Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2002
Closed Date: March 28, 2003
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The Milwaukee Office of the EEOC filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. The Defendant was Rogers Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Rogers & Hollands Jewelers, a jewelry designer and retailer. The controversy involved the alleged sexual harassment of three female employees and an alleged transfer in retaliation for complaining with one of the plaintiffs in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit was filed February 2002 and was resolved by consent decree in March 2003. According to the March 2003 EEOC Litigation Settlement Report, the three complainants who intervened in the case were awarded a total of $155,000. The consent decree and complaints are not available.
Summary Authors
Kevin Wilemon (7/22/2007)
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 20, 2002
Closing Date: March 28, 2003
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
Rogers Enterprises, Inc.
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
Eastern District of Wisconsin 2:02-cv-00186
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Amount Defendant Pays: 155000
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
EEOC-centric:
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
Case Summary of EEOC v. ROGERS ENTERPRISES INC (d/b/a ROGERS & HOLLANDS JEWELERS), Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/7987/ (last updated 7/22/2007).