Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2006
Closed Date: 2009
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In September 2006, the Miami office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Valley Manor South, Inc. d/b/a Halpern's Ethan Allen in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The complaint alleged that the defendant's owner subjected the claimants to unwelcome verbal and physical of a sexual nature sufficiently severe and pervasive to constitute a hostile work environment. The parties settled the case by entry of a consent decree in January 2007.
The two year consent decree required the defendant to pay a lump sum of $150,000 to the claimants (including $50,000 in attorneys' fees), refrain from discrimination and retaliation, distribute and post notice of its new anti-discrimination policy, keep records of any complaints of discrimination, sexual harassment, and/or retaliation, provide yearly training for all employees, and give the EEOC bi-annual reports of any complaints of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and/or retaliation. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.
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Kevin Wilemon (6/14/2007)
Clearinghouse (6/13/2017)
Last updated March 23, 2024, 3:08 a.m.
State / Territory: Florida
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2006
Closing Date: 2009
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
Valley Manor South, Inc. (Miami), 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: 2007 - 2009
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: