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Case Name	EEOC v. Harvest Medical Clinic, Inc.	EE-AZ-0054
Docket / Court	2:04-cv-01821-JAT ( D. Ariz. )
State/Territory	Arizona
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The EEOC's Phoenix office filed this suit on August 31, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The EEOC alleged that defendant Harvest Medical Clinic, Inc. violated Title VII by discharging nine complainants because of their national origin, Hispanic. The case was settled in ... read more > The EEOC's Phoenix office filed this suit on August 31, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. The EEOC alleged that defendant Harvest Medical Clinic, Inc. violated Title VII by discharging nine complainants because of their national origin, Hispanic. The case was settled in September 2005. The defendant agreed to pay the nine complainants a total of $190,000. The defendant also agreed to expunge the complainants' records, provide training and post notice of EEO rights during the 24 month consent decree. Jason Chester - 02/28/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Content of Injunction

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Expungement of Employment Record

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discrimination-basis

National origin discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

National Origin/Ethnicity

Indian

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Harvest Medical Clinic, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	No
Class action status granted	No
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2005 - 2007
Case Closing Year	2005
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

2:04-cv-01821-JAT (D. Ariz.)
EE-AZ-0054-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 10/06/2005
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-AZ-0054-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/31/2004
EEOC Litigation Settlement Report - September 2005 EE-AZ-0054-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/14/2005
Amended Consent Decree EE-AZ-0054-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 10/06/2005

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