EEOC v. EARTHGRAINS REFRIGERATED DOUGH PRODUCTS INC (d/b/a THE EARTHGRAINS COMPANY)

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Case Name	EEOC v. EARTHGRAINS REFRIGERATED DOUGH PRODUCTS INC (d/b/a THE EARTHGRAINS COMPANY)	EE-GA-0026
Docket / Court	1:98-cv-03370-CAM ( N.D. Ga. )
State/Territory	Georgia
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC MALDEF
Case Summary	In November 1998, the Atlanta District Office of the EEOC filed this suit against Earthgrains Refrigerated Dough Products, Inc., d/b/a The Earthgrains Company, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The only document publicly available regarding this case is the docket; ... read more > In November 1998, the Atlanta District Office of the EEOC filed this suit against Earthgrains Refrigerated Dough Products, Inc., d/b/a The Earthgrains Company, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The only document publicly available regarding this case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations of the complaint are unknown. After some discovery, the parties settled in December 1999 through a consent decree. According to the docket, the consent decree required the defendant to: provide discrimination training, post an EEOC notice, report any modifications to its discrimination policy to the EEOC, and pay $15,000. Michele Marxkors - 06/14/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Content of Injunction

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

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)	Earthgrains Refrigerated Dough Products, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC MALDEF
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
Case Closing Year	1999
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

1:98-cv-03370-CAM (N.D. Ga.)
EE-GA-0026-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/13/1999

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