Case: EEOC v. ROSS STORES

2:06-cv-02873 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: June 30, 2006

Closed Date: Jan. 3, 2007

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Case Summary

On June 30, 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit in the Philadelphia U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Ross Stores, Inc. on behalf of a Russian employee. The EEOC alleged that Ross Stores had violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq.) by discriminating against the employee on the basis of her national origin. According to the EEOC, the employee was denied the pay increase she was entitled to re…
On June 30, 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed suit in the Philadelphia U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Ross Stores, Inc. on behalf of a Russian employee. The EEOC alleged that Ross Stores had violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq.) by discriminating against the employee on the basis of her national origin. According to the EEOC, the employee was denied the pay increase she was entitled to receive upon promotion to Area Supervisor because of her Russian accent. The EEOC sought its costs and monetary and injunctive relief for the employee, including policy reform, anti-discrimination training, back pay, and compensation for emotional harm.The parties reached a settlement, which the Court (Judge William H. Yohn Jr.) entered as a consent decree on January 3, 2007. The two-year decree provided the employee with $20,000, and contained a variety of injunctive provisions. Under the decree Ross was prohibited from retaliating and from discrimination, and was required not to disclosure the details of the case to potential employers, to expunge the employee's personnel file, to change its policies, to implement a complaint procedure, to investigate claims promptly, to distribute policies to employees, to provided biennial antidiscrimination training for supervisors, and to post an EEOC notice. The parties bore their own costs. No further activity appears on the docket and the case is now closed. The decree was to last for two years. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

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Kenneth Gray (7/25/2013)

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People

Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Cooper, Ronald S. (District of Columbia)

Lee, James L. (District of Columbia)

McNair, Jacqueline H. (Pennsylvania)

O'Boyle, Judith A. (Pennsylvania)

Attorney for Defendant

Conley, Frank J (Pennsylvania)

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Document

2:06-cv-02873

Docket (PACER)

EEOC v. Ross Stores, Inc.

Jan. 3, 2007

Jan. 3, 2007

Docket
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2:06-cv-02873

Complaint

EEOC v. Ross Stores, Inc.

June 30, 2006

June 30, 2006

Complaint
5

2:06-cv-02873

Consent Decree

EEOC v. Ross Stores, Inc.

Jan. 3, 2007

Jan. 3, 2007

Settlement Agreement

Docket

Last updated March 26, 2025, 8:38 a.m.

ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
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COMPLAINT against ROSS STORES, INC. , filed by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION.(ks, ) (Entered: 06/30/2006)

June 30, 2006

June 30, 2006

1 Summons Issued as to ROSS STORES, INC.. Forwarded To: Counsel on 6/30/06 (ks, ) (Entered: 06/30/2006)

June 30, 2006

June 30, 2006

DEMAND for Trial by Jury by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION. (ks, ) (Entered: 06/30/2006)

June 30, 2006

June 30, 2006

2

NOTICE of Appearance by FRANK J. CONLEY on behalf of ROSS STORES, INC. with Certificate of Service (CONLEY, FRANK) (Entered: 09/19/2006)

Sept. 19, 2006

Sept. 19, 2006

3

ORDER THAT THE DEFENDANT ROSS STORES, INC. SHALL FILE A RESPONSE TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT ON OR BEFORE 10/19/2006. SIGNED BY JUDGE WILLIAM H. YOHN JR. ON 9/20/06. 9/20/06 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED AND E-MAILED. (jpd) (Entered: 09/20/2006)

Sept. 20, 2006

Sept. 20, 2006

4

ANSWER to Complaint together with of Defendant Ross Stores, Inc., ANSWER to Complaint together with of Defendant Ross Stores, Inc. by ROSS STORES, INC..(CONLEY, FRANK) (Entered: 10/19/2006)

Oct. 19, 2006

Oct. 19, 2006

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CONSENT DECREE AND ORDER. SIGNED BY JUDGE WILLIAM H. YOHN JR. ON 1/3/07. 1/3/07 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED AND E-MAILED.(jpd) (Entered: 01/03/2007)

Jan. 3, 2007

Jan. 3, 2007

Case Details

State / Territory: Pennsylvania

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: June 30, 2006

Closing Date: Jan. 3, 2007

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of a Russian employee

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Ross Stores, Inc., Private Entity/Person

Defendant Type(s):

Retailer

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Monetary Relief

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Expungement of Employment Record

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Amount Defendant Pays: $20,000

Order Duration: 2007 - 2009

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Pay / Benefits

Discrimination Basis:

Language discrimination

National origin discrimination

Affected Language(s):

Other

Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):

Other

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits