Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Outback Steakhouse
Current Parent Company:
Bloomin' Brands
Penalty:
$19,000,000
Year:
2009
Date:
December 29, 2009
Offense Group:
employment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
employment discrimination
Violation Description:
Outback Steakhouse agreed to pay $19 million and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a major class lawsuit alleging sex discrimination against thousands of women at hundreds of its corporately-owned restaurants nationwide.
Level of Government:
federal
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Florida
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
restaurants and foodservice
Specific Industry of Parent:
restaurants
Source of Data:
Notes:
Description field shows type of discrimination that EEOC had alleged.
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
