Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2004
Closed Date: July 18, 2011
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On September 30, 2004, the EEOC's Baltimore Office filed suit against Worthington, Moore, & Jacobs, a collection agency operating out of Ellicott City, Maryland. The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland and brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000e), alleged that the company president sexually harassed a number of female employees, and that the company retaliated against those who complained.
On February 19, 2009, the court (Judge Everett Legg), due to the defendant's abandonment of the pretrial process and the withdrawal of its counsel, entered a default against the defendant. On April 29, 2009, the court found that the defendant violated section 703(a) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §2000 by discriminating against employees on the basis of gender by subjecting them to sexual harassment. The court also found that the defendant violated section 704(a) of Title VII by retaliating against employees for their complaints about sexual harassment by subjecting them to retaliatory harassment and by terminating their employment or effectuating a constructive discharge by deliberately creating intolerable working conditions.
On August 5, 2009, the court ordered that the defendant pay 1) claimant 1 back pay of $75,256.00 and compensatory and punitive damages of $50,000.00, 2) claimant 2 back pay of $21,966.00 and compensatory and punitive damages of $50,000, 3) claimant 3 compensatory and punitive damages of $50,000.00, 4) claimant 4 back pay of $17,734.00 and compensatory and punitive damages of $50,000.00, 5) claimant 5 back pay of $75,042.00 and compensatory and punitive damages of $50,000.00, 6) claimant 6 back pay of $114,737.00 and compensatory and punitive damages of $50,000, 7) claimant 7 back pay of $23,591.00 and compensatory and punitive damages of $50,000.00.
Several writs of garnishment were served over the next two years in order to collect the damages awards. There has been no docket activity since 2011, so the case is likely now closed.
Summary Authors
Jason Chester (8/3/2012)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4623065/parties/united-states-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-worthington-moore/
Grimm, Paul William (Maryland)
Glessner, Stephen A (Maryland)
Baldrate, Kelly Marie (Virginia)
Cacace, Megan (District of Columbia)
Jefferson, Anna L. (Maryland)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4623065/united-states-equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-worthington-moore/
Last updated Feb. 3, 2025, 2:01 p.m.
State / Territory: Maryland
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 30, 2004
Closing Date: July 18, 2011
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of employees who alleged sexual harassment by their employer's president.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Worthington, Moore & Jacobs, Inc. (Ellicott City, Maryland), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Source of Relief:
Amount Defendant Pays: $678,326
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
EEOC-centric: