Filed Date: Jan. 18, 2001
Closed Date: Jan. 19, 2001
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In January 2001, the St. Louis District Office of the EEOC (with participation from the Kansas City Area Office) brought this suit against The Jones Store Company, which was acquired by May Department Stores, Inc., in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri alleging discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant failed to assign the charging party, an employee of 59 years of age, to the Estee Lauder cosmetics counter because of her age, resulting in lower commissions and earnings for the charging party. The parties settled almost immediately, filing a motion to voluntarily dismiss the case on the same day that the complaint was filed. They settled through a settlement agreement in January 2001.
The settlement agreement contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses and required the defendant to: post an EEOC notice, provide the charging party with a positive employment reference, and pay the charging party $6,000.
Summary Authors
Michele Marxkors (7/11/2007)
Last updated March 23, 2025, 9:17 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 18, 2001
Closing Date: Jan. 19, 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
The Jones Store Company
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.
Other Dockets:
Western District of Missouri 4:01-cv-00070
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:
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Amount Defendant Pays: 6000
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)
Discrimination Basis:
EEOC-centric:
Case Summary of EEOC v. THE JONES STORE & MAY DEPARTMENT STORES, CO., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/6159/ (last updated 7/11/2007).