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FedEx Corporation

Sex Discrimination and Retaliation

Date: 02/25/2004 (Date of Verdict)

Misconduct Type: Labor

Enforcement Agency: EEOC

Contracting Party: None

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $3,241,400

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: A federal jury found in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Marion Shaub in their lawsuit against FedEx for violations of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The jury found FedEx liable for a sex-based hostile work environment and retaliation and awarded Shaub $391,400 in back pay and front pay, $350,000 in compensatory damages for emotional pain and distress, and $2.5 million dollars in punitive damages.