Case: EEOC v. Lausell

3:06-cv-01977 | U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2006

Closed Date: 2011

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Case Summary

The Miami district office of the EEOC brought this suit against Lausell, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation, in September 2006, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. The complaint alleged that Lausell had refused to make reasonable accommodations for an employee's diabetes, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and that Lausell fired the employee due to this disability. In February 2008, the parties settled the case by entry of a consent decree.The decree contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses. It also required the posting and distribution of a non-discrimination policy and annual training for employees. The decree, effective for three years, also had record-keeping provisions and required Lausell to annually report disability discrimination complaints. Additionally, Lausell agreed to pay $74,500 to the complainant. The decree was to last for three years. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2011.

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Shankar Viswanathan (5/19/2008)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:06-cv-01977	Docket (PACER) United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Lausell, Inc.	Feb. 22, 2008	Feb. 22, 2008 Docket
1-1 3:06-cv-01977	Complaint EEOC v. Lausell, Inc.	Sept. 29, 2006	Sept. 29, 2006 Complaint
14 3:06-cv-01977	Amended Complaint EEOC v. Lausell, Inc.	June 25, 2007	June 25, 2007 Complaint
19 3:06-cv-01977	Consent Decree EEOC v. Lausell, Inc.	Feb. 22, 2008	Feb. 22, 2008 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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Lausell, Inc. (Filing fee $ 350.), filed by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4)(Gomez-Fernandez, Maritza) . (Entered: 10/02/2006)	Sept. 29, 2006	Sept. 29, 2006
2	Summons Issued as to Lausell, Inc.Service due by 1/27/2007. (jap, ) (Entered: 10/04/2006)	Sept. 29, 2006	Sept. 29, 2006
3	NOTICE of Substitution of Counsel by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 12/11/2006)	Dec. 11, 2006	Dec. 11, 2006
4	NOTICE of Unavailability by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 12/11/2006)	Dec. 11, 2006	Dec. 11, 2006
5	ANSWER to Complaint filed by Jorge I. Peirats on behalf of Defendant Lausell, Inc..(Peirats, Jorge) (Entered: 01/12/2007)	Jan. 12, 2007	Jan. 12, 2007
6	REPORT of Parties' Planning Meeting by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 02/01/2007)	Feb. 1, 2007	Feb. 1, 2007
7	SCHEDULING ORDER/CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: Pretrial Conference set for 3/26/2008 01:30 PM before Chief Judge Jose A Fuste. Amended Pleadings due by 5/25/2007. Discovery due by 12/31/2007. Dispositive Motions due by 1/31/2008. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 3/16/2008. (be, ) Modified on 2/16/2007 to correct deadlines. (ft, ). (Entered: 02/07/2007)	Feb. 6, 2007	Feb. 6, 2007
8	MOTION for extension of time until April 3, 2007 to Answer Discovery Requests filed byJorge I. Peirats on behalf of Lausell, Inc. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 3/27/2007 (Peirats, Jorge) (Entered: 03/14/2007)	March 14, 2007	March 14, 2007
10	INFORMATIVE Motion regarding Compliance with Rule 26(b) filed byJorge I. Peirats on behalf of Lausell, Inc. (Peirats, Jorge) (Entered: 03/23/2007)	March 23, 2007	March 23, 2007
11	ORDER noted 10 INFORMATIVE motion regarding compliance with Rule 26(b). Signed by Judge Jose A Fuste on 3/29/07. (mrj, ) (Entered: 03/29/2007)	March 29, 2007	March 29, 2007
12	MOTION for Leave to File Document Amended Complaint filed byCarla J. Von Greiff on behalf of United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Suggestions in opposition/response due by 6/6/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A -Amended Complaint)(Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 05/24/2007)	May 24, 2007	May 24, 2007
13	ORDER granting 12 Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint. Movant shall electronically file the tendered document forthwith . Signed by Judge Jose A Fuste on 6/21/07. (mrj, ) (Entered: 06/22/2007)	June 22, 2007	June 22, 2007
14	AMENDED COMPLAINT against Lausell, Inc., filed by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Service due by 10/23/2007,(Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 06/25/2007)	June 25, 2007	June 25, 2007
15	ANSWER to Amended Complaint filed by Jorge I. Peirats on behalf of Defendant Lausell, Inc..(Peirats, Jorge) (Entered: 06/25/2007)	June 25, 2007	June 25, 2007
16	Joint MOTION To Extend Discovery And Case Management Deadlines filed byCarla J. Von Greiff on behalf of United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Lausell, Inc. (Von Greiff, Carla) Modified on 10/3/2007 to add filer. (ft, ). (Entered: 09/27/2007)	Sept. 27, 2007	Sept. 27, 2007
17	ORDER granting 16 Motion for extension of deadlines. Discovery due by 2/29/2008. Dispositive Motions due by 3/14/2008. Proposed Pretrial Order due by 5/16/2008. Response to Motion Deadline due by 4/11/2008. Pretrial Conference reset for 5/21/2008 01:30 PM in Courtroom 7 before Chief Judge Jose A Fuste . Signed by Judge Jose A Fuste on 10/2/07. (mrj, ) (Entered: 10/02/2007)	Oct. 2, 2007	Oct. 2, 2007
18	Joint MOTION For Approval of Consent Decree filed byCarla J. Von Greiff on behalf of United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Lausell, Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Consent Decree)(Von Greiff, Carla) Modified on 2/12/2008 to add filer. (ft). (Entered: 02/11/2008)	Feb. 11, 2008	Feb. 11, 2008
19	CONSENT DECREE. Signed by Chief Judge Jose A Fuste on 2/21/08. (ft) (Entered: 02/22/2008)	Feb. 22, 2008	Feb. 22, 2008