In September 1998, the EEOC district office of Kansas City, Missouri brought this suit against HOME, Inc., LIFE, Inc., and several individuals in the U.S. District Court for the District of Western Missouri. Although the complaint is unavailable, the docket indicates that there was at least one allegation of sexual harassment resulting in a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After the EEOC obtained default judgments against both corporate defendants, the plaintiff intervenor moved to dismiss the case. All parties stipulated for dismissal of the remaining individual defendants.

Although the order is not available, the docket indicates the terms of the dismissal order. The docket states that the individual male intervenor received $15,870 in back pay; $6,096.96 for travel expenses; $2,135 for legal fees; $5,000 for emotional distress; and $10,000 in punitive damages. Further, another female received $42,619.88 in back pay; $5,000 in compensatory damages; and $10,000 in punitive damages. According to the docket, the order also stated that the defendants must (1) not engage in discriminatory conduct; (2) post a "poster required to be displayed" in the workplace by the EEOC; (3) and for 3 years the defendant must notify the EEOC within 15 days of receiving a claim of discrimination.

Joel Pettit - 05/31/2007


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