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Case Name
EEOC v. SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY dba CP RAIL SYSTEM
EE-MN-0061
Docket / Court
99-940 JMR/FLN ( D. Minn. )
State/Territory
Minnesota
Case Type(s)
Disability Rights-Pub. Accom.
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
The EEOC's Milwaukee district office sued Soo Line Railroad Company, a Northern-Midwest railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Rail System, on June 21, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The EEOC's complaint alleged that Soo Line violated the Americans with ...
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The EEOC's Milwaukee district office sued Soo Line Railroad Company, a Northern-Midwest railroad subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific Rail System, on June 21, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The EEOC's complaint alleged that Soo Line violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to hire a man based on his prior history of disability (a prior ankle and neck injury) due to a company medical system which screens out numerous people with histories of disability. The parties entered into a settlement conference with the court in January 2000 which culminated in a consent decree on April 27, 2000. The consent decree stipulated that Soo Line would pay $68,175 in damages to the aggrieved applicant, comply with the ADA in the future and provide individualized medical examinations to determine fitness for work, issue a statement to all employees emphasizing compliance with the ADA, and certify compliance with the consent decree to the EEOC after each section is accomplished.
Yin Zheng - 05/30/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Discrimination-area
Hiring
Medical Exam / Inquiry
Discrimination-basis
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Treatment
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. ยงยง 12111 et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Soo Line Railroad Company
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
2000 - 2003
Filed
06/21/1999
Case Closing Year
2003
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
D. Minn.
04/27/2000
0:99-cv-00940-JMR-FLN
EE-MN-0061-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
D. Minn.
04/27/2000
Stipulation and Order for Dismissal [ECF# 14]
EE-MN-0061-0001.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
D. Minn.
04/27/2000
Consent Decree [ECF# 15]
EE-MN-0061-0002.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
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