Filed Date: Sept. 20, 2004
Closed Date: 2008
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In September 2004, the EEOC district office in Charlotte, North Carolina brought this case against the Centex-Rooney Construction Company, a general construction firm, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The complaint states that a female alleged that the defendant unlawfully discriminated against her on the basis of her religion in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, she alleged that she was hired as a general laborer, found out that laborers had to wear pants, told her new boss that she could not wear pants due to her Christian beliefs, and was promptly terminated. After limited discovery and a mediation session, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in September 2005.
In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of religion, pay the aggrieved employee $15,000, implement an anti-discrimination policy, post and distribute its anti-discrimination policy, post an EEO notice, and provide EEO training. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the decree ran for three years. The settlement term was 3 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
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Joel Pettit (6/27/2007)
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Last updated Feb. 21, 2024, 3:01 a.m.
State / Territory: North Carolina
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 20, 2004
Closing Date: 2008
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
Centex-Rooney Construction Company, Inc. (Laurinburg, NC), 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: 15000
Order Duration: 2005 - 2008
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination-basis:
EEOC-centric: