Filed Date: April 26, 2004
Closed Date: Oct. 29, 2004
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In April 2004, the Chicago District Office brought this suit against Kirch-Lo, Inc., d/b/a Crabby Kims, Inc., in the U.S. District Office for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the two charging parties as well as other Black and Hispanic employees by subjecting them to racial and national origin harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The parties participated in a settlement conference in mid-July 2004. Thereafter, the defendant filed a motion for summary judgment later that month. In early August, the parties participated in another settlement conference resulting in a tentative agreement, resulting in the denial of the defendant's summary judgment motion as moot. The parties reached a final settlement agreement through a consent decree in October 2004.
The two-year decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: post a notice of the decree, report to the EEOC semi-annually, develop an anti-harassment policy, provide Title VII training for all its employees, and pay $10,000 to be divided between two charging parties.
Summary Authors
Michele Marxkors (7/25/2007)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4251278/parties/eeoc-v-kirch-lo-inc/
Abel, Natasha L. (Illinois)
Adams, Raechel L. (Illinois)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Illinois)
Anderson, Kenneth P. (Illinois)
Anderson, Suzanne M (Illinois)
Castillo, Ruben (Illinois)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Illinois)
Anderson, Kenneth P. (Illinois)
Anderson, Suzanne M (Illinois)
Andre, Beatriz Biscardi (Illinois)
Andrew, Regina Maria (Illinois)
Arendes, Jennifer L. (Illinois)
Backhaus, William C (Illinois)
Bailey, Terri Hearn (Illinois)
Bean, Julie Steptoe (Illinois)
Biltekoff, Judith Ann (Illinois)
Biscardi-Andre, Beatriz (Illinois)
Burstein, Jeffrey Charles (Illinois)
Butler, Michelle T. (Illinois)
Cadle, Delia Dianna (Illinois)
Caiola, Michelle Anne (Illinois)
Calhoun, June Wallace (Illinois)
Cole, Holly Waldron (Illinois)
Coleman, Charles Franklin (Illinois)
Davis, Chandra Cain (Illinois)
DeCamp, Aaron Rutledge (Illinois)
Dreilinger, Lauren Gayle (Illinois)
Driscoll-MacEachron, James P (Illinois)
Fiorito, Bradley S. (Illinois)
Foslid, Kristen Marie (Illinois)
Gatlin, Connie Wilhite (Illinois)
Gochanour, Gregory M (Illinois)
Golson, Aarrin Benatra (Illinois)
Graham, Nancy Eleanor (Illinois)
Grossman, Elizabeth (Illinois)
Guerrier, Charles E. (Illinois)
Hamilton, Deborah L (Illinois)
Hendrickson, John C (Illinois)
Imdieke, Michael H. (Illinois)
Johnson, Johnnie L. (Illinois)
Jones, Stephanie Michelle (Illinois)
Kasperson, Kaleb M. (Illinois)
Kittle, Rita Byrnes (Illinois)
Krivonyak, J. Christopher (Illinois)
Kuelbs, Meaghan Leigh (Illinois)
Lee, Damien Anthony (Illinois)
Lepak, Thomas Scott (Illinois)
Lucero, A.Luis Lucero (Illinois)
Lucero, A.Luis Lucero (Illinois)
Macy, James Douglas (Illinois)
Malloy, Margaret Ann (Illinois)
Martinez, Ana Consuelo (Illinois)
McCord, Stacey Elise (Illinois)
McCoy, Kimberly Anne (Illinois)
McCoy-Cruz, Kimberly A. (Illinois)
McNair, Jacqueline H. (Illinois)
Meredith, Brandi Lorraine (Illinois)
Naccarato, Elizabeth A (Illinois)
O'Brien, Michael J. (Illinois)
Offen-Brown, David F. (Illinois)
Olson, Kathryn Blaire (Illinois)
Oppenheim, Harriett F (Illinois)
Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann (Illinois)
Pearson, Gina Elaine (Illinois)
Peters, Kirsten Jennifer (Illinois)
Peterson, Melanie M. (Illinois)
Phillips, Ronald L. (Illinois)
Pladson, Nicholas J (Illinois)
Ranis, Michael Bruce (Illinois)
Reams, Gwendolyn Young (Illinois)
Rivera, Jadhira Virginia (Illinois)
Roberts, Monique Joy (Illinois)
Robertson, Michelle M (Illinois)
Rucker, Marsha Lynn (Illinois)
Savage, Markeisha K. (Illinois)
Schmitt, Suzanne Julia (Illinois)
Schnitzel, Andrew Marten (Illinois)
Shepard, Meaghan Leigh (Illinois)
Sustaita, Rodolfo Lucio (Illinois)
Szromba, Jeanne Bowman (Illinois)
Thomas, Kelley Renee (Illinois)
Thomas, Gillian Lathrop (Illinois)
Thornton, Gerald L. (Illinois)
Tomlinson, Robert F (Illinois)
Turnage, Edwin Lake (Illinois)
Valderrama, Hillary K (Illinois)
Vance, Carrie Noelle (Illinois)
Wagner, Steven Andrews (Illinois)
Walter, Nicholas Glen (Illinois)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4251278/eeoc-v-kirch-lo-inc/
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State / Territory: Illinois
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: April 26, 2004
Closing Date: Oct. 29, 2004
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
Kirch-Lo, 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: 10000
Order Duration: 2004 - 2006
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
National origin discrimination
Race:
EEOC-centric:
National Origin/Ethnicity: