September 28, 2006: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission files suit against Florida-based OSI Restaurant Partners, the parent company of Outback Steakhouse (which operates seven restaurants in Hawaii), alleging discrimination against female employees.
November 4, 2009: OSI hires its first female CEO, Elizabeth Smith, a former cosmetics industry executive.
December 31, 2009: OSI agrees to pay $19 million to settle the lawsuit. In a statement, Smith calls the suit a “legacy issue” and says “[t]here is no glass ceiling at OSI.”
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