Filed Date: Feb. 14, 2025
Case Ongoing
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This is a case about alleged employment discrimination. On February 14, 2025, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Guam against LeoPalace Resort. The EEOC alleged that resort engaged in national origin discrimination by subjecting non-Japanese employees to less favorable conditions of employment compared to Japanese employees who held equivalent or subordinate positions. The agency brought this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The EEOC sought a declaratory judgment, an injunction against discrimination, monetary compensation for past and future lost pay, other potential relief to address past discrimination (e.g., reinstatement or employment references), and attorneys' fees. Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona was assigned to the case.
The complaint alleges that, since at least 2015, the defendants have engaged in discriminatory practices by offering lower wages, fewer benefits, and less favorable employment terms to non-Japanese employees compared to their Japanese counterparts in equivalent or even subordinate roles.
The parties entered a consent decree with the court on February 19, 2025. Pursuant to the decree, the defendant agreed to pay $1,412,500, which would be distributed to those who had allegedly been discriminated against. Further, the order included injunctive relief related to anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation, and required a monitor to supervise the defendant’s compliance with Title VII and the provisions of the consent decree. The defendants agreed to a number of commitments, including management training, human resources training, reporting, new employee orientation and record-keeping provisions, and an internal complaint procedure. The decree noted that its effects would terminate after three years (or two and a half if the defendant is in full compliance for the first two years).
As of April 2025, there have been no further developments, and the decree is presumably still in effect.
Summary Authors
Isabel Bysiewicz (4/23/2025)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69638526/parties/us-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-leopalace-guam-corporation/
Park, Anna Y. (Guam)
Rapadas, Genevieve P. (Guam)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69638526/us-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-leopalace-guam-corporation/
Last updated Oct. 17, 2025, 10:44 a.m.
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 14, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Leopalace Guam, Private Entity/Person
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
District Court of Guam 1:25-cv-00004
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: $1,412,500
Issues
Discrimination Basis:
National origin discrimination
Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):
EEOC-centric: