Filed Date: Sept. 22, 2000
Closed Date: Sept. 28, 2000
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In September 2000, the EEOC district office in Chicago, Illinois brought this suit against Spacelabs Burdick, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint states that a former female employee alleged that the defendant unlawfully discriminated against her on the basis of her sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, she alleged that the defendant paid her a lower commission rate than men, forced her to track her own accounts to figure out sales, was not allowed to go on a retreat that she qualified for, and terminated her employment because of her sex. Six days after the complaint was filed, the court entered a consent decree.
In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the female $170,000, refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of sex, implement an anti-discrimination policy, post a notice of this suit and consent decree, and submit semiannual compliance reports. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for one year.
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Joel Pettit (7/5/2007)
Last updated March 20, 2024, 3:18 a.m.
State / Territory: Illinois
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 22, 2000
Closing Date: Sept. 28, 2000
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
Spacelabs Burdick, Inc. (Rolling Meadows, Illinois), 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: 170000
Order Duration: 2000 - 2001
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: