Case: EEOC v. GOOD SAMARITAN COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE & PUYALLUP PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATES (d/b/a GOOD SAMARITAN SURGERY CENTER)

3:01-cv-05460 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Aug. 16, 2001

Closed Date: Dec. 19, 2003

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Case Summary

The EEOC sued Good Samaritan Community Healthcare and Puyallup Professional Associates, d/b/a Good Samaritan Surgery Center, on August 16, 2001 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. The EEOC's complaint is unavailable, however the consent decree, entered on December 19, 2001, alleges that the defendant violated Title VII when it discriminated against its employees based on sex (female) by providing a hostile work environment leading to the constructive discharge or retaliatory discharge of numerous employees. The consent decree stipulated that the defendant would pay $170,000 in damages to be divided among eligible class members, expunge the affected employees' employment records and provide them with neutral references, post and distribute a notice of EEO rights, provide Title VII compliance training, implement a new complaint/dispute resolution process, appoint a harassment consultant, and report compliance with the consent decree and harassment complaints semiannually to the EEOC.

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Aaron Weismann (6/19/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:01-cv-05460	Docket EEOC v. Good Samaritan Community Healthcare	April 25, 2002	April 25, 2002 Docket
6 3:01-cv-05460	Consent Decree and Order of Dismissal EEOC v. Good Samaritan Community	Dec. 19, 2001	Dec. 19, 2001 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; (Summons(es) issued) (EC) (Entered: 08/17/2001)	Aug. 16, 2001	Aug. 16, 2001
2	ORDER/NOTICE OF JOINT STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report due 11/5/01 (cc: counsel, Judge) (CAR) (Entered: 08/22/2001)	Aug. 22, 2001	Aug. 22, 2001
3	ORDER re: DISCOVERY and DEPOSITIONS by Judge Robert J. Bryan (cc: counsel, Judge) (CAR) (Entered: 08/22/2001)	Aug. 22, 2001	Aug. 22, 2001
4	NOTICE OF APPEARANCE for defendant by Cheryl A Zakrzewski (CM) (Entered: 08/27/2001)	Aug. 24, 2001	Aug. 24, 2001
5	NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT filed by plaintiff (CAR) (Entered: 11/01/2001)	Nov. 1, 2001	Nov. 1, 2001
	ENT-left msg re: submission of dismissal papers (JAB) (Entered: 11/26/2001)	Nov. 26, 2001	Nov. 26, 2001
	ENT-left deft cnsl a msg re: submission of dismissal papers (JAB) (Entered: 11/29/2001)	Nov. 29, 2001	Nov. 29, 2001
	PROPOSED Consent Decree and proposed Order of Dismissal (CM) (Entered: 12/18/2001)	Dec. 17, 2001	Dec. 17, 2001
6	CONSENT DECREE by Judge Robert J. Bryan that the foregoing consent decree be, and the same is, approved as the final decree of this Court in full settlement of this action. This lawsuit is hereby dism w/prej & w/o costs or attys' fees to any party. case termed. (cc: counsel, Judge, Jgm. Book) Entered on: 12/19/01 (CAR) (Entered: 12/19/2001)	Dec. 19, 2001	Dec. 19, 2001 Clearinghouse
7	NOTICE of Unavailability of counsel Cheryl A Zakrzewski for defendant Good Samaritan Comm from June 24, 2002 to July 10, 2002 (CM) (Entered: 04/29/2002)	April 25, 2002	April 25, 2002