The Chicago and Minneapolis offices of the EEOC brought this suit against Sara Lee Corporation, d/b/a Sara Lee Bakery Group, in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota in September 2006. The complaint alleged racial discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. More specifically, the complaint filed by the EEOC alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimants by failing to promote them because of their race, Black. The claimants subsequently filed complaints as intervenor plaintiffs. In addition to the claims included in the EEOC complaint, the intervenor complaint alleged that the defendant retaliated against the claimants for complaining about the discrimination, the defendant created a hostile work environment, and the defendant constructively discharged the claimants. The intervenor complaint also made claims under South Dakota law. While there has been considerable discovery and the judge approved a joint protective order, the case was ongoing as of April 22, 2008.

Justin Kanter - 06/02/2008


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