Filed Date: June 9, 1998
Closed Date: Aug. 31, 2001
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In June 1998, the EEOC district office in Dallas, Texas brought this suit against the Horn Seed Company in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. Although the complaint is not currently available, the consent decree states that a female employee alleged that the defendant maintained a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After the employee intervened and filed her complaint, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in August 1998.
In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would refrain from retaliating or discriminating on the basis of sex, implement and distribute its EEO policy, post an EEO notice, provide EEO training, issue a neutral reference letter, expunge its employment records, issue a written reprimand to the offender and place it in his employee file, and pay the aggrieved party $40,000. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for three years.
Summary Authors
Joel Pettit (6/28/2007)
Last updated March 27, 2025, 8:22 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: June 9, 1998
Closing Date: Aug. 31, 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
Private Entity/Person
Horn Seed Company, Inc.
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
Western District of Oklahoma 5:98-cv-00810
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 40000
Order Duration: 1998 - 2001
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
EEOC-centric:
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
Case Summary of EEOC v. HORN SEED COMPANY INC, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6088/ (last updated 6/28/2007).