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Case Name	EEOC v. Renters Choice, Inc.	EE-FL-0099
Docket / Court	9:00-cv-08888-DTKH ( S.D. Fla. )
State/Territory	Florida
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Miami Office of the EEOC filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The Defendant was Renter's Choice, Inc., a furniture, electronic, and appliance retailer now known as Rent-a-Center. The controversy involved alleged harassment, demotion, constructive ... read more > The Miami Office of the EEOC filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The Defendant was Renter's Choice, Inc., a furniture, electronic, and appliance retailer now known as Rent-a-Center. The controversy involved alleged harassment, demotion, constructive discharge, and retaliation against three complainants based on race and national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit was filed in September 2000 and was resolved by consent decree in June 2002. The complainants, who intervened in the case, were awarded $76,666.66 each and their attorney received an additional $40,000 from the defendant. In addition, the company was required to provide training, to post and distribute a Notice, and to submit semi-annual reports to the EEOC. The decree was to last for three years. Kevin Wilemon - 08/11/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Demotion

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

National origin discrimination

Race discrimination

Religion discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

National Origin/Ethnicity

Arab/Afgani/Middle Eastern

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
State Anti-Discrimination Law
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
42 U.S.C. § 1981

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	Renter's Choice, 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
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	2002 - 2005
Case Closing Year	2002
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources

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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

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Docket(s)

9:00-cv-08888-DTKH (S.D. Fla.)
EE-FL-0099-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/25/2002
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-FL-0099-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/27/2000
[Intervenors'] Complaint and Demand for Trial by Jury EE-FL-0099-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/20/2001
Stipulation for Dismissal with Prejudice [ECF# 40] EE-FL-0099-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/10/2002
Consent Decree [ECF# 41] EE-FL-0099-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/26/2002

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