Filed Date: Dec. 16, 1997
Closed Date: Oct. 8, 1998
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In December 1997, the Memphis District Office of the EEOC (with participation from the Little Rock Area Office) brought this suit against Aramark Educational Services, Inc., d/b/a Aramark Corporation, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, it appears from the consent decree that the complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by subjecting the charging party, a female employee, to a sexually hostile work environment and discriminating against her in retaliation for her complaints of harassment, resulting in her constructive discharge. The charging party intervened in the suit in January 1998. After some discovery, the parties participated in a settlement conference in August 1998. They settled a few months later in October through a consent decree.
The two-year decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: provide Title VII training for all its employees, distribute its sexual harassment policy, post a notice of rights, expunge the charging party's personnel file from all references to the charges of discrimination, provide her with a neutral reference, and pay her $57,500.
Summary Authors
Michele Marxkors (8/8/2007)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4128022/eeoc-v-aramark-educational/
Last updated March 29, 2024, 3:09 a.m.
State / Territory: Arkansas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Dec. 16, 1997
Closing Date: Oct. 8, 1998
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
EEOC on behalf of female catering manager claiming discrimination on the basis of sex.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Aramark Educational Services, Inc., 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
Amount Defendant Pays: 57500
Order Duration: 1998 - 2000
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: