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Case Name	EEOC v. COTT BEVERAGES USA, INC.	EE-NC-0024
Docket / Court	5:00-cv-00694-F ( E.D.N.C. )
State/Territory	North Carolina
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	This case was brought by the Charlotte District Office in the Eastern District of North Carolina. The defendant was Cott Beverage USA, a company that produces and distributes a wide variety of carbonated beverages. The EEOC brought its claim in September of 2000 alleging violations of the Equal ... read more > This case was brought by the Charlotte District Office in the Eastern District of North Carolina. The defendant was Cott Beverage USA, a company that produces and distributes a wide variety of carbonated beverages. The EEOC brought its claim in September of 2000 alleging violations of the Equal Pay Act and Title VII as a result of the company paying its only female supervisor wages that were lower than those paid to the males. The case was settled with a consent decree in January 2001. The complainant received damages in the amount of $15,569. The three year consent decree required a one-time training program, posting of notice, and semi-annual reporting requirements. Kevin Wilemon - 06/18/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Pay / Benefits

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d)

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Cott Beverage USA, 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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	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

Docket(s)

5:00-cv-00694-F (E.D.N.C.)
EE-NC-0024-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 05/20/2003
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-NC-0024-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/20/2000 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Consent Decree [ECF# 3] EE-NC-0024-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 01/30/2001 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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