In December 1996, the San Antonio District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Pony Express Courier Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of sex, female, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the ...
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In December 1996, the San Antonio District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Pony Express Courier Corp. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of sex, female, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, it appears from the consent decree that the defendant was accused of paying the female complaining party an inferior wage to the male employee who replaced her in carrying out the functions of the position. Following the defendant's failed motion to dismiss the lawsuit, the parties settled the lawsuit in April 1997 through a consent decree.
The three-year decree, containing anti-discrimination and retaliation language, required the defendant to: allow the EEOC access for monitoring purposes, expunge complainant's employment record and provide her with a neutral reference, and pay $3187.52 to be distributed to the complainant.
David Friedman - 03/20/2008
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