Filed Date: April 16, 2002
Closed Date: Oct. 2, 2003
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The Houston District Office of the EEOC filed this suit against Mercantile Thrift Stores Inc., who own and operate Value Villages, in April of 2002, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The basis of the suit was discrimination against African-Americans in their hiring process in addition to retaliation against one of the complainants. From the docket it appears that the case proceeded rather slowly and without any major events. Eventually the parties settled the case.
The settlement included injunctive relief as well as monetary relief. The class of complainants were to be given preferential hiring treatment which included being the first people offered entry level jobs, and a piece of the $100,000 placed in an escrow fund. Also notice of Title VII rights were to be posted in all Value Village Stores and the defendant was to keep records of African-American applications. The $100,000 in damages was to be paid mostly to the victim of the retaliation, and then the remainder to be split up as deemed appropriate by the EEOC.
Summary Authors
Alex Bean (6/4/2007)
Last updated March 27, 2025, 8:03 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: April 16, 2002
Closing Date: Oct. 2, 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
Mercantile Thrift Stores Inc.
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
Southern District of Texas 4:02-cv-01348
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Content of Injunction:
Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements
Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols
Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 100000
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Race(s):
EEOC-centric:
Case Summary of EEOC v. MERCHANTILE THRIFT /VALUE VILLAGE, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/8562/ (last updated 6/4/2007).