Filed Date: Jan. 17, 2001
Closed Date: 2003
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On January 17, 2001, the EEOC filed a charge against Palm Management Corp., which manages The Palm Restaurants, alleging that the company violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to recruit and hire women into service worker positions.
On December 17, 2003, the EEOC announced resolution of the charge, "ending a nationwide investigation focusing on past recruitment and hiring practices." The parties entered into a pre-litigation agreement obtained through the EEOC's settlement process. Under the terms of the agreement, the defendant agreed not to discriminate or retaliate against employees; to establish a Class Fund in the amount of $500,000; to engage in workforce monitoring; to provide training addressing discrimination to management; to improve recruitment and hiring of females into service worker positions; and to implement certain record-keeping procedures.
The agreement was to expire either after three years or after distribution of the Class Fund, whichever was later. During that time, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California had authority to enforce the terms of the agreement.
Summary Authors
Priyah Kaul (11/23/2014)
Park, Anna Y. (California)
Viramontes, Rosa (California)
Krupkin, Jay P. (District of Columbia)
Last updated Aug. 30, 2023, 1:34 p.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: California
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 17, 2001
Closing Date: 2003
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
All female applicants to all Palm Restaurant locations during the operative period, January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2000.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Palm Management Corporation, Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Special Case Type(s):
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Content of Injunction:
Utilize objective job description
Utilize objective hiring/promotion criteria
Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 500,000.00
Order Duration: 2003 - 2006
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
EEOC-centric: