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Case Name	EEOC v. Atlanta Rent-A-Car, Inc.	EE-GA-0007
Docket / Court	1:03-CV-2631-RLV ( N.D. Ga. )
State/Territory	Georgia
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The EEOC's Atlanta District Office sued ARAC, Inc., an Atlanta Compny d/b/a Atlanta Rent-A-Car, on September 2, 2003 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The EEOC's complaint alleged that ARAC violated Title VII when it discriminated based on religion (Islam) by ... read more > The EEOC's Atlanta District Office sued ARAC, Inc., an Atlanta Compny d/b/a Atlanta Rent-A-Car, on September 2, 2003 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The EEOC's complaint alleged that ARAC violated Title VII when it discriminated based on religion (Islam) by failing to consider two Islamic applicants for employment. The parties settled and dismissed the case on September 2, 2004. Aaron Weismann - 06/12/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Religion 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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	ARAC, 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	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Voluntary Dismissal
Case Closing Year	2004
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:03-cv-02631-RLV (N.D. Ga.)
EE-GA-0007-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/02/2004
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-GA-0007-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/02/2003
Amended Complaint EE-GA-0007-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/02/2004
Stipulation of Dismissal EE-GA-0007-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/02/2004

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