article: On June 29, 2007, the EEOC filed this race discrimination case against Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas. The case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, on behalf of a former employee who claimed she was denied promotion opportunities and constructively discharged because of her race (black.) There was no discovery and the case was settled when a three-year Consent Decree was entered on June 30, 2008 by U.S. District Court Judge J. Leon Holmes. The Decree prevents the employer from denying promotions to black employees based on their race and prohibits retaliation against any employee or applicant. The Decree also requires non-discrimination awareness training for mangers and supervisors, EEO policy posting and $25,000.00 in damages to the claimant. The decree stayed in effect for three years from its entry on June 30, 2008. As of 2019, there have been no further entries on the docket, and the case decree presumably expired on June 30, 2011.
summary: This race discrimination case was brought by the EEOC against Family Dollar Stores of Arkansas on behalf of a black former employee who claimed she was denied promotion and constructively discharged from her job based on her race. With almost no litigation, the case was settled with a three-year Consent Decree which requires the employer to stop denying promotions on the basis of race, to conduct non-discrimination training, post policies and not to retaliate against any employee or applicant. The employer agreed to pay $25,000.00 in damages to the claimant. This Decree is in effect until June 30, 2011; three years from its entry.