Filed Date: May 12, 2006
Closed Date: Nov. 15, 2007
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In May 2006, the Milwaukee Area Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa. The complaint alleged discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the defendant refused to hire the charging party, a female applicant, for the position of Production Worker as a result of its discriminatory hiring criteria based on sex. The parties settled the suit through a consent decree on May 15, 2006, merely three days after it was filed.
The eighteen-month decree, containing a non-discrimination clause, required the defendant to: provide Title VII training to all employees at its Northeast Iowa locations, post a Title VII notice, develop and distribute an anti-discrimination policy, report to the EEOC semi-annually, and pay the charging party $7,500.
The decree was entered in 2006 and scheduled to last until 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.
Summary Authors
Michele Marxkors (6/12/2007)
Clearinghouse (12/20/2018)
Last updated March 25, 2024, 3 a.m.
State / Territory: Iowa
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: May 12, 2006
Closing Date: Nov. 15, 2007
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Goodwill Industries of Northeast Iowa, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 7500
Order Duration: 2006 - 2007
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: