Case: EEOC v. United Air Lines, Inc.

1:03-cv-00812 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Feb. 4, 2003

Closed Date: May 26, 2004

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Case Summary

The Chicago District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, against United Airlines, Inc., an international airline. The complaint, filed in February 2003, alleged disability discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA); specifically that Defendant had discriminated and retaliated against the charging party when it failed provide a reasonable accommodation for him.In April 2004 a consent decre…

In April 2004 a consent decree was entered that was valid for 2 years. The decree prohibited Defendant from discriminating against employees or applicants based on disability and failing to make a reasonable accommodation for any qualified employee or applicant with a disability. Defendant was required to pay the charging party $200,000 in damages (subject to Defendant's bankruptcy proceedings), keep the charging party in Extended Illness Status until she was eligible to retire, post and distribute a notice of non-discrimination at its facility, provide employment discrimination training, and maintain records of any complaints of disability discrimination or failure to accommodate from employees or applicants.

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Shankar Viswanathan (6/28/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:03-cv-00812	Docket (PACER)	May 26, 2004	May 26, 2004 Docket
1 1:03-cv-00812	Nature of the Action	Feb. 4, 2003	Feb. 4, 2003 Complaint
11 1:03-cv-00812	Consent Decree	April 15, 2004	April 15, 2004 Settlement Agreement

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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT; jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of June Wallace Calhoun, Noelle Christine Brennan, John C. Hendrickson as attorney(s) for plaintiff (No summons(es) issued.) (Documents: 1-1 through 1-3) (hp) (Entered: 02/05/2003)	Feb. 4, 2003	Feb. 4, 2003
2	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Gary S. Kaplan, Beth Tracey Golub, Stephanie Joan Pulcanio (yap) (Entered: 02/18/2003)	Feb. 14, 2003	Feb. 14, 2003
	SCHEDULE set on 2/20/03 by Hon. John W. Darrah : Status hearing set to 9:00 4/8/03 . Mailed notice (wah) (Entered: 02/20/2003)	Feb. 20, 2003	Feb. 20, 2003
3	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant United Air Lines Inc sent on 2/4/03 (rmm) (Entered: 02/24/2003)	Feb. 21, 2003	Feb. 21, 2003
4	ANSWER by United Air Lines Inc and affirmative defenses to plaintiff's complaint [1-1] (ar) (Entered: 04/01/2003)	March 31, 2003	March 31, 2003
5	JOINT report of parties' Rule 26(F) planning meeting by plaintiff and defendant; Notice (ar) (Entered: 04/04/2003)	April 3, 2003	April 3, 2003
6	MOTION by defendant for protective order and for settlement conference ; Notice (ar) (Entered: 06/06/2003)	May 27, 2003	May 27, 2003
7	MINUTE ORDER of 6/4/03 by Hon. John W. Darrah : Defendant's motion for protective order and settlement conference is granted in part and denied in part [6-1] [6-2]. Motion for protective order staying all discovery is granted. Motion for settlement conference is denied. Status hearing is set for 9:00 a.m. on 07/03/03. Mailed notice (ar) (Entered: 06/06/2003)	June 4, 2003	June 4, 2003
	SCHEDULE set on 7/3/03 by Hon. John W. Darrah : Status hearing held and continued to 9:00 9/10/03 . Mailed notice (ldg) (Entered: 07/03/2003)	July 3, 2003	July 3, 2003
	SCHEDULE set on 9/10/03 by Hon. John W. Darrah : Status hearing held and continued to 9:00 10/9/03 . Mailed notice (ldg) (Entered: 09/10/2003)	Sept. 10, 2003	Sept. 10, 2003
	SCHEDULE set on 10/9/03 by Hon. John W. Darrah : Status hearing held. Discovery extended to 2/6/04. Pretrial conference set for 2/18/04 is stricken and re-set to 6/2/04 at 3:00 p.m. Jury trial set for 3/22/04 is stricken and re-set to 8/9/04 at 10:00 a.m. Mailed notice (maf) (Entered: 10/09/2003)	Oct. 9, 2003	Oct. 9, 2003
8	WITHDRAWAL by plaintiff EEOC of appearance of Noelle C. Brennan; Notice (ar) (Entered: 12/04/2003)	Dec. 3, 2003	Dec. 3, 2003
9	MINUTE ORDER of 12/4/03 by Hon. John W. Darrah : Attorney Noelle Brennan is granted leave to withdraw her appearance on behalf of plaintiff [8-1]. Mailed notice (ar) (Entered: 12/04/2003)	Dec. 4, 2003	Dec. 4, 2003
10	JOINT MOTION by plaintiff for entry of consent decree ; Notice. (gma) (Entered: 04/15/2004)	April 1, 2004	April 1, 2004
11	MINUTE ORDER of 4/14/04 by Hon. John W. Darrah: Joint motion for entry of consent decree is granted [10-1]. (Entered Consent Decree) Mailed notice (gma) (Entered: 04/15/2004)	April 14, 2004	April 14, 2004
12	MINUTE ORDER of 5/26/04 by Hon. John W. Darrah: Parties having entered a consent decree on 4/14/04, the pretrial conference of 6/2/04 and jury trial of 8/9/04 are vacated. Terminating case. Mailed notice (gma) (Entered: 05/27/2004)	May 26, 2004	May 26, 2004