The New York District Office brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, against Comprehensive Benefit Consultants. The complaint, filed in July 2004, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; specifically that Defendant subjected the charging parties to a sexually hostile work environment, constructive discharge and retaliation because of their sex, female. Defendant moved for summary judgment in February 2006 but the motion was denied in April 2006.

The parties entered into a consent decree in December 2006. The decree, valid for three years, required Defendant to pay the four charging parties a total of $150,000 (individual amounts not specified in the decree) and enjoined Defendant from discriminating in violation of Title VII. Defendant was required to provide Title VII training to its employees, post a notice of non-discrimination at its facility, and report regularly to the EEOC about internal complaints of discrimination and its compliance with the decree. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

Shankar Viswanathan - 07/19/2007
- 06/11/2017


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