Filed Date: Feb. 20, 2003
Closed Date: May 6, 2003
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The Houston District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern Division of Texas, against Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. The complaint, filed in February 2003, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Pay Act.
The case settled and a consent decree was signed in May 2003. The decree, which was valid for three years, provided that Defendant would post a non-discrimination notice, provide annual non-discrimination training for all employees, and required Defendant to state that it was an equal opportunity employer when recruiting and placing job advertisements. Defendant was also required to provide annual reports to the EEOC regarding charges and internal complaints of sex discrimination.
Summary Authors
Kevin Wilemon (6/8/2007)
Last updated March 21, 2024, 3:04 a.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 20, 2003
Closing Date: May 6, 2003
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
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)
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: 200000
Order Duration: 2003 - 2006
Content of Injunction:
Utilize objective hiring/promotion criteria
Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols
Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements
Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: