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Case Name
EEOC v. MR. GOLD INC. D/B/A LA PIAZZA
EE-NY-0108
Docket / Court
CV-03-2900 ( E.D.N.Y. )
State/Territory
New York
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In June 2003, the New York District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Mr. Gold, Inc., doing business as La Piazza, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1963. Specifically, ...
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In June 2003, the New York District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Mr. Gold, Inc., doing business as La Piazza, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1963. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against female employees by permitting a sexually hostile work environment including physical and verbal abuse of female employees, and retaliated against opposition to these practices through unequal treatment and negatively impacting the financial and other working conditions of female employees, culminating in the constructive discharge of some of the complainants. The charging parties intervened in the lawsuit in November 2003. Following some discovery and a settlement conference, the parties settled the lawsuit in November 2004 through a consent decree.
The four-year decree, containing anti-discrimination and retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: report on complaints of harassment and make other compliance reports, post notice of employee rights, provide 3 hours of anti-discrimination training for employees and 5 hours of anti-discrimination training for supervisors and managers, maintain records regarding attendance of training sessions, designate a human resources representative to receive, investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination, and pay $247,500 to be distributed among nine complaining parties and their attorneys. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
David Friedman - 01/11/2008
- 06/11/2017
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Content of Injunction
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Discrimination Prohibition
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Recordkeeping
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis
Sex discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
General
Disparate Treatment
Retaliation
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Mr. Gold, 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
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
2004 - 2008
Filed
06/12/2003
Case Closing Year
2008
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
E.D.N.Y.
11/20/2004
2:03-cv-02900-ADS-ARL
EE-NY-0108-9000.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
E.D.N.Y.
06/12/2003
Complaint [ECF# 1]
EE-NY-0108-0001.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D.N.Y.
07/22/2004
Memorandum of Decision and Order
(223 F.R.D. 100)
EE-NY-0108-0003.pdf
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WESTLAW
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LEXIS
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Detail
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E.D.N.Y.
11/20/2004
Consent Decree [ECF# 33]
EE-NY-0108-0002.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
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