Filed Date: July 31, 2001
Closed Date: Jan. 16, 2002
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In July 2001, the EEOC district office of Los Angeles, California brought this suit against Rocquemore, Pringle & Moore Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of California. Although the complaint is not available, the 2002 Office of General Counsel's Annual Report states that the allegations were for national origin and sexual harassment, as well as retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Annual Report states that a managing partner at the firm disparaged the aggrieved employees and fired them after they complained of the harassment. There are no specifics concerning the sexual or national origin harassment currently available. Soon after the trial was set for March 2002, the parties jointly filed for a settlement conference with the presiding judge and came to a settlement. A consent judgment was then entered.
Although the Annual Report reports two aggrieved employees, the consent decree addresses three. Specifically, the defendant agreed to pay $45,000, $50,000, and $30,000 to three individuals to settle all damage claims relating to this litigation. The defendant was enjoined from engaging in any form of employment discrimination or retaliation. Further, an EEO Consultant was appointed to ensure the defendant's compliance with Title VII and to submit reports of any incidents or complaints of unlawful discrimination to the EEOC within 30 days of their occurrence. Lastly, the defendant was to post notices of his anti-harassment policy in its office, keeps all pertinent employment records relating to unlawful discrimination, and to make them available for EEOC inspection during the three year period the consent decree was in affect.
Summary Authors
Joel Pettit (6/4/2007)
Last updated March 26, 2025, 8:31 a.m.
State / Territory: California
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: July 31, 2001
Closing Date: Jan. 16, 2002
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
Rocquemore, Pringle & Moore Inc., Private Entity/Person
Rocquemore, Pringle & Moore 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
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Amount Defendant Pays: 125000
Order Duration: 2002 - 2005
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
National origin discrimination
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
EEOC-centric: