Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2000
Closed Date: April 20, 2001
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In September 2000, the Dallas office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Interstate Brands Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. he complaint alleged that the defendant denied the claimant a promotion on the basis of her race (black). The case settled by entry of a consent decree in April 2001.
The two year consent decree required the defendant to refrain from discrimination and retaliation, distribute its discrimination policy to employees, provide racial discrimination training, expunge the record of the claimant, provide the claimant with a neutral reference, and pay the claimant a total of $52,000.
Summary Authors
Kevin Wilemon (6/17/2007)
Last updated March 26, 2025, 8:42 a.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2000
Closing Date: April 20, 2001
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Interstate Brands Corporation, Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 52000
Order Duration: 2001 - 2003
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Race(s):
EEOC-centric: