Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2012
Closed Date: 2013
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On September 28, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of disabled employees who lost their jobs after taking leave related to their disability. The complaint alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12112(a), 12112(b)(5)(A) and (b)(5)(B) and Title I of Civil Rights Act of 1991. The EEOC asked the court to grant injunctive relief and for compensatory and punitive damages to the disabled defendants.
On May 2, 2013, the District Court (Judge Harry D. Leinenweber) approved a two-year consent decree in which the parties agreed: [1] to forbid the defendant from not allowing disabled employees to return to work and to prohibit the defendant from retaliation against the people who filed ADA complaints; [2] to damages in the amount of $400,000 to be distributed among 14 claimants; [3] that the defendant must keep and make publicly available records of employees who are returning to work after medical leave; [4] to have all of defendant's human resources employees trained in the ADA and the American Family and Medical Leave Act; [5] that the defendant hire an Accommodations Consultant to review all of defendant's decisions about medical leave; [6] that the defendant post notice of the decree for duration of the decree. This agreement closed the case.
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Brian Kempfer (11/7/2013)
Clearinghouse (3/21/2018)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4260786/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-harris-bank/
Abel, Natasha L. (Illinois)
Abuhaidar, Maggie H. (Illinois)
Adams, Raechel L. (Illinois)
Adewale-Mendes, Rose (Illinois)
Agee, Pamela Karen (Illinois)
Leinenweber, Harry Daniel (Illinois)
Abuhaidar, Maggie H. (Illinois)
Adewale-Mendes, Rose (Illinois)
Alfred-George, Pamela A (Illinois)
Altmeyer, Helen Campbell (Illinois)
Anderson, Kenneth P. (Illinois)
Anderson, Suzanne M (Illinois)
Andre, Beatriz Biscardi (Illinois)
Andrew, Regina Maria (Illinois)
Archer, Naomi Hilton (Illinois)
Arendes, Jennifer L. (Illinois)
Backhaus, William C (Illinois)
Bailey, Terri Hearn (Illinois)
Baskind, Michael Morris (Illinois)
Bean, Julie Steptoe (Illinois)
Biltekoff, Judith Ann (Illinois)
Biscardi-Andre, Beatriz (Illinois)
Boehringer, Maria K. (Illinois)
Brennan, Noelle Christine (Illinois)
Brown, Bobby Dewayne (Illinois)
Bryant, Jonathan Paul (Illinois)
Burstein, Jeffrey Charles (Illinois)
Butler, Michelle T. (Illinois)
Cadle, Delia Dianna (Illinois)
Caiola, Michelle Anne (Illinois)
Calhoun, June Wallace (Illinois)
Chen, Tin-Tin Diana (Illinois)
Christensen, Carlie (Illinois)
Chukwu, Chioma Ifeyinwa (Illinois)
Cole, Holly Waldron (Illinois)
Coleman, Charles Franklin (Illinois)
Correia, Cristina Maria (Illinois)
Crowder, Kenneth D. (Illinois)
Davis, Chandra Cain (Illinois)
Deutsch, Michelle Tamara (Illinois)
Dominguez, Francisco X (Illinois)
Dreilinger, Lauren Gayle (Illinois)
Driscoll-MacEachron, James P (Illinois)
Duckett, Lakisha C. (Illinois)
Edwards, Ottrell Ferrell (Illinois)
Esparza-Cervantes, Elizabeth (Illinois)
Fiorito, Bradley S. (Illinois)
Fitzpatrick, Kevin D. (Illinois)
Flegal, Robyn Margaret (Illinois)
Foslid, Kristen Marie (Illinois)
Foster, Nathan Dean (Illinois)
Garber, Amy Elizabeth (Illinois)
Garcia-Bautista, Lorena (Illinois)
Gatlin, Connie Wilhite (Illinois)
Gochanour, Gregory M (Illinois)
Golson, Aarrin Benatra (Illinois)
Gov, Gerald Miller-Federal (Illinois)
GOVT, Rumduol Vuong (Illinois)
Graham, Darrell Elijah (Illinois)
Graham, Nancy Eleanor (Illinois)
Griffiths, Nancy Eileen (Illinois)
Grossman, Elizabeth (Illinois)
Guerrier, Charles E. (Illinois)
Hamilton, Deborah L (Illinois)
Hardaway, Yollander (Illinois)
Haynes, Derek Joseph (Illinois)
Hendrickson, John C. (Illinois)
Hernandez, Evangelina Patricia (Illinois)
Hinojos-Fall, Zulema (Illinois)
Houk, Christopher Robert (Illinois)
Imdieke, Michael H. (Illinois)
Jaeckel, Lauren Golden (Illinois)
