Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2000
Closed Date: June 25, 2003
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In September 2000, the EEOC district office in Seattle, Washington brought this suit against Octon Holdings, Inc., doing business as Comfort Inn Valley, a regional hotel chain, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. The complaint states that a former female employee alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it allegedly fired her because she was pregnant. After the defendant filed its initial answer and one scheduling conference was held, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in April 2001.
In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the aggrieved female $12,500, refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of sex, implement and distribute a new EEO policy, implement an internal complaint system, post an EEO notice, expunge employee files of references to this litigation, provide six hours of EEO training, and submit semiannual complaint and compliance reports. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for twenty-six months.
Summary Authors
Joel Pettit (7/6/2007)
Last updated Jan. 24, 2024, 3:09 a.m.
State / Territory: Washington
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 27, 2000
Closing Date: June 25, 2003
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
Comfor Inn Valley (Spokane, Washington), Private Entity/Person
Octon Holdings, Inc. (Spokane, Washington), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
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: 12500
Order Duration: 2001 - 2003
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: