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Case Name	EEOC v. RITE AID CORPORATION	EE-MI-0137
Docket / Court	2:03-cv-73405-RHC ( E.D. Mich. )
State/Territory	Michigan
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Detroit office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, against Rite Aid Corporation. The complaint, filed in September 2003, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; specifically that the ... read more > The Detroit office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, against Rite Aid Corporation. The complaint, filed in September 2003, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; specifically that the Defendant had subjected the charging party to a sexually hostile work environment by propositioning her for oral sex and touching her in a sexual nature. In May 2004 there was a stipulated order to dismiss the case for unknown reasons. Elizabeth Glassman - 06/22/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Rite Aid Corporation
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
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None
Case Closing Year	2004
Case Ongoing	No

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)

2:03-cv-73405-RHC (E.D. Mich.)
EE-MI-0137-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 05/26/2004

General Documents

Complaint EE-MI-0137-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/08/2003
Agreed Order for Dismissal (E.D. Mich.) EE-MI-0137-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/26/2004

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