Case: EEOC v. BURLINGTON NORTHERN & SANTA FE RAILWAY CO.

2:02-cv-00456 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: May 8, 2002

Closed Date: 2002

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Milwaukee district office sued Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company on May 8, 2002. The EEOC's complaint is not available; however the EEOC's causes of action are contained in the settlement agreement filed with the court on May 8, 2002. Burlington Northern allegedly violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it discriminated against numerous employees injured by their employment (carpal tunnel syndrome) and forced them to submit samples for genetic testing, retaliating against those who refused by terminating their employment.

The settlement agreement mainly focused on Burlington's destruction of the genetic samples, training concerning the ADA, and implementation of a process to securely handle employee medical records and ensure that this practice would not occur again. The settlement agreement also stipulated that Burlington would pay all of the claimants a total of $3,080,000.000 in damages.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (6/7/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:02-cv-00456	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Burlington N & Santa	June 28, 2002	June 28, 2002 Docket
2:02-cv-00456	Agreed Order EEOC v. Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company	May 8, 2002	May 8, 2002 Order/Opinion 2002 WL 2002
	EEOC FY 2002 Office of General Counsel Annual Report EEOC v. Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company No Court	June 16, 2003	June 16, 2003 Press Release

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Resources

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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

Last updated April 2, 2024, 3:06 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT (Summons(es) issued); jury demand Consent Forms Distributed for Magistrate Judge Goodstein (ers, )	May 8, 2002	May 8, 2002
2	ORDER by Judge Charles N. Clevert THAT the Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action & over the parties for the purposes of the settlement agreement. THAT the terms of the setttlement agreement are fair, reasonable & adequate. THAT The Agreed Order is approved. THAT the court retains jurisdistion to enforce the aforesaid "Agreed Order". THAT this case is Dismissed dismissing case (cc: all counsel) (ers, ) (Entered: 07/01/2002)	June 28, 2002	June 28, 2002