Case: EEOC v. HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING SYSTEMS

8:05-cv-01231 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: June 30, 2005

Closed Date: 2009

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Case Summary

In June 2005, the EEOC district office in Miami, Florida brought this suit against Hospital Housekeeping Systems, Ltd. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The complaint states that a Hispanic female employee alleged national origin discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, she alleged that she was unlawfully terminated when the defendant instituted a discriminatory English-only policy. After only a single EEOC motion to compel, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in June 2006. In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the aggrieved party $10,000, refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of national origin, implement an English-only policy only when absolutely necessary for the performance of a specific job, post EEO notices, distribute copies of its anti-discrimination policy, provide two hours of EEO training annually, retain all records of complaints, and make semiannual reports to the EEOC.The terms of the agreement were to run for 3 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

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Jason Chester (6/15/2007)

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Documents in this case

8:05-cv-01231	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD	June 30, 2006	June 30, 2006 Docket
1 8:05-cv-01231	Complaint EEOC v. Hospital Housekeeping, LTD.	June 30, 2005	June 30, 2005 Complaint
13 8:05-cv-01231	Amended Complaint EEOC v. Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD	May 15, 2006	May 15, 2006 Complaint
19 8:05-cv-01231	Consent Decree EEOC v. Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD.	June 30, 2006	June 30, 2006 Settlement Agreement

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated March 25, 2025, 8:16 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	June 30, 2005	COMPLAINT against Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD ; jury demand , filed by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(apv, ) (Entered: 06/30/2005)	PACER
2	June 30, 2005	Summons issued as to Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD. Consent(s) issued. (apv, ) (Entered: 06/30/2005)	PACER
3	July 11, 2005	NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - track 2. (ao) (Entered: 07/11/2005)	PACER
4	July 12, 2005	NOTICE by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Of Designation For Receipt Of Service Via CM/ECF System (Lewis, Muslima) (Entered: 07/12/2005)	PACER
5	Aug. 29, 2005	ANSWER to complaint and Affirmative Defenses by Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD.(apv, ) (Entered: 08/30/2005)	PACER
6	Sept. 1, 2005	NOTICE of compliance by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission re 3 Related case order and notice of designation of track 2 (Lewis, Muslima) Modified on 9/2/2005 (apv, ). (Entered: 09/01/2005)	PACER
8	Oct. 7, 2005	CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 10/07/2005)	PACER
9	Oct. 31, 2005	CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Pretrial Conference set for 11/3/2006 10:30 AM in Courtroom 13 B before Judge James D. Whittemore. Jury Trial set for 12/4/2006 09:00 AM in Courtroom 13 B before Judge James D. Whittemore.Signed by Judge James D. Whittemore on 10/31/2005. (ao) (Entered: 10/31/2005)	PACER
10	April 17, 2006	NOTICE by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of Scheduling Mediation (Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 04/17/2006)	PACER
11	May 4, 2006	Unopposed MOTION for leave to file Amended Complaint by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A- Amended Complaint)(Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 05/04/2006)	PACER
12	May 11, 2006	ORDER granting 11 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for leave to file Amended Complaint. Signed by Judge James D. Whittemore on 5/10/2006. (kle) (Entered: 05/11/2006)	PACER
13	May 15, 2006	AMENDED COMPLAINT against Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD, filed by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 05/15/2006)	PACER
14	May 15, 2006	NOTICE by Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD (Moffett, David) Wrong event code was used, document not signed nor dated. Counsel's office contacted and instructed to re-file. Modified on 5/16/2006 (apv, ). (Entered: 05/15/2006)	PACER
15	May 17, 2006	NOTICE of Appearance and substitution of counsel by David B. Moffett on behalf of Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD (Moffett, David) Modified on 5/18/2006 (apv, ). (Entered: 05/17/2006)	PACER
16	June 2, 2006	NOTICE by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of Re-Scheduling Mediation (Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 06/02/2006)	PACER
17	June 20, 2006	MOTION to compel Defendant's Responses to Interrogatories, Requests For Production of Documents and For Extension Of The Discovery and Other Deadlines by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Exhibit 8# 9 Exhibit 9)(Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 06/20/2006)	PACER
18	June 28, 2006	Joint MOTION For Approval of Consent Decree by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Consent Decree)(Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 06/28/2006)	PACER
19	June 30, 2006	CONSENT DECREE. Signed by Judge James D. Whittemore on 6/29/2006. (kle) (Entered: 06/30/2006)	PACER
20	June 30, 2006	ORDER granting 18 Motion for Approval of Consent Decree. The clerk is directed to close this case. Signed by Judge James D. Whittemore on 6/29/2006. (kle) (Entered: 06/30/2006)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Florida

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: June 30, 2005

Closing Date: 2009

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Hospital Housekeeping Systems

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Middle District of Florida 8:05-cv-01231

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Discrimination Prohibition

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 10000

Order Duration: 2006 - 2009

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

National origin discrimination

Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):

Indian

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING SYSTEMS, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/8619/ (last updated 6/10/2017).