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Case Name	EEOC v. ENVIRONMENTAL AIR SYSTEMS, INC.	EE-NC-0033
Docket / Court	5:01-CV-406-BO(3) ( E.D.N.C. )
State/Territory	North Carolina
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In June 2001, the Charlotte (along with Raleigh) office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Environmental Air Systems, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The complaint alleged that the defendant failed to hire the charging party to a Pipe Helper ... read more > In June 2001, the Charlotte (along with Raleigh) office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Environmental Air Systems, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The complaint alleged that the defendant failed to hire the charging party to a Pipe Helper position because of her sex. The charging party intervened in the suit in July 2001, and the case settled by entry of a consent decree in September 2001. The three year consent decree included an anti-discrimination provision, an anti-retaliation provision, payment of $44,000 to the charging party ($34,333.33 to charging party and $9,666.67 as attorney fees), management training, posting of an EE notice, advertisements of jobs containing statements that the defendant is an equal opportunity employer, active recruitment of women for Pipe Helper position, and semi-annual reporting to the EEOC of the identity of applicants for the Pipe Helper position. Kevin Wilemon - 06/06/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	Environmental Air Systems, 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
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	2001 - 2004
Case Closing Year	2001
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources

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	Microsoft Gender Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Date: Oct. 14, 2016 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Age Discrimination Class Action seeks Fair Employment for Older PwC Applicants http://www.pwcagecase.com/ Date: Apr. 27, 2016 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Smith Barney Gender Discrimination https://www.lieffcabraser.com/employment/smith-barney/ Date: August 2008 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Date: Mar. 1, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law Faculty) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach Date: Apr. 1, 2001 By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School Faculty) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

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Docket(s)

5:01-cv-00406-BO (E.D.N.C.)
EE-NC-0033-9002.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/19/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-NC-0033-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/01/2001 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Consent Decree [ECF# 15] EE-NC-0033-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/19/2001 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People

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Judges	Boyle, Terrence William (E.D.N.C.) EE-NC-0033-0001
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Barnes, Lynette (North Carolina) EE-NC-0033-0001 \| EE-NC-0033-0002
	Mahood, Zoe G. (North Carolina) EE-NC-0033-0001 \| EE-NC-0033-0002
	Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia) EE-NC-0033-0001 \| EE-NC-0033-0002
	Weinstein, Mindy (North Carolina) EE-NC-0033-0001 \| EE-NC-0033-0002
	Wetsch, Laura J. (North Carolina) EE-NC-0033-0001
Defendant's Lawyers	Cary, William P.H. (North Carolina) EE-NC-0033-0001

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