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Case Name	EEOC v. PHOENIX HOTEL ASSOCIATES (CROWNE SUITES)	EE-AZ-0080
Docket / Court	2:97-cv-02503-TSZ ( D. Ariz. )
State/Territory	Arizona
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Phoenix District Office brought this suit against Phoenix Hotel Associates Ltd. (doing business as Crown Plaza Phoenix Hotel and Greater Capital Hotel Associates, LP) and Cliffwood Management Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in December 1997. The complaint is ... read more > The Phoenix District Office brought this suit against Phoenix Hotel Associates Ltd. (doing business as Crown Plaza Phoenix Hotel and Greater Capital Hotel Associates, LP) and Cliffwood Management Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in December 1997. The complaint is unavailable. The case was consolidated with a private plaintiff case (2:97-cv-02220-TSZ) in January 1998. A consent judgment was entered in favor of the EEOC in June 1998 requiring the defendants to pay $479,000 in compensatory damages. The defendant was also required to conduct annual training for two years; expunge the complainants' records; apologize to the complainants; and submit reports to the EEOC. Kevin Wilemon - 08/21/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Apology

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Expungement of Employment Record

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Discrimination-area

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Cliffwood Management Company Greater Capital Real Estate Corporation Phoenix Hotel Associates Ltd Phoenix Hotel Associates Ltd
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	Yes
Class action status granted	Yes
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	1998 - 2000
Case Closing Year	1998
Case Ongoing	No

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Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

2:97-cv-02503-TSZ (D. Ariz.)
EE-AZ-0080-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/26/1998

General Documents

Order of Dismissal and Consent Decree EE-AZ-0080-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/11/1998 Source: District Court
Order designating case for mediation (D. Ariz.) EE-AZ-0080-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/11/1998 Source: District Court

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