Case: EEOC v. REGIS CORP., & HAIR MASTERS SERVICES, INC.

3:00-cv-05536 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 18, 2000

Closed Date: Sept. 16, 2002

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Seattle district office sued Regis Corporation, a national hair salon chain, and Hair Masters Services, Inc. on September 18, 2000 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The EEOC's complaint is unavailable, however the consent decree, entered on July 16, 2001, specifies the EEOC's causes of action. Accordingly, the EEOC alleged that the defendants violated Title VII when they discriminated against the intervenor employee, who intervened on January 3, 2001; by failing to accommodate her religious practices (unspecified) which lead to her constructive discharge. The consent decree stipulated that the defendant would pay the intervenor $55,000 in damages, provide training for religious sensitivity, amend its EEO policy to accommodate religious practices and post a notice of compliance with Title VII.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (6/8/2007)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11286048/parties/eeoc-v-regis-corporation/

Judge(s)

Bryan, Robert Jensen (Washington)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Cordon, Claire (Washington)

Jr, A Luis (Washington)

Kanarowski, Stanley M (Washington)

Attorney for Defendant

Hansen, Wayne W (Washington)

Judge(s)

Bryan, Robert Jensen (Washington)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Cordon, Claire (Washington)

Jr, A Luis (Washington)

Kanarowski, Stanley M (Washington)

Stanley, John Freeman (Washington)

Attorney for Defendant

Hansen, Wayne W (Washington)

Reese, Kelly Susan (Washington)

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Documents in this case

3:00-cv-05536	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Regis Corporation, et al	July 16, 2001	July 16, 2001 Docket
20 3:00-cv-05536	Consent Decree and Order Dismissing Action EEOC and Yong Gatts v. Regis Corporation and Hair Masters Services, Inc.	July 16, 2001	July 16, 2001 Settlement Agreement
3:00-cv-05536	FY 2002 Office of General Counsel Annual Report EEOC v. Regis Corporation No Court	June 16, 2003	June 16, 2003 Press Release

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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…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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Docket for: EEOC v. Regis Corporation

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 18, 2000	COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued) FEE WAIVED (JAB) Modified on 09/21/2000 (Entered: 09/21/2000)	RECAP
2	Sept. 20, 2000	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for Interested Party(Yong Gatts) by S. Kanarowski (JAB) (Entered: 09/21/2000)	RECAP
3	Sept. 29, 2000	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for dfts by Wayne W Hansen, Kelly Susan Reese (EC) (Entered: 10/03/2000)	RECAP
4	Oct. 10, 2000	ANSWER to complaint [1-1] by defendant (EC) (Entered: 10/11/2000)	RECAP
5	Nov. 27, 2000	ORDER/NOTICE OF JOINT STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report due 12/18/00 (cc: counsel, Judge) (CAR) (Entered: 11/27/2000)	RECAP
6	Nov. 27, 2000	ORDER re: DISCOVERY and DEPOSITIONS by Judge Robert J. Bryan (cc: counsel, Judge) (CAR) (Entered: 11/27/2000)	RECAP
7	Nov. 29, 2000	SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL on behalf of EEOC Carmen Flores terminating attorney Kathryn B Olson for EEOC (EC) (Entered: 11/29/2000)	RECAP
8	Dec. 12, 2000	MOTION by Interested Party Yong Gatts to intervene NOTED FOR 12/29/00 (EC) (Entered: 12/12/2000)	RECAP
9	Dec. 12, 2000	MEMORANDUM by Yong Gatts in support of motion to intervene [8-1] (EC) (Entered: 12/12/2000)	RECAP
10	Dec. 12, 2000	DECLARATION of counsel by Yong Gatts re motion to intervene [8-1] (EC) (Entered: 12/12/2000)	RECAP
	Dec. 12, 2000	LODGED ORDER: re: motion to intervene [8-1] (EC) (Entered: 12/12/2000)	PACER
	Dec. 12, 2000	PROPOSED Intervenor's Complaint re: motion to intervene [8-1] (EC) (Entered: 12/12/2000)	PACER
	Dec. 12, 2000	LODGED ORDER: re: motion to intervene [8-1] (EC)
	Dec. 12, 2000	PROPOSED Intervenor's Complaint re: motion to intervene [8-1] (EC)
11	Dec. 18, 2000	JOINT STATUS REPORT filed by all parties. Est. Trial Days: 5-7 Attornies: attorney for defendant, attorney for Interested Party (EC) (Entered: 12/18/2000)	RECAP
12	Jan. 3, 2001	ORDER by Judge Robert J. Bryan GRANTING motion to intervene by Yong Gatts [8-1] (cc: counsel, Judge) (EC) (Entered: 01/03/2001)	RECAP
13	Jan. 3, 2001	COMPLAINT: Intervention by intervenor-plaintiff (EC) (Entered: 01/03/2001)	RECAP
14	Jan. 4, 2001	TRIAL NOTICE Discovery cutoff 7/20/01 Motion filing deadline 7/26/01 Deadline to Join Additional Parties is 2/5/01 ; Pretrial order to be submitted by 10/5/01 Pretrial conference set for 10/12/01 jury trial set for 10/22/01 Trial briefs to be submitted by 10/12/01 Voir dire/Jury Inst. to be submitted by 10/12/01 39.1 designation effective 9/21/01 (cc:all counsel) (JAB) (Entered: 01/04/2001)	RECAP
15	Feb. 2, 2001	ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SERVICE of Yong Gatts' summons and complaint by D' Hair Masters Svc Inc, on 1/24/01 (CAR) (Entered: 02/02/2001)	RECAP
16	March 26, 2001	ANSWER to intervenor complaint [13-1] by defendant (EC) (Entered: 03/26/2001)	RECAP
17	March 26, 2001	ACCEPTANCE/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SERVICE of summons and complaint by defendant Regis Corporation on 2/12/01 (EC) (Entered: 03/26/2001)	RECAP
18	June 4, 2001	SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL on behalf of EEOC by John Freeman Stanley. Terminating attorney Carmen Flores. (CAR) (Entered: 06/04/2001)	RECAP
	June 26, 2001	PROPOSED Stipulated Motion to Change Case Scheduled; Order (CAR) (Entered: 06/27/2001)	PACER
	June 26, 2001	PROPOSED Stipulated Motion to Change Case Scheduled; Order (CAR)
19	June 28, 2001	STIPULATION and ORDER by Judge Robert J. Bryan: discovery ddl extended to 8/10/01; dispositive mtn filing ddl extended to 8/16/01 ; dispositive motion noting date extended to 9/7/01 (cc: counsel, Judge) (EC) (Entered: 06/28/2001)	RECAP
	July 10, 2001	PROPOSED Stip/Order of Dismissal (EC) (Entered: 07/10/2001)	PACER
	July 10, 2001	PROPOSED Stip/Order of Dismissal (EC)
	July 13, 2001	PROPOSED Consent Decree (EC) (Entered: 07/13/2001)	PACER
	July 13, 2001	PROPOSED Consent Decree (EC)
20	July 16, 2001	CONSENT DECREE by Judge Jack E. Tanner CASE DISMISSED (cc: counsel, Judge, Jgm. Book) Entered on: 7/16/01 (EC) (Entered: 07/16/2001)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Washington

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 18, 2000

Closing Date: Sept. 16, 2002

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Hair Masters Services, Inc.

Regis Corporation

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

Western District of Washington 3:00-cv-05536

Available Documents:

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Expungement of Employment Record

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 55000

Order Duration: 2001 - 2003

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Accommodation / Leave

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Religion discrimination

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. REGIS CORP., & HAIR MASTERS SERVICES, INC., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/5854/ (last updated 6/8/2007).