Filed Date: March 29, 2002
Closed Date: April 2, 2002
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The EEOC's Detroit district office sued Sears, Roebuck, and Company on March 29, 2002 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it discriminated based on a disability by failing to reasonably accommodate the complainant for his disability and creating a hostile work environment for the complainant because of his disability. The parties entered into a settlement agreement on April 2, 2002, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $5,000 in damages, post a notice of compliance with the ADA, and provide ADA reasonable accommodation training to its managers, supervisors, and select employees at the specified location.
Summary Authors
Aaron Weismann (7/11/2007)
Last updated March 1, 2024, 3:05 a.m.
State / Territory: Michigan
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: March 29, 2002
Closing Date: April 2, 2002
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
Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Port Huron, MI), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Amount Defendant Pays: 5000
Order Duration: 2002 - 2003
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric: