Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2001
Closed Date: 2002
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In September 2001, the EEOC district office in Chicago, Illinois brought this suit against ATMI Precast and the Waubonsee Development Company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged violations Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 based on national origin discrimination. Specifically, employees claimed that the defendant paid Mexicans lower wages, constructively discharged them, refused to hire/transfer Mexicans, and did not respond to complaints of national origin discrimination. After appearances were entered, the case was settled and a consent decree was entered in August 2002.
In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the aggrieved males $132,500, refrain from discriminating or retaliating on the basis of national origin, advertise jobs in English and Spanish, post EEO notices, make semiannual reports of all complaints, and keep all employment records for EEOC inspection. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the decree ran for three years.
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Jason Chester (6/21/2007)
Last updated Jan. 29, 2024, 3:02 a.m.
State / Territory: Illinois
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 28, 2001
Closing Date: 2002
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
Waubonsee Development Company, Inc., Private Entity/Person
ATMI Precast, 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: 132500
Order Duration: 2002 - 2005
Content of Injunction:
Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements
Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
National origin discrimination
EEOC-centric:
National Origin/Ethnicity: