The Dallas District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, against Conagra, Inc. The complaint, filed in September 1998, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint ...
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The Dallas District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, against Conagra, Inc. The complaint, filed in September 1998, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that Defendant had subjected the charging party, and other similarly situation employees, to a sexually hostile work environment based on their gender, female.
The charging party intervened in this case and a consent decree was filed in August 1999. The decree provided that Defendant would pay a total of $900,000 ($450,000 going to the charging party and the rest to be divided between the Class members), and it also included non-discrimination/non-retaliations provision, and required Defendant to post a non-discrimination notice and hold sexual harassment training sessions for its employees. Defendant must also have semi-annual meetings with the EEOC regarding compliance with the decree and any incidents of sexual harassment.
Shankar Viswanathan - 06/08/2007
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