Case: EEOC v. KANON SERVICE CORPORATION

6:98-cv-01166 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: June 23, 1998

Closed Date: Dec. 17, 1999

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Case Summary

In June 1998, the EEOC district office in Miami, Florida brought this suit against the Kanon Service Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida; in late September, the case was transferred, at the EEOC's request, to the Middle District of Florida. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it terminated an employee who, as a Seventh Day Adventist, refused to work on Saturday.

In December of 1999 the case was settled and a consent decree was entered. The parties agreed that the defendant would refrain from discriminating on the basis of religion, provide EEO training for all its supervisors, post an EEO notice, provide neutral reference letters, retain all employee records, provide a copy of the consent decree to any employee who wishes to see it, and pay the aggrieved party $15,282 in back pay.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (6/19/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:98-cv-01459	Docket (PACER) [Original Case in SD of FL - DN 98-1459] Equal Employment v. Kanon Service U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida	Oct. 27, 1998	Oct. 27, 1998 Docket
6:98-cv-01166	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Op v. Kanon Service Corp.	March 4, 2004	March 4, 2004 Docket
1 1:98-cv-01459	Complaint Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kanon Service Corporation U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida	June 23, 1998	June 23, 1998 Complaint
19 6:98-cv-01166	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kanon Service Corporation	Dec. 17, 1999	Dec. 17, 1999 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
	Original file and docket sheet received from Miami Division of the Southern District of Florida (Case #: 98-1459-Civ-Graham; Pleadings # 1-4 filed) Certified sheet in file. (hsh) (Entered: 10/23/1998)	Oct. 20, 1998	Oct. 20, 1998
5	NOTICE to Counsel of inter-district transfer (hsh) (Entered: 10/23/1998)	Oct. 23, 1998	Oct. 23, 1998
6	ORDER directing counsel to review and certify compliance with Local Rule 1.04(c) within 10 days ( Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway ) ctc (hsh) (Entered: 10/23/1998)	Oct. 23, 1998	Oct. 23, 1998
	MAGISTRATE JUDGE CASE ASSIGNMENT Magistrate assigned: David A. Baker (hsh) (Entered: 11/06/1998)	Oct. 23, 1998	Oct. 23, 1998
7	NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - TRACK 2. (ctc) (maa) (Entered: 11/06/1998)	Nov. 6, 1998	Nov. 6, 1998
8	CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE by Equal Employment Op with [6-1] order - no related cases. (nrs) (Entered: 12/04/1998)	Dec. 4, 1998	Dec. 4, 1998
9	ANSWER AND AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES to Complaint by Kanon Service Corp. (maa) (Entered: 02/16/1999)	Feb. 16, 1999	Feb. 16, 1999
10	ORDER for plaintiff TO SHOW CAUSE why case should not be dismissed for lack of prosecution: Response to order to show cause due 4/12/99 for Equal Employment. ( Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway ) ctc (maa) (Entered: 03/30/1999)	March 30, 1999	March 30, 1999
11	CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (maa) (Entered: 04/08/1999)	April 8, 1999	April 8, 1999
12	RESPONSE TO SHOW CAUSE ORDER filed by plaintiff Equal Employment Op. (maa) (Entered: 04/09/1999)	April 9, 1999	April 9, 1999
13	ORDER directing all non-government corporate parties to file statement identifying all parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates that have issued shares to the public within 11 days. ( Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway ) ctc (maa) (Entered: 04/26/1999)	April 26, 1999	April 26, 1999
14	SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of parties, amending of pleadings on 7/2/99; Deadline for filing of motions 5/19/00; Discovery cutoff 1/28/00; Pretrial statement due on or before 5/19/00; Jury trial set for 7/3/00 before Judge Anne C. Conway. ( signed by Judge Anne C. Conway ) ctc (maa) (Entered: 04/26/1999)	April 26, 1999	April 26, 1999
16	ORDER referring case to mediation. Conduct hearing by 2/15/99. ( Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway ) Lead counsel to coordinate dates. ctc (maa) (Entered: 11/18/1999)	Nov. 18, 1999	Nov. 18, 1999
17	JOINT STIPULATION FOR MEDIATOR by plaintiff Equal Employment Op, defendant Kanon Service Corp. (maa) (Entered: 12/02/1999)	Dec. 1, 1999	Dec. 1, 1999
18	ORDER appointing Jay M. Cohen as mediator in this action. ( Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway ) ctc (maa) (Entered: 12/06/1999)	Dec. 6, 1999	Dec. 6, 1999
19	CONSENT DECREE ( Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway ) ctc (maa) (Entered: 12/17/1999)	Dec. 17, 1999	Dec. 17, 1999
	CASE CLOSED. (maa) (Entered: 12/17/1999)	Dec. 17, 1999	Dec. 17, 1999
	FRC record data: accession # 021 03 0539; agency box # 216 of 255; location # D0980621; temporary record. (igc) (Entered: 03/04/2004)	March 4, 2004	March 4, 2004