C., and the individual owner of both companies. The complaint alleged a pattern or practice of racial and sexual ... read more > In March 1999, the New York office of the EEOC brought this suit in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Le Bar Bat, Inc., Die Fliedermaus L.L.C., and the individual owner of both companies. The complaint alleged a pattern or practice of racial and sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The alleged victims of the harassment intervened in the suit as plaintiffs. The suit was resolved with a consent judgment in May of 2002. This decree required the defendant to: maintain, post, and distribute a policy on sexual harassment and discrimination, provide training to employees, and refrain from discrimination or retaliation. Keri Livingston - 10/22/2008 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

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Pattern or Practice

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

42 U.S.C. § 1981
State Anti-Discrimination Law
State law
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Die Fliedermaus L.L.C. Laurent M. Cerrone Le Bar Bat, 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 outcome	Not sought
Filed Pro Se	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2002 - 2005
Filed	03/09/1999
Case Closing Year	2002
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents


Court	Docket(s)
S.D.N.Y. 12/15/2003	1:99-cv-01732-RWS-GWG EE-NY-0089-9000.pdf \| Detail Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
	General Documents
S.D.N.Y. 12/13/1999	Opinion (77 F.Supp.2d 460) EE-NY-0089-0003.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Source: Google Scholar
S.D.N.Y. 02/26/2002	Opinion (274 B.R. 66) EE-NY-0089-0004.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Source: Westlaw
S.D.N.Y. 05/23/2002	Consent Decree [ECF# 85] EE-NY-0089-0002.pdf \| Detail Source: EEOC Regional Office

People


Judges	Sweet, Robert Workman (S.D.N.Y.) show/hide docs EE-NY-0089-0004