THE U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Imperial Pacific International LLC have reached a settlement agreement, according to their joint stipulation filed in federal court.
According to the stipulation, “With the assistance of Magistrate Judge Heather Kennedy, EEOC and IPI have engaged in several settlement discussions since September 2020. The Parties have reached tentative agreement on monetary relief and most of the injunctive relief provisions of the consent decree. The parties anticipate filing the Consent Decree with the Court by April 16, 2021 for its review and approval.”
The parties are requesting that the court vacate the status conference scheduled for April 14, 2021 pending the parties’ filing of the consent decree with the court by April 16, 2021.
Attorney Eric Yau represents EEOC and attorney Stephen Nutting, IPI.
In September 2019, EEOC sued IPI on behalf of Shirlene Loh, a casino VIP hostess, and other similarly aggrieved female employees for alleged sexual harassment and unfair employment practices.
IPI denied all the allegations or inference in the complaint that it had engaged in any unlawful employment practices. It asked the court to rule in its favor and dismiss the complaint with prejudice.
