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Publix Gender Discrimination Case files, Date acquired: 00/00/2002, bulk 1995-1997

 

Summary

Creator:
Warren, Thomas A.
Abstract:
Collection of documents detailing the course of a class action law suit filed against Publix Supermarkets, Inc. in 1995. The suit alleged gender discrimination against the company's female employees, represented nearly 40,000 women, and was eventually settled in 1997. The collection consists primarily of court filings filed with the Court between 1995-1997, but also includes in-house paperwork from Thomas A. Warren's law firm such as correspondence, record keeping, memorandums, research documents, and other miscellaneous documents that track the lifetime of the case from beginning to end.
Extent:
158 boxes
63.20 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Publix Gender Discrimination Case Files, Claude Pepper Library, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2012-0301

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of paperwork from the law firm of Thomas A. Warren, Tallahassee, Florida, as well as copies of most of the court filings in the case, divided into three series: Court Filings, Administrative, and Correspondence. Court filings include pleadings, motions, depositions, interrogatories, requests for documents, objections, responses, and other notices to Court among other types of legal documents. This makes up the bulk of the collection. The administrative documents consist primarily of witness files, the list of claimants, precedents and other legal research, interoffice memorandums, and other miscellaneous documents. The Correspondence files include a variety of counsel correspondence as well as "not qualified challenges" from individuals seeking to be included in the class action suit. The bulk of these documents cover the entire time frame of the suit.

Biographical / historical:

In July of 1995, twelve current and former Publix employees filed a class-action lawsuit against Florida corporation Publix Supermarkets, Inc. alleging discrimination against the company's approximately 45,000 female employees. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court of Tampa, FL, with three law firms representing the plaintiffs. The paperwork in this collection represents the documents of attorney Thomas A. Warren, Tallahassee, Florida. The case ended with a $81.5 million dollar settlement in January, 1997, with Publix admitting no wrongdoing. Nearly 38,000 current and former employees were awarded in the suit. At the time it was considered the largest workplace discrimination case in terms of the number of people it covered.

Acquisition information:

Thomas A. Warren

Donated by Thomas A. Warren to Florida State University, in 2002.

Custodial history:

Inventoried, surveyed and processed by the Claude Pepper Library staff and students in February-March, 2012.

Physical location:
Claude Pepper Library.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Discrimination--Florida--Case
Names:
Publix Super Markets

Access and use

Restrictions:

Portions of this collection are restricted.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

The collection is open to research. However, since many records contain personal information, such as Social Security numbers, researchers are requested to contact the Claude Pepper Library in advance of their visit so that staff may review these materials.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Publix Gender Discrimination Case Files, Claude Pepper Library, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2012-0301

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA