Filed Date: March 29, 2002
Closed Date: 2003
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On March 29, 2002, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC"), on behalf of a female employee (plaintiff-intervenor) at a trucking company, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District Court of Alabama under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, against Ryder/ATE, Inc. The EEOC sought injunctive relief, compensatory damages, punitive damages, attorneys' fees and costs, and other forms of affirmative relief claiming that the defendant, through the actions of one of its supervisors, was liable for sexual harassment.
According to the complaint, starting in the fall of 2008 and continuing into 2009, the plaintiff-intervenor at defendant's Alabama worksite was subjected to offensive sexual comments and inappropriate touching of private body parts by her supervisor. In order to avoid this sexual harassment, the complainant transferred to another lesser paying job. She also took time off of work because of the emotional distress she experienced. The defendant acknowledged that, in January 1999, the complainant reported the sexual harassment to the General Manager. Nothing was done until she made a second report in July 1999.
On July 23, 2002, the employee who suffered the sexual harassment filed a complaint as the plaintiff-intervenor. On October 10, 2002, the EEOC and plaintiff-intervenor filed an amended complaint. On September 9, 2003, the District Court (Judge U.W. Clemon) issued a consent decree where the defendant had to pay the plaintiff-intervenor $85,000 and reinstate her in her previous position, with seniority.
Summary Authors
Perry Miska (4/7/2014)
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Abel, Natasha L. (Alabama)
Adams, Raechel L. (Alabama)
Adewale-Mendes, Rose (Alabama)
Alfred-George, Pamela A (Alabama)
Abeysekera, Samantha K. (Alabama)
Adewale-Mendes, Rose (Alabama)
Alfred-George, Pamela A (Alabama)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Alabama)
Anderson, Kenneth P. (Alabama)
Andre, Beatriz Biscardi (Alabama)
Andrew, Regina Maria (Alabama)
Archer, Naomi Hilton (Alabama)
Arendes, Jennifer L. (Alabama)
Biltekoff, Judith Ann (Alabama)
Biscardi-Andre, Beatriz (Alabama)
Boehringer, Maria K. (Alabama)
Brennan, Noelle Christine (Alabama)
Brown, Bobby Dewayne (Alabama)
Burstein, Jeffrey Charles (Alabama)
Caiola, Michelle Anne (Alabama)
Calhoun, June Wallace (Alabama)
Coleman, Charles Franklin (Alabama)
Correia, Cristina Maria (Alabama)
DeCamp, Aaron Rutledge (Alabama)
Dominguez, Francisco X (Alabama)
Dreilinger, Lauren Gayle (Alabama)
Driscoll-MacEachron, James P (Alabama)
Edwards, Ottrell Ferrell (Alabama)
Esparza-Cervantes, Elizabeth (Alabama)
Fitzpatrick, Kevin D. (Alabama)
Foslid, Kristen Marie (Alabama)
Garcia-Bautista, Lorena (Alabama)
Gatlin, Connie Wilhite (Alabama)
Gochanour, Gregory M (Alabama)
Golson, Aarrin Benatra (Alabama)
Graham, Nancy Eleanor (Alabama)
Hernandez, Evangelina Patricia (Alabama)
Houk, Christopher Robert (Alabama)
Inzeo, Nicholas (District of Columbia)
Jaeckel, Lauren Golden (Alabama)
Johnson, Amy Victoria (Alabama)
Jones, Stephanie Michelle (Alabama)
Kennebrew, Delora L. (Alabama)
Kingsley, Andrew Burke (Alabama)
Krivonyak, J. Christopher (Alabama)
Kuelbs, Meaghan Leigh (Alabama)
Lucero, A.Luis Lucero (Alabama)
Mallison, Stanley S. (Alabama)
Malloy, Margaret Ann (Alabama)
Martinez, Ana Consuelo (Alabama)
McClinton, Gregory Lee (Alabama)
McCord, Stacey Elise (Alabama)
McCoy, Kimberly Anne (Alabama)
McCoy-Cruz, Kimberly A. (Alabama)
McFerren, Aimee Lynn (Alabama)
McNair, Jacqueline H. (Alabama)
Meredith, Brandi Lorraine (Alabama)
Montesino, Sairalina (Alabama)
Mundell, Melissa Stebbins (Alabama)
Naccarato, Elizabeth A (Alabama)
Navarre-Davis, Alexandra (Alabama)
Offen-Brown, David F. (Alabama)
Olson, Kathryn Blaire (Alabama)
Oppenheim, Harriett F (Alabama)
Ordonio-Dixon, Linda Susan (Alabama)
Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann (Alabama)
Pearson, Gina Elaine (Alabama)
Peters, Kirsten Jennifer (Alabama)
Peterson, Melanie M. (Alabama)
Pittard, Robert Christan (Alabama)
Ranis, Michael Bruce (Alabama)
Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia)
Rivera, Jadhira Virginia (Alabama)
Roberts, Monique Joy (Alabama)
Robertson, Michelle M (Alabama)
Robinson, Antonio D. (Alabama)
Savage, Markeisha K. (Alabama)
Schmitt, Suzanne Julia (Alabama)
Schnitzel, Andrew Marten (Alabama)
Sessions, William K. (Alabama)
Shanley, Sally Clifford (Alabama)
Shepard, Meaghan Leigh (Alabama)
Sustaita, Rodolfo Lucio (Alabama)
Sylvertooth, D'Ontae (Alabama)
Szromba, Jeanne Bowman (Alabama)
Thomas, Kelley Renee (Alabama)
Thomas, Gillian Lathrop (Alabama)
Valderrama, Hillary K (Alabama)
Vance, Carrie Noelle (Alabama)
Viramontes, Victor Garcia (Alabama)
Wagner, Steven Andrews (Alabama)
Walter, Nicholas Glen (Alabama)
Winston, David Andrew (Alabama)
Witherspoon, Sandra Denise (Alabama)
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Last updated April 4, 2025, 12:02 p.m.
State / Territory: Alabama
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: March 29, 2002
Closing Date: 2003
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of a female worker who was allegedly sexually harassed.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Ryder / ATE Inc., Private Entity/Person
First Transit, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Amount Defendant Pays: $85,000
Order Duration: 2003 - 2003
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
EEOC-centric: