Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2004
Closed Date: 2008
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In September 2004 the Philadelphia District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against restaurant service provider Cactus-Lancaster, LLC and Mr. Brett R. Austin, doing business as Cactus Willie's Steak Buffet, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleging discrimination on the basis of gender, female, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the two charging parties, female employees, and a class of similarly situated persons to a sexually hostile work environment and retaliation for opposition of this activity. After one scheduling conference and a settlement conference before the District Judge, the parties settled the dispute in September 2005 through a consent decree.
The consent decree required the defendant to: refrain from participating in discrimination or retaliation, to develop an anti-discrimination policy, to distribute this policy to empoyees, to provide anti-discrimination training, and to provide a Toll-Free number for employees to lodge complaints. Additionally, the defendant was required to pay $100,000, to be distributed among 6 claimants. The decree was to last for three years. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
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Keri Livingston (10/1/2007)
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Last updated March 17, 2024, 3:21 a.m.
State / Territory: Pennsylvania
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2004
Closing Date: 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
Brett R. Austin (individual) (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), Private Entity/Person
Cactus-Lancaster, LLC (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), 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: 100000
Order Duration: 2005 - 2008
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: