The EEOC's New York office filed this suit on December 18, 2003 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn Division. The suit alleged that defendant Rochdale Village, Inc. violated Title VII by refusing to hire women for landscaping and maintenance jobs. In February 2004 the parties filed a consent decree in which the defendant agreed to pay $90,000. The decree create a procedure for the EEOC to allocate the $90,000 appropriately after aggrieved individuals had an opportunity to present their claims to the EEOC. The defendant also agreed to hire the two originally named complainants as soon as an opening in the landscaping and maintenance department existed, train supervisory employees, and provide information to the EEOC regarding all employed in the landscaping and maintenance department.

Final judgment was delayed until class members could be notified of the settlement and given a chance to object. After a fairness hearing in October 2004, the distribution of the monetary relief was adjusted slightly, and the case was finally dismissed in February 2005.

Jason Chester - 08/08/2007


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