Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2006
Closed Date: Jan. 31, 2010
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EEOC's Birmingham, AL and Jackson, MS offices jointly filed this race discrimination lawsuit against the defendant, First Student, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (Jackson) on 9/29/2006. First Student, Inc., part of First America Group, Inc., a transportation services provider, is a private contractor that transports more than 1 million students for more than 500 school systems nationwide. EEOC alleged on behalf of a black employee at the defendant's Canton, MS facility that he was subject to less pay for performing the same work as a similarly situated white employee. The employee did not intervene the lawsuit.
The lawsuit was resolved on 1/31/2007 with a 3-year consent decree. The 3-item docket does not record any procedural events that took place before the entry of the decree.
Under the decree, the defendant was required to pay the employee $20,224.00 in back pay. It was also required to provide neutral reference for the employee. Additionally, the defendant was prohibited from racial discrimination or retaliation. The defendant was required to provide annual training for all of its employees in Mississippi, post notices about its revised EEO policies and the settlement of this lawsuit. The defendant also agreed to distribute its EEO policies and report to the EEOC about compliance with the above non-monetary obligations. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2010.
Summary Authors
Justin Kanter (6/17/2007)
Clearinghouse (6/10/2017)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4762837/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-first-student-inc/
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State / Territory: Mississippi
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2006
Closing Date: Jan. 31, 2010
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
First Student, Inc. (Canton, MS), Private Entity/Person
First Student, Inc. (Candon, MS), 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: 20224
Order Duration: 2007 - 2010
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
Race:
EEOC-centric: