Case: EEOC v. HOME PARAMOUNT PEST CONTROL COMPANIES, INC.

1:06-cv-02517 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2006

Closed Date: March 17, 2009

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Baltimore district office sued Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc., a Baltimore extermination company, on September 26, 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The EEOC alleged that Paramount violated Title VII when it discriminated against one of its employees based on sex (female) when it created a hostile work environment of sexual harassment. The parties entered into a consent decree on March 19, 2007, which stipulated that the defendants pay $30,000 in damages to the aggrieved employee, revise and distribute its EEO policies, hold a training session concerning compliance with Title VII, post a notice of compliance with Title VII, expunge the aggrieved employee's work record, and provide a neutral reference in the future.The terms of the agreement were to run for 2 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (6/12/2007)

Clearinghouse (6/10/2017)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12233163/parties/eeoc-v-home-paramount-pest-control-companies-inc/

Judge(s)

Nickerson, William M. (Maryland)

Judge(s)

Nickerson, William M. (Maryland)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1:06-cv-02517	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc.	March 9, 2007	March 9, 2007 Docket
1 1:06-cv-02517	Complaint Jury Trial Demand Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc.	Sept. 26, 2006	Sept. 26, 2006 Complaint
1:06-cv-02517	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc.	March 9, 2007	March 9, 2007 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…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12233163/eeoc-v-home-paramount-pest-control-companies-inc/

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Docket for: EEOC v. Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 26, 2006	COMPLAINT against Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc., filed by EEOC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	RECAP
2	Sept. 26, 2006	NOTICE OF LAWSUIT AND REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service by EEOC as to Home Paramound Pest Control Co. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	RECAP
	Sept. 26, 2006	Jury Trial Demand by EEOC. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	PACER
	Sept. 26, 2006	Jury Trial Demand by EEOC. (raf, Deputy Clerk)
3	Sept. 27, 2006	NOTICE of Appearance by Jacqueline H McNair on behalf of EEOC. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	RECAP
4	Nov. 16, 2006	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by EEOC. Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc. waiver sent on 11/13/2006, answer due 1/12/2007. (Andrew, Regina) (Entered: 11/16/2006)	RECAP
5	Dec. 1, 2006	ANSWER to Complaint by Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc..(Topolski, Douglas) (Entered: 12/01/2006)	RECAP
6	Dec. 4, 2006	SCHEDULING ORDER:Status Report due by 4/18/2007. Signed by Judge William M Nickerson on 12/4/06. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 12/04/2006)	RECAP
7	Dec. 18, 2006	Report re: Deposition hours (Andrew, Regina) (Entered: 12/18/2006)	RECAP
8	Dec. 18, 2006	Settlement Conference - requesting (Andrew, Regina) (Entered: 12/18/2006)	RECAP
9	Dec. 20, 2006	PAPERLESS ORDER re 8 Granting request for settlement conference and for stay of discovery pending conclusion of the settlement conference.. Signed by Judge William M Nickerson on 12/20/06. (cae, Chambers) (Entered: 12/20/2006)	RECAP
10	Dec. 21, 2006	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge James K. Bredar for settlement conference. Signed by Judge William M Nickerson on 12/21/06. (fk, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 12/21/2006)	RECAP
11	Dec. 27, 2006	ORDER SCHEDULING a Settlement Conference. Signed by Judge James K. Bredar on 12/26/06. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 12/27/2006)	RECAP
	Jan. 22, 2007	Settlement Conference held on 1/22/2007 before Judge James K. Bredar. (hml, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/22/2007)	PACER
	Jan. 22, 2007	Settlement Conference held on 1/22/2007 before Judge James K. Bredar. (hml, Deputy Clerk)
12	March 7, 2007	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Consent Decree by EEOC. (Andrew, Regina) (Entered: 03/07/2007)	RECAP
13	March 7, 2007	NOTICE of Filing of Exhibit A to 12 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, by EEOC. (Andrew, Regina) Modified on 3/8/2007 (mcb, Deputy Clerk). (Entered: 03/07/2007)	RECAP
14	March 9, 2007	CONSENT DECREE and Approval. Signed by Judge William M Nickerson on 3/8/07. (mcb, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/09/2007)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Maryland

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 26, 2006

Closing Date: March 17, 2009

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

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

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC 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

Home Paramount Pest Control Companies, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

District of Maryland 1:06-cv-02517

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

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

Monitoring

Neutral/Positive Reference

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Amount Defendant Pays: 30000

Order Duration: 2007 - 2009

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. HOME PARAMOUNT PEST CONTROL COMPANIES, INC., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/5856/ (last updated 6/10/2017).