Case: EEOC v. R & J ENTERPRISES (d/b/a IHOP)

2:02-cv-02314 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Sept. 19, 2002

Closed Date: April 22, 2004

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Case Summary

In September 2002, the Birmingham, Alabama office of the EEOC brought this suit against R&J Enterprises d/b/a International House of Pancakes; AJM Inc. d/b/a International House of Pancakes; and Strategic Outsourcing, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The complaint alleged that the defendants subjected the four charging parties, female employees of IHOP, to a sexually hostile work environment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.In March …

In March 2003, the four charging parties intervened in the suit. In addition to the claim of sexual harassment, the complaint in intervention alleged that three of the women, who were African-American, had been subjected to racial discrimination as well. The parties eventually settled the case in October 2003 through a consent decree. The consent decree awarded a total of $180,000.00 to the aggrieved parties. From that amount, a total of $30,000.00 was to be distributed to eleven other individuals not specifically named in the decree; the remaining amount was to be distributed to the four charging parties. The decree also required the defendant to refrain from retaliation, to post its anti-discrimination policy and complaint procedure, and to provide sexual harassment training to its owners, managers, and all other employees.

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Kevin Wilemon (9/26/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:02-cv-02314	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. R & J Enterprises	Oct. 22, 2003	Oct. 22, 2003 Docket
1 2:02-cv-02314	Complaint EEOC v. R & J Enterprises	Sept. 19, 2002	Sept. 19, 2002 Complaint
17 2:02-cv-02314	Complaint-in-Intervention EEOC v. R & J Enterprises	March 14, 2003	March 14, 2003 Complaint
26 2:02-cv-02314	Consent Decree EEOC v. R & J Enterprises	Oct. 22, 2003	Oct. 22, 2003 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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated July 8, 2023, 3:01 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed, Fee N/A, (DWC) (Entered: 09/20/2002)	Sept. 19, 2002	Sept. 19, 2002
2	WAIVER of Service of Summons by dft Strategic Outsourcin filed (DWC) (Entered: 11/13/2002)	Nov. 13, 2002	Nov. 13, 2002
3	ANSWER by dft Strategic Outsourcin w/appear by atty(s) Steadman S Shealy Jr filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 12/12/2002)	Dec. 12, 2002	Dec. 12, 2002
5	ANSWER by dfts R & J Enterprises, AJM Inc. w/appear by atty(s) Sid Hughes filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 12/16/2002)	Dec. 16, 2002	Dec. 16, 2002
6	MOTION by dft AJM Inc. to dismiss this action against dft AJM Inc filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 12/16/2002)	Dec. 16, 2002	Dec. 16, 2002
7	WAIVER of Service of Summons by defendant AJM Inc. filed (DWC) (Entered: 12/19/2002)	Dec. 18, 2002	Dec. 18, 2002
8	6 - ORDER denying dft AJM Inc's motion to dismiss this action [6-1] ( by Chief Judge U W. Clemon ) entered cm (DWC) (Entered: 01/06/2003)	Jan. 6, 2003	Jan. 6, 2003
9	Report of Parties (form 35) of compliance with FRCP 26 filed (DWC) (Entered: 02/04/2003)	Feb. 4, 2003	Feb. 4, 2003
10	ORDER (Scheduling) that the dates agreed to by the parties in their Planning Meeting are ADOPTED & binding on the parties by Chief Judge U W. Clemon entered cm (DWC) (Entered: 02/07/2003)	Feb. 7, 2003	Feb. 7, 2003
11	MOTION by dft Strategic Outsourcin for leave to amend answer filed cs [amdans atta] (DWC) Modified on 02/28/2003 (Entered: 02/28/2003)	Feb. 27, 2003	Feb. 27, 2003
12	MOTION by movant Quontae Bolton, Carolyn Burrell, Peggy Sherman and Enica Daniels to intervene filed cs (MAA) (Entered: 03/03/2003)	March 3, 2003	March 3, 2003
13	11 - ORDER granting motion for leave to amend answer [11-1] ( by Chief Judge U W. Clemon ) entered cm (DWC) (Entered: 03/10/2003)	March 9, 2003	March 9, 2003
14	AMENDED ANSWER by dft Strategic Outsourcin filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 03/10/2003)	March 10, 2003	March 10, 2003
15	AMENDED ANSWER by dft Strategic Outsourcin filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 03/12/2003)	March 12, 2003	March 12, 2003
16	12 - ORDER granting motion to intervene [12-1] Carolyn . Burrell, Peggy Sherman, Enica Daniels ( by Chief Judge U W. Clemon ) entered cm (DWC) (Entered: 03/14/2003)	March 14, 2003	March 14, 2003
17	INTERVENOR complaint filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 03/14/2003)	March 14, 2003	March 14, 2003
18	ANSWER by dft Strategic Outsourcin to complaint in intervention filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 03/19/2003)	March 19, 2003	March 19, 2003
19	NOTICE of appearance for pla by J Mark Graham filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 04/22/2003)	April 22, 2003	April 22, 2003
20	MOTION by dfts R & J Enterprises, AJM Inc. to amend its answer filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 05/02/2003)	May 1, 2003	May 1, 2003
21	AMENDED ANSWER by dfts R & J Enterprises, AJM Inc. filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 05/02/2003)	May 1, 2003	May 1, 2003
22	20 - ORDER granting dft R&J Enterprises' motion to amend its answer [20-1] ( by Chief Judge U W. Clemon ) entered cm (DWC) (Entered: 05/06/2003)	May 6, 2003	May 6, 2003
24	REQUEST by intervenor-plaintiff for withdrawal of document #23 filed cs (KWC) Modified on 10/10/2003 (Entered: 10/10/2003)	Oct. 8, 2003	Oct. 8, 2003
25	23 - ORDER finding the motion to enforce terms of settlement [23-1] moot ( by Chief Judge U W. Clemon ) entered cm (BST) (Entered: 10/14/2003)	Oct. 10, 2003	Oct. 10, 2003
26	ORDER -Consent Decree; this court expressly retains jurisdiction for nex 6 months to ensure compliance; dfts agree to pay total of $180,000.00 in full settlement of claims; see terms and ddls set out in order; terminating case filed ( by Chief Judge U W. Clemon ) cm (KWC) (Entered: 10/22/2003)	Oct. 22, 2003	Oct. 22, 2003