Case: EEOC v. HOSPITAL HOUSEKEEPING SYSTEMS

8:05-cv-01231 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: June 30, 2005

Closed Date: 2009

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Case Summary

In June 2005, the EEOC district office in Miami, Florida brought this suit against Hospital Housekeeping Systems, Ltd. in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The complaint states that a Hispanic female employee alleged national origin discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, she alleged that she was unlawfully terminated when the defendant instituted a discriminatory English-only policy. After only a single EEOC motion to…

In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the aggrieved party $10,000, refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of national origin, implement an English-only policy only when absolutely necessary for the performance of a specific job, post EEO notices, distribute copies of its anti-discrimination policy, provide two hours of EEO training annually, retain all records of complaints, and make semiannual reports to the EEOC.

The terms of the agreement were to run for 3 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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8:05-cv-01231	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD	June 30, 2006	June 30, 2006 Docket
1 8:05-cv-01231	Complaint EEOC v. Hospital Housekeeping, LTD.	June 30, 2005	June 30, 2005 Complaint
13 8:05-cv-01231	Amended Complaint EEOC v. Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD	May 15, 2006	May 15, 2006 Complaint
19 8:05-cv-01231	Consent Decree EEOC v. Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD.	June 30, 2006	June 30, 2006 Settlement Agreement

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD ; jury demand , filed by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(apv, ) (Entered: 06/30/2005)	June 30, 2005	June 30, 2005
2	Summons issued as to Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD. Consent(s) issued. (apv, ) (Entered: 06/30/2005)	June 30, 2005	June 30, 2005
3	NOTICE of designation under Local Rule 3.05 - track 2. (ao) (Entered: 07/11/2005)	July 11, 2005	July 11, 2005
4	NOTICE by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Of Designation For Receipt Of Service Via CM/ECF System (Lewis, Muslima) (Entered: 07/12/2005)	July 12, 2005	July 12, 2005
5	ANSWER to complaint and Affirmative Defenses by Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD.(apv, ) (Entered: 08/30/2005)	Aug. 29, 2005	Aug. 29, 2005
6	NOTICE of compliance by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission re 3 Related case order and notice of designation of track 2 (Lewis, Muslima) Modified on 9/2/2005 (apv, ). (Entered: 09/01/2005)	Sept. 1, 2005	Sept. 1, 2005
8	CASE MANAGEMENT REPORT. (Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 10/07/2005)	Oct. 7, 2005	Oct. 7, 2005
9	CASE MANAGEMENT AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Pretrial Conference set for 11/3/2006 10:30 AM in Courtroom 13 B before Judge James D. Whittemore. Jury Trial set for 12/4/2006 09:00 AM in Courtroom 13 B before Judge James D. Whittemore.Signed by Judge James D. Whittemore on 10/31/2005. (ao) (Entered: 10/31/2005)	Oct. 31, 2005	Oct. 31, 2005
10	NOTICE by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of Scheduling Mediation (Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 04/17/2006)	April 17, 2006	April 17, 2006
11	Unopposed MOTION for leave to file Amended Complaint by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A- Amended Complaint)(Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 05/04/2006)	May 4, 2006	May 4, 2006
12	ORDER granting 11 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for leave to file Amended Complaint. Signed by Judge James D. Whittemore on 5/10/2006. (kle) (Entered: 05/11/2006)	May 11, 2006	May 11, 2006
13	AMENDED COMPLAINT against Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD, filed by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 05/15/2006)	May 15, 2006	May 15, 2006
14	NOTICE by Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD (Moffett, David) Wrong event code was used, document not signed nor dated. Counsel's office contacted and instructed to re-file. Modified on 5/16/2006 (apv, ). (Entered: 05/15/2006)	May 15, 2006	May 15, 2006
15	NOTICE of Appearance and substitution of counsel by David B. Moffett on behalf of Hospital Housekeeping Systems, LTD (Moffett, David) Modified on 5/18/2006 (apv, ). (Entered: 05/17/2006)	May 17, 2006	May 17, 2006
16	NOTICE by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of Re-Scheduling Mediation (Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 06/02/2006)	June 2, 2006	June 2, 2006
17	MOTION to compel Defendant's Responses to Interrogatories, Requests For Production of Documents and For Extension Of The Discovery and Other Deadlines by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1# 2 Exhibit 2# 3 Exhibit 3# 4 Exhibit 4# 5 Exhibit 5# 6 Exhibit 6# 7 Exhibit 7# 8 Exhibit 8# 9 Exhibit 9)(Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 06/20/2006)	June 20, 2006	June 20, 2006
18	Joint MOTION For Approval of Consent Decree by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Consent Decree)(Von Greiff, Carla) (Entered: 06/28/2006)	June 28, 2006	June 28, 2006
19	CONSENT DECREE. Signed by Judge James D. Whittemore on 6/29/2006. (kle) (Entered: 06/30/2006)	June 30, 2006	June 30, 2006
20	ORDER granting 18 Motion for Approval of Consent Decree. The clerk is directed to close this case. Signed by Judge James D. Whittemore on 6/29/2006. (kle) (Entered: 06/30/2006)	June 30, 2006	June 30, 2006