Case: EEOC v. RIVER WAFFLES, LLC

EEOC v. River Waffles, LLC

EEOC vs. River Waffles, LLC, and Collis Foods, Inc, d/b/a "Waffle House Restaurant"

Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev

ORDER : dfts to file answer by 11/15/05. Signed by Judge S. Thomas Anderson. (ejs, )

AGREED ORDER extending time for dft to answer to and including 01/03/06. Signed by Judge S. Thomas Anderson. (ejs, )

Final Consent Decree. The provisions of this Consent Decree shall continue to be effective and binding upon the parties to this action for three (3) years.III. INJUNCTION PROVISIONS?A. The Defendants, their officers, agents, employees, and all pers ons acting in concert with the Defendants are hereby enjoined from discriminating against a qualified individual with a disability because of the disability of such individual in regard to discharge and other terms, conditions, and privileges of empl oyment.?B. The Defendants, their officers, agents, employees, and all persons acting in concert with the Defendants shall not engage in any employment practice which has the purpose or effect of discriminating against any individual on the basis of a disability under the American With Disabilities Act of 1990.IV. NON-RETALIATION PROVISION?The Defendants, their officers, agents, employees, and all persons acting in concert with the Defendants shall not discriminate against any individual becaus e such individual has opposed any act or practice made unlawful by the Americans With Disabilities Act or because such individual made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing under the Americans With Disabilities.V. TRAINING?Within thirty days after receiving a copy of this Decree entered by the Court, Waffle House will provide training for its management officials and all of its employees at the Jackson, Tennessee location concer ning the Americans With Disabilities Act. This training will specifically address discrimination in the terms and conditions employment of individuals with disabilities. Within twenty days after the completion of this training, Waffle House will su bmit a report to Katharine W. Kores, at the address indicated below, confirming that this training has occurred.VI. NOTICE POSTING?The Defendants shall continue to conspicuously post at the Jackson, Tennessee location, the notice (posters) required to be posted pursuant to the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990. Furthermore, the Defendants shall conspicuously post the notice at Appendix A of this Decree at the Jackson facility for one year commencing within ten (10) days after entry of th is Decree by the Court.VII. INDIVIDUAL RELIEF?The Defendants shall pay John Doe twenty thousand four hundred dollars ($20,400.00) in back pay, less withholding taxes, and twenty-nine thousand six hundred dollars ($29,600.00) in compensator y damages. The payments will be made by mailing certified checks to the Charging Party, within ten (10) days of the entry of the Consent Decree at the address which will be provided by the Commission. A copy of the checks (front and back) will be ma iled at the same time to:Katharine W. Kores, Regional AttorneyEqual Employment Opportunity Commission1407 Union Avenue, Suite 621Memphis, TN 38104VII. COSTS?Each of the parties shall bear its own costs, including attorney?s fees.SO ORDERED this 19th day of February, 2006. Signed by Judge James D. Todd on 2/19/2006. (Todd, James)