Johnson, Johnnie L. (Illinois)
Johnson, Amy Victoria (Illinois)
Johnson, Dana Christine (Illinois)
Johnson, Harriett Faychelle (Illinois)
Jones, Stephanie Michelle (Illinois)
Kasperson, Kaleb M. (Illinois)
Kennebrew, Delora L. (Illinois)
Kingsley, Andrew Burke (Illinois)
Kittle, Rita Byrnes (Illinois)
Kopka, Ylda Marisol (Illinois)
Kores, Katharine W. (Illinois)
Krivonyak, J. Christopher (Illinois)
Kuelbs, Meaghan Leigh (Illinois)
Lee, Damien Anthony (Illinois)
Lepak, Thomas Scott (Illinois)
Lopez, Patrick David (Illinois)
Loughlin, Edward O'Farrell (Illinois)
Lucero, A.Luis Lucero (Illinois)
Macy, James Douglas (Illinois)
Mallison, Stanley S. (Illinois)
Malloy, Margaret Ann (Illinois)
Marshall, Michelle G. (Illinois)
Martinez, Ana Consuelo (Illinois)
McClinton, Gregory Lee (Illinois)
McCord, Stacey Elise (Illinois)
McCoy, Kimberly Anne (Illinois)
McCoy-Cruz, Kimberly A. (Illinois)
McFerren, Aimee Lynn (Illinois)
McMillan, Solvita A (Illinois)
McNair, Jacqueline H. (Illinois)
Meredith, Brandi Lorraine (Illinois)
Mitchell, Marcia Lynne (Illinois)
Montesino, Sairalina (Illinois)
Mrizek, Richard John (Illinois)
Mundell, Melissa Stebbins (Illinois)
Naccarato, Elizabeth A (Illinois)
Navarre-Davis, Alexandra (Illinois)
Nyfeler, Suzanne Lenahan (Illinois)
O'Brien, Michael J. (Illinois)
Offen-Brown, David F. (Illinois)
Olson, Kathryn Blaire (Illinois)
Oppenheim, Harriett F (Illinois)
Ordonio-Dixon, Linda Susan (Illinois)
Padegimas, Sandra J. (Illinois)
Palmer-Denig, Jessica Ann (Illinois)
Pearson, Gina Elaine (Illinois)
Peters, Kirsten Jennifer (Illinois)
Peterson, Melanie M. (Illinois)
Phillips, Ronald L. (Illinois)
Pittard, Robert Christan (Illinois)
Pladson, Nicholas J (Illinois)
Powe, Valerie Hicks (Illinois)
Quinlan, Cecile Celeste (Illinois)
Ranis, Michael Bruce (Illinois)
Reams, Gwendolyn Young (Illinois)
Rivera, Jadhira Virginia (Illinois)
Roberts, Monique Joy (Illinois)
Robertson, Michelle M (Illinois)
Robinson, Antonio D. (Illinois)
Rodriguez, Blanca E (Illinois)
Rucker, Marsha Lynn (Illinois)
Savage, Markeisha Katera (Illinois)
Schmitt, Suzanne Julia (Illinois)
Schnitzel, Andrew Marten (Illinois)
Seltzer, Daniel Lewis (Illinois)
Shanley, Sally Clifford (Illinois)
Shepard, Meaghan Leigh (Illinois)
Smith, Curley Emanuel (Illinois)
Sorenson, Stephen J. (Illinois)
Sorokin, Mark Jacob (Illinois)
Standal, Barbara Joan (Illinois)
Sustaita, Rodolfo Lucio (Illinois)
Sylvertooth, D'Ontae (Illinois)
Szromba, Jeanne Bowman (Illinois)
Thanasombat, Sirithon (Illinois)
Thomas, Kelley Renee (Illinois)
Thomas, Gillian Lathrop (Illinois)
Thornton, Gerald L. (Illinois)
Tomlinson, Robert F (Illinois)
Trujillo, Richard R (Illinois)
Turnage, Edwin Lake (Illinois)
Valderrama, Hillary K (Illinois)
Vance, Carrie Noelle (Illinois)
Viramontes, Victor Garcia (Illinois)
Wagner, Steven Andrews (Illinois)
Walter, Nicholas Glen (Illinois)
Weaver, Meredith Jayne (Illinois)
Weisberg, Robert E. (Illinois)
Wilhite, Connie Kay (Illinois)
Winston, David Andrew (Illinois)
Witherspoon, Sandra Denise (Illinois)
Woodham, Maricia B. (Illinois)
Woolley, Christopher (Illinois)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4260786/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-harris-bank/
Last updated Feb. 13, 2024, 3:06 a.m.
State / Territory: Illinois
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 28, 2012
Closing Date: 2013
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
EEOC, on behlad of 14 disabled employees that had lost their jobs after taking leave related to their disability
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Harris Bank, Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Title VI, Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq.
Constitutional Clause(s):
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: $400,000
Order Duration: 2013 - 2015
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
General:
Staff (number, training, qualifications, wages)
Disability and Disability Rights:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
Type of Facility:
EEOC-centric: