Filed Date: Aug. 22, 2003
Closed Date: Nov. 18, 2008
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In August 2003, the Seattle District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against K & C, Inc., doing business as Newport Bay Restaurant, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged the defendant subjected the complaining party to a hostile work environment based upon her sex, female. Shortly after the defendant answered the complaint, the parties settled the lawsuit through a consent decree in November 2003.
The five-year consent decree, containing anti-discrimination and retaliation language, required the defendant to: report on complaints, hire an auditor, expunge the complainants' employment record, provide an neutral reference, develop its anti-discrimination policy, post notice of employee rights, provide employee training, implement a complaint resolution process, and pay $25,000 to be distributed among two individuals. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
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Daisy Manning (3/25/2008)
Clearinghouse (6/12/2017)
Last updated March 22, 2024, 3:05 a.m.
State / Territory: Washington
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 22, 2003
Closing Date: Nov. 18, 2008
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
K& C, Inc. (Kirkland, 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: 25000
Order Duration: 2003 - 2008
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:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: