Filed Date: Sept. 28, 1999
Closed Date: July 24, 2000
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In September 1999, the Little Rock Area Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Aramark Educational Services, Inc., doing business as Aramark Corporation, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and for violation of the Consent Decree signed in the case of EEOC and Sumner v Aramark. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the three complainants, female employees, to a sexually hostile work environment and permitted retaliation in response to their complaints about this alleged harassment. Shortly after the jury trial was scheduled, the parties settled the lawsuit through a consent decree in July 2000.
The two-year decree, containing anti-discrimination and retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: immediately report complaints of sexual harassment to its Human Resources Office, provide complainants with a neutral reference and not reference the complaint or litigation, post notice of EEO rights, provide EEO training to all employees at defendant's Harding University facility, not rehire the manager who was the subject of the complaints, and pay $150,000 to be distributed among three individuals.
Summary Authors
Justin Kanter (10/29/2007)
Last updated March 27, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
State / Territory: Arkansas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 28, 1999
Closing Date: July 24, 2000
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: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Denied
Defendants
Aramark Corporation (Searcy, Arkansas), 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: 150000
Order Duration: 2000 - 2002
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: