Published
April 20, 2026
Updated
July 27, 2026
This settlement resolves an EEOC lawsuit alleging that Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida passed over job applicants 40 and older for its Management Trainee role. The window to submit a Claimant Information Form closed on June 8, 2026, so this page now tracks where the $1.8 million fund stands.
Current Status
Claims are closed. Claimant Information Forms had to be submitted online or postmarked no later than June 8, 2026, and that deadline has passed. The consent decree resolving the EEOC's lawsuit was entered in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in late September 2025. As of July 27, 2026, no distribution schedule or payment date had been announced. People who submitted a form should rely on the official settlement website and on communications from the settlement administrator tied to their own submission.StatusClaims Closed — Consent Decree EnteredNo payment date announced as of July 27, 2026.
Claim DeadlineJune 8, 2026Claimant Information Forms are no longer accepted.
Settlement Fund$1,800,000Pro rata after court-approved fees, service awards and administration costs.
Proof RequiredYesA completed Claimant Information Form with a sworn certification; supporting documents helped but were not required.
What Was the Case About?
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida, LLC, alleging a pattern or practice of age discrimination in hiring for the company's Management Trainee position, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. According to the EEOC, roughly 15 percent of applications for the role came from applicants aged 40 or above, but those applicants made up less than 3 percent of hires. The Commission alleged the company favored younger candidates despite older applicants' qualifications.Enterprise denied the allegations and agreed to the resolution to avoid the cost, risk and disruption of continued litigation. A U.S. district judge in the Southern District of Florida approved the $1.8 million resolution in late September 2025.
Who Was Covered?
A person was potentially eligible if all of the following were true: they were 40 years of age or older at the time they applied; they applied to Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida for a Management Trainee position; the position was in the state of Florida; the application was submitted between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2023; and they were not hired.Simpluris, the court-appointed settlement administrator, mailed and emailed notices to individuals it preliminarily identified from Enterprise's application records. People who did not receive a notice could still submit a Claimant Information Form before the deadline if they believed they met the criteria.
How Much Can Claimants Get?
Enterprise agreed to pay $1,800,000 in total. After court-approved attorneys' fees, service awards and settlement administration costs are deducted, the remaining net fund is distributed to eligible claimants on a pro rata basis. The allocation takes into account the total number of valid claims and the strength of each claim — for example, how closely an applicant's qualifications matched the Management Trainee criteria and how far the applicant advanced in the hiring process. Per-person amounts were not fixed in advance and depend on how many timely submissions the administrator approved.What Was Required to File?
Claimants had to complete a Claimant Information Form on the official settlement website, providing their full legal name and date of birth to verify they were 40 or older when they applied, contact information, the approximate dates they applied to Enterprise in Florida, and any information they had about the application such as a confirmation email, rejection letter or reference number. Supporting documents were helpful but not required. Each form had to include a sworn certification that the information was true and correct under penalty of perjury.Because a completed and certified form was mandatory — and notices carried a Claim ID or confirmation code that pre-filled parts of it — this page is marked Proof Required: Yes. The administrator also cross-referenced Enterprise's own application and hiring records, which allowed many qualifying applicants to be verified without personal documentation.
What Happens Next?
With the filing window closed, the administrator reviews and validates timely submissions and calculates each approved claimant's pro rata share before any distribution is made. Payments follow the schedule set under the consent decree. No distribution date had been announced as of July 27, 2026, and updates are posted on the official settlement website.Official information is available at EEOC Enterprise Settlement.
Important Dates
• Application period covered: January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2023• EEOC lawsuit filed: 2023
• Resolution approved by the court: late September 2025
• Claimant Information Form deadline: June 8, 2026
• Exclusion and objection deadline: June 8, 2026
Related Age Discrimination Cases
• Farmers Insurance $10 Million Age Discrimination and Overtime Settlement — agents 40 and older terminated through the Managing Underperforming Agents program.• Tinder $60.5 Million Age Discrimination Settlement — California users 29 and older who were charged more for Tinder Plus.
Sources
• Official settlement website: EEOC Enterprise Settlement• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission press release
• Consent decree, EEOC v. Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida, LLC, No. 0:23-cv-61744 (S.D. Fla.)
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Settlement Amount
$1,800,000
Case Title
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Enterprise Leasing Company of Florida, LLC
Case Number
0:23-cv-61744
Court
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Statute
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.
Claim Deadline
June 8, 2026
Status
Claims Closed — Consent Decree Entered
Administrator
Simpluris
Official Website
EEOC Enterprise Settlement
