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Case Name
EEOC v. DENNY'S INC.
EE-WA-0012
Docket / Court
2:99-cv-01548-JCC ( W.D. Wash. )
State/Territory
Washington
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In September 1999, the EEOC district office in Seattle, Washington brought this suit against Denny's, Inc., a national restaurant chain, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 based on sex. Specifically, ...
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In September 1999, the EEOC district office in Seattle, Washington brought this suit against Denny's, Inc., a national restaurant chain, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 based on sex. Specifically, the suit alleged that the defendant maintained a sexually hostile work environment and retaliated against women for complaining.
The case was settled and a settlement agreement was entered in January 2000. The parties agreed that the defendant would pay the women $252,902.99 in damages, $171,097.01 in attorney's fees, make a $50,000 donation to the YWCA, refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of sex, post a settlement notice, implement and distribute an anti-sexual harassment policy, provide EEO training, expunge the women's employee records of all mention of this litigation, implement a complaint procedure, and conduct an audit of the impact of the new policies. The terms of the agreement ran for three years.
Jason Chester - 07/02/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Content of Injunction
Auditing
Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Discrimination Prohibition
Expungement of Employment Record
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Monitoring
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Recordkeeping
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis
Sex discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Treatment
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Causes of Action
42 U.S.C. § 1981
State Anti-Discrimination Law
State law
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Denny's, 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
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Order Duration
2000 - 2003
Filed
09/28/1999
Case Closing Year
2003
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
W.D. Wash.
01/24/2000
2:99-cv-01548-JCC
EE-WA-0012-9000.pdf
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General Documents
W.D. Wash.
01/21/2000
Settlement Agreement and (Proposed) Order of Dismissal [ECF# 15]
EE-WA-0012-0001.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Cordon, Claire
(Washington)
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Lucero, A. Luis Jr.
(Washington)
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Olson, Kathryn Blaire
(Washington)
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Reams, Gwendolyn Young
(District of Columbia)
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Stewart, C. Gregory
(District of Columbia)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Reiss, Michael
(Washington)
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Tyson, Tahl
(Washington)
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