Filed Date: Feb. 12, 2001
Closed Date: April 25, 2002
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In February 2001, the Houston District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Prince Food Systems Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, it appears from the Agreed Final Judgment that the complaint alleged sexual and racial harassment, racial discrimination in hiring and compensation, and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Following discovery, a failed motion for summary judgment by the defendant in January 2002, and three days of a jury trial, the parties settled the lawsuit through an agreed final judgment in April 2002.
The final agreement required the defendant to: make compliance reports and provide the EEOC with census data, agreement to write a mutually acceptable press release, allow the EEOC to propose hiring goals for areas where African-Americans were under-represented, write apologies and neutral references for the complainants, have management personnel at a designated store and certain corporate officers attend a training seminar, write letters of final warning to two managers, and pay $175,000 to be distributed by the Register of the Court based upon a disbursement agreement.
Summary Authors
David Friedman (12/14/2007)
Last updated Dec. 20, 2024, 4:11 a.m.
Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
EEOC Study — in sample
Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 12, 2001
Closing Date: April 25, 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
Prince Food Systems, Private Entity/Person
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:
Provide antidiscrimination training
Goals (e.g., for hiring, admissions)
Amount Defendant Pays: 175000
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Race(s):
EEOC-centric: