Filed Date: Sept. 8, 2005
Closed Date: June 28, 2007
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In September 2005, the Milwaukee District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against the Humane Animal Welfare Society in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin alleging violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"). Specifically, the charging parties, former employees, alleged that the defendant terminated their employment because of their age and then refused to rehire them in retaliation for their complaint to the EEOC. In January 2006, the parties participated in mediation, and they reached a settlement through a consent decree in February 2006.
The eighteen-month decree contained a non-retaliation clause and required the defendant to pay a total of $25,000. In addition, the defendant agreed to: provide ADEA training to managers and supervisors, post an EEOC-provided notice, provide neutral references for the charging parties, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and provide the charging parties with a letter of regret.
The decree was entered in 2006 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.
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Kevin Wilemon (6/5/2007)
Clearinghouse (12/27/2018)
Last updated March 24, 2024, 3:11 a.m.
State / Territory: Wisconsin
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 8, 2005
Closing Date: June 28, 2007
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
Humane Animal Welfare Society (Waukesha), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.
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: 25000
Order Duration: 2006 - 2007
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination-basis:
EEOC-centric: