EEOC v. Duane Reade Inc. d/b/a Duane Reade | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

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Case Name	EEOC v. Duane Reade Inc. d/b/a Duane Reade	EE-NY-0041
Docket / Court	05-CV-00036 ( S.D.N.Y. )
State/Territory	New York
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The New York District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Duane Reade, Inc. in January 2005 in the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleged that three female employees were subjected to sexual harassment by coworkers and their manager; that the Defendant engaged in a pattern or ... read more > The New York District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Duane Reade, Inc. in January 2005 in the Southern District of New York. The complaint alleged that three female employees were subjected to sexual harassment by coworkers and their manager; that the Defendant engaged in a pattern or practice of unlawful employment practices; and that the complainants were retaliated against because of their complaints to the EEOC. Also, two of the women experienced sexual harassment because of their pregnancy. All of these actions by the Defendant created a hostile work environment. Because the document and complaint are the only documents available, the nature of the settlement reached by the parties in March 2007 is unknown. Kevin Wilemon - 05/15/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)

Discrimination-basis

Pregnancy discrimination

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Pattern or Practice

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Duane Reade 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	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Voluntary Dismissal
Case Closing Year	2007
Case Ongoing	No

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	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Date: Mar. 1, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Faculty) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach Date: Apr. 1, 2001 By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School Faculty) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:05-cv-00036-GBD (S.D.N.Y.)
EE-NY-0041-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 03/29/2007
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1-1]

EE-NY-0041-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/05/2005
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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