Case: EEOC v. Randstad

8:03-cv-01449 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: April 24, 2003

Closed Date: Sept. 30, 2003

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Case Summary

In April 2003, the EEOC's Greenville office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina against an integrated and international network of corporations and partnerships owned by Randstad Holdings, a Dutch company, doing business as Randstad North America. The defendant employment agency was charged with violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 when it acquiesced to requests from client employers not to refer females for employment. A female employee of the defendant complained when handing the requests for the client employer and was retaliated against for her opposition to the unlawful practice by being discharged. The EEOC brought this suit on her behalf and on the behalf of the class of females who were not referred for employment and were thereby deprived of federally protected rights. The parties quickly came to an agreement in the form of a consent decree that was adopted by the court in September 2003. It awarded the employee complainant $20,000 and awarded $27,000 to the aggrieved class of females. Further, the defendant was enjoined from acquiescing to discriminatory requests and was required to report to the EEOC when it received them.

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Jason Chester (7/31/2007)

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8:03-cv-01449	Docket (PACER) EEOC v. Randstand Staffing, et al	Jan. 20, 2004	Jan. 20, 2004 Docket
1 8:03-cv-01449	Complaint EEOC v. Randstand Staffing, et al	April 24, 2003	April 24, 2003 Complaint
11 8:03-cv-01449	Amended Complaint EEOC v. Randstand Staffing, et al	July 10, 2003	July 10, 2003 Pleading / Motion / Brief
21 8:03-cv-01449	Consent Decree EEOC v. Randstand Staffing, et al	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003 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; Service due by 8/22/03 for Randstad Staffing (jtho) (Entered: 04/24/2003)	April 24, 2003	April 24, 2003
2	SUMMONS issued for defendant Randstad Staffing (jtho) (Entered: 04/24/2003)	April 24, 2003	April 24, 2003
3	ANSWER to Local Rule 26 Interrogatories by plaintiff EEOC; jury demand (jtho) (Entered: 04/24/2003)	April 24, 2003	April 24, 2003
4	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed as to defendant Randstad Staffing 4/28/03 Assignment Interrogatories due on 5/28/03 for Randstad Staffing ; Answer due on 5/19/03 for Randstad Staffing executed by certified mail (jtho) (Entered: 05/05/2003)	May 5, 2003	May 5, 2003
5	ANSWER to Complaint by defendant Randstad Staffing (Attorney Joseph A Rhodes Jr), Assignment Interrogatories due on 6/20/03 for Randstad Staffing ; (jtho) (Entered: 06/10/2003)	June 10, 2003	June 10, 2003
6	CONFERENCE AND SCHEDULING ORDER setting 26(f) Conference no later than 6/30/03 ; 26(a) Initial Disclosures served by 7/14/03 ; 26(f) Report filed by 7/14/03 ; Joining of parties,amending of pleadings on 8/11/03 ; Plaintiff's ID of Experts set for 9/8/03 ; Defendant's ID of Experts set for 10/8/03 ; Records Custodian Affidavit filed by 1/30/04 ; Discovery cutoff 12/17/03 ; Motion In Limine filed by 2/23/04 ; Deadline for filing of all motions 12/31/03 ; 26(a)3 Pretrial Disclosures filed by 1/30/04 ; Pretrial Brief filed by 2/16/04 ; Jury Selection deadline set for 3/1/04 ; ADR Statement/Cert due by 12/31/03 Mediation deadline for 1/30/04 ( signed by Judge Terry L. Wooten )eod 6/11/03, svd. (jtho) (Entered: 06/11/2003)	June 11, 2003	June 11, 2003
7	Disclosure Statement of corporate affiliations filed by defendant Randstad Staffing (jtho) (Entered: 06/23/2003)	June 20, 2003	June 20, 2003
8	ANSWER to Local Rule 26 Interrogatories by defendant Randstad Staffing (jtho) (Entered: 06/23/2003)	June 20, 2003	June 20, 2003
9	MOTION with exhibits A-B by plaintiff EEOC to amend [1-1] complaint , for issuance of amended summons (jtho) (Entered: 07/08/2003)	July 7, 2003	July 7, 2003
10	ORDER granting [9-1] motion to amend [1-1] complaint, granting [9-2] motion for issuance of amended summons ( signed by Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe ) eod 7/8/03, svd. (jtho) (Entered: 07/08/2003)	July 8, 2003	July 8, 2003
11	AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiff EEOC , (Answer due 7/21/03 for Randstad Staffing ) amending [1-1] complaint against defendant Staffing Resources, Randstad General, Randstad North; jury demand (jtho) (Entered: 07/10/2003)	July 10, 2003	July 10, 2003
12	SUMMONSES issued for defendant Staffing Resources, defendant Randstad General, defendant Randstad North (jtho) (Entered: 07/10/2003)	July 10, 2003	July 10, 2003
13	26(f) Report by EEOC, Randstad Staffing, Staffing Resources, Randstad General, Randstad N America L . Parties disagree to Conference and Scheduling Order, requesting more time as in proposed amended conference and scheduling order. (acas) (Entered: 07/15/2003)	July 14, 2003	July 14, 2003
14	26(f) Answers to Local Rule 26 Interrogatories by EEOC . (acas) (Entered: 07/15/2003)	July 14, 2003	July 14, 2003
15	26(f) Answers to Local Rule 26 Interrogatories by Randstad Staffing, Staffing Resources, Randstad General, Randstad N America L . (jtho) (Entered: 07/16/2003)	July 15, 2003	July 15, 2003
16	AMENDED CONFERENCE AND SCHEDULING ORDER setting Joining of parties,amending of pleadings on 8/11/03 ; Plaintiff's ID of Experts set for 9/8/03 ; Defendant's ID of Experts set for 10/8/03 ; Records Custodian Affidavit filed by 3/1/04 ; Discovery cutoff 12/17/03 ; Motion In Limine filed by 3/25/04 ; Deadline for filing of all motions 1/10/04 ; 26(a)3 Pretrial Disclosures filed by 3/1/04 ; Pretrial Brief filed by 3/18/04 ; Jury Selection deadline set for 4/1/04 ; ADR Statement/Cert due by 12/31/03 Mediation deadline for 2/15/04 ( signed by Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe ) eod 7/16/03, svd. (jtho) (Entered: 07/16/2003)	July 16, 2003	July 16, 2003
17	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed as to defendant Staffing Resources, defendant Randstad General 7/16/03 Assignment Interrogatories due on 8/15/03 for Randstad General, for Staffing Resources ; Answer due on 8/5/03 for Randstad General, for Staffing Resources executed by certified mail (jtho) (Entered: 07/23/2003)	July 23, 2003	July 23, 2003
18	ORDER reset answer due for 8/11/03 for Randstad N America L, for Randstad General, for Staffing Resources, for Randstad Staffing ( signed by Magistrate Judge William M. Catoe ) eod 8/5/03, svd.x (jtho) (Entered: 08/05/2003)	Aug. 5, 2003	Aug. 5, 2003
19	ANSWER by defendant Randstad Staffing, defendant Staffing Resources, defendant Randstad General, defendant Randstad N America L (Attorney Joseph A. Rhodes, Jr. ) to amended complaint (jtho) (Entered: 08/12/2003)	Aug. 12, 2003	Aug. 12, 2003
20	AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of summons and complaint executed as to defendant Randstad N America L 8/1/03 Assignment Interrogatories due on 9/2/03 for Randstad N America L ; Answer due on 8/21/03 for Randstad N America L executed by certified mail (jtho) (Entered: 08/25/2003)	Aug. 25, 2003	Aug. 25, 2003
21	ORDER: Consent Decree approving settlement ( signed by Judge Terry L. Wooten ) eod 10/01/03, svd. (jtho) Modified on 10/01/2003 (Entered: 10/01/2003)	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003
	Case closed (jtho) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003
22	ORDER that the Commission is granted an enlargement of time until February 18, 2004 to provide defendants the information required under paragraph 5 of the September 30, 2003 consent decree ( signed by Judge Terry L. Wooten ) eod 1/21/04, svd. (jtho) (Entered: 01/21/2004)	Jan. 20, 2004	Jan. 20, 2004