Case: EEOC v. FOOTSTAR, CORPORATION dba FOOTACTION, USA

3:97-cv-01570 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: June 30, 1997

Closed Date: Aug. 27, 1999

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Case Summary

The Dallas District Office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Footstar Corporation d/b/a Footaction, USA in June 1997, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The complaint alleged that the defendant failed to promote the charging party (and others similarly situated) to Merchandise Manager because of their sex, and the defendant constructively discharged the charging party. The court entered a consent decree in August 1997.

The two year consent decree required the defendant to pay a total sum of $218,000, including at least $62,000 on training. The consent decree also included an anti-discrimination provision, training sessions for the workforce, reports to the EEOC regarding the implementation of the decree requirements, announcement of management job openings, posting notice of the action, and notice of its toll-free number to report discrimination.

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Kevin Wilemon (5/31/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:97-cv-01570	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Footstar Corporation	Aug. 27, 1997	Aug. 27, 1997 Docket
5 3:97-cv-01570	Consent Decree EEOC v. Footstar Corporation d/b/a Footaction, USA	Aug. 27, 1997	Aug. 27, 1997 Settlement Agreement

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed; (5) (alh) (Entered: 07/02/1997)	June 30, 1997	June 30, 1997
1	DEMAND for jury trial by plaintiff EEOC (alh) (Entered: 07/02/1997)	June 30, 1997	June 30, 1997
	PRELIMINARY ASSIGNMENT TO Magistrate Judge Wm F Sanderson Jr (alh) (Entered: 07/02/1997)	June 30, 1997	June 30, 1997
2	SUMMONS(ES) issued for defendant Footstar Corporation (ISS-1) (alh) (Entered: 07/02/1997)	July 1, 1997	July 1, 1997
3	RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to defendant Footstar Corporation 7/3/97 Answer due on 7/23/97 for Footstar Corporation...by serving US Corporation Company. (3) (jrb) (Entered: 07/09/1997)	July 8, 1997	July 8, 1997
4	ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Footstar Corporation (Attorney William Louis Davis), (5) (jrb) (Entered: 07/24/1997)	July 23, 1997	July 23, 1997
5	ORDER/CONSENT DECREE...SEE ORDER FOR SPECIFICS. ( signed by JB) Copies to counsel: 8/27/97 Page(s) 15+ (jrb) (Entered: 08/27/1997)	Aug. 27, 1997	Aug. 27, 1997
	Case closed (jrb) (Entered: 08/27/1997)	Aug. 27, 1997	Aug. 27, 1997