Filed Date: Jan. 6, 2000
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In January 2000, the EEOC district office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin brought this suit against Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Inc., a national hotel chain, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. Although the complaint is unavailable, the consent decree states that nine aggrieved Mexican housekeeping department employees alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the employees alleged that the defendant singled out Mexican employees for rigorous monitoring, denial of raises, denial of breaks, and overall worse scheduling than other similarly situated non-Mexican employees. The complaint further alleged that the defendant retaliated against these employees by reporting them to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Five days after the suit was filed, a consent decree was entered. The parties agreed that the defendant would pay each of the aggrieved employees $8000 (for a total of $72,000), refrain discriminating on the basis of national origin or retaliating against employees who oppose discriminatory practices, audit its personnel policies, provide EEO training to supervisory employees, post EEO notices, and retain detailed personnel records to be made available for EEOC inspection.
Summary Authors
Jason Chester (6/15/2007)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18926390/parties/eeoc-v-holiday-inn-express/
Doty, David Singleton (Minnesota)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18926390/eeoc-v-holiday-inn-express/
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State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
EEOC Study — in sample
Key Dates
Filing Date: Jan. 6, 2000
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
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Inc. (Minneapolis, Minnesota), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
District of Minnesota 0:00-cv-00034
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 72000
Order Duration: 2000 - 2001
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)
Discrimination Basis:
National origin discrimination
Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):
EEOC-centric: