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Case Name
EEOC v. AT&T, Inc.
EE-CA-0327
Docket / Court
3:07-cv-04810 ( N.D. Cal. )
State/Territory
California
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
On September 19 2007, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of an African-American employee. The complaint ...
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On September 19 2007, the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on behalf of an African-American employee. The complaint alleged that defendant AT&T, Inc. engaged in unlawful employment practices, including the denial of the employee's promotion on the basis of her race. Plaintiff sought injunctive and declaratory relief, as well as monetary relief for the aggrieved employee.
On August 18, 2008 the parties settled under a consent decree issued by the District Court (Judge Charles R. Breyer). The settlement called for a monetary payment of $78,000 for the employee, as well as for her promotion upon the next available position. It also required the defendant to revise its equal opportunity policies to affirm compliance with Title VII and to provide means for employees to report disparate hiring practices. Furthermore, the defendant had to post notice of this settlement for its employees to see. Finally, the settlement required AT&T to conduct a half-day training seminar for its California staffing managers regarding equal employment hiring and promotion practices. The decree was to remain in effect for a one year period.
Adam Teitelbaum - 03/14/2010
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Discrimination Prohibition
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Promotion
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Discrimination-area
Promotion
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Treatment
Pattern or Practice
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
AT&T, Inc
Plaintiff Description
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
EEOC
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
2008 - 2009
Filed
09/19/2007
Case Closing Year
2008
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Cal.
08/18/2008
C 07-4810 CRB
EE-CA-0327-9000.pdf
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General Documents
N.D. Cal.
09/19/2007
Complaint [ECF# 1]
EE-CA-0327-0001.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Cal.
08/18/2008
Consent Decree [ECF# 33]
EE-CA-0327-0002.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
People
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Judges
Breyer, Charles R.
(N.D. Cal.)
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EE-CA-0327-0002 | EE-CA-0327-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers
Cheung, Raymond T.
(California)
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EE-CA-0327-0001 | EE-CA-0327-9000
Offen-Brown, David F.
(California)
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EE-CA-0327-0001 | EE-CA-0327-9000
Tamayo, William Robert
(California)
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EE-CA-0327-0001 | EE-CA-0327-9000
Defendant's Lawyers
Huibonhoa, Katherine C.
(California)
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EE-CA-0327-9000
Scher, Laura Beth
(California)
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EE-CA-0327-9000
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