Filed Date: Dec. 13, 1996
Closed Date: April 21, 1997
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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.
Summary Authors
David Friedman (3/20/2008)
Last updated March 24, 2024, 3:06 a.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 13, 1996
Closing Date: April 21, 1997
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Pony Expres Courier Corp., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 3187.52
Order Duration: 1997 - 2000
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: