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Case ID: 2663 | Civil Rights | 08/31/2003
The parties have reached a $3.5 million voluntary pre-litigation settlement in an enforcement action based on complaints that national hair salon chain Supercuts, Inc. engaged in racial discrimination. The agreement will provide relief to African Americans meeting certain qualifying criteria who applied to, were terminated from, or denied promotions by Supercuts in its Eastern Region between November 1996 and December 2001. Under the settlement, the company will pay damages to persons who suffered from the alleged discrimination and implement measures to prevent further discrimination. Eligible claimants should contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for information on how to take part in the sesttlement.
The agreement, obtained through EEOC's conciliation process, resolves a charge by former Regional Manager Richard Quick, who claimed that a Supercuts Eastern Regional Vice-President terminated him for refusing to go along with a plan to "balance the platform" by reducing the number of African Americans employed with the company. At the time he was fired from Supercuts, Richard Quick had allegedly advanced to the level of Regional Manager and was responsible for approximately 76 stores in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Puerto Rico. The Eastern Region covers Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico. Pursuant to the conciliation agreement, in addition to the monetary payout, Supercuts will (1) pay the costs of a claims administrator to coordinate the claims distribution process, (2) post a quarter-page advertisement in several newspapers in the affected region regarding the discrimination claims, and (3) implement several preventive measures including the production of a one-hour training video to be shown to approximately 750 store managers on an annual basis during the three-year duration of the conciliation agreement. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Civil Rights Cases of Interest A collective action has been filed in South Carolina against the Berkeley County School District. The action is brought on behalf of all former and current employees who have worked in excess of 40 hours a week, but who have not been paid overtime by the school district. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and is seeking back pay as damages. A nationwide class action has been filed in Georgia against publishing giant Primedia, Inc. and its subsidiary Haas Publishing Companies, Inc. The action is brought on behalf of all employees who are beyond the age of 40 and have been either terminated from employment, or forced to resign, as a result of age discrimination. The action is brought under the federal Age Discrimination Employment Act and seeks compensatory and statutory damages as well as injunctive and declaratory relief. A statewide collective action has been filed in Florida against Express Car Wash of West Boca, Inc., who operate various South Florida car washes under the name Express Car Wash. The action is brought on behalf of all current and former employees, who since February 2001, were not paid proper statutory overtime for all hours worked beyond 40 per week. The action is brought under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act and seeks statutory and liquidated damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief. As a collective action, all potential claimants are required to "opt-in" to the action in order to be considered part
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