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Case Name	EEOC v. FRANCISCO BALDOR SCHOOL	EE-FL-0051
Docket / Court	1:98-cv-01405-UU ( S.D. Fla. )
State/Territory	Florida
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The EEOC's Miami district office sued Francisco Baldor School, a private school in Miami, on June 22, 1998 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Miami. The EEOC's complaint alleged that Francisco violated Title VII when it discriminated against one of its employees based on sex ( ... read more > The EEOC's Miami district office sued Francisco Baldor School, a private school in Miami, on June 22, 1998 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Miami. The EEOC's complaint alleged that Francisco violated Title VII when it discriminated against one of its employees based on sex (female) by failing to complete the hiring of and discharging a female teacher because of her pregnancy. The parties entered into a consent decree on August 27, 1999 which stipulated that the defendant would pay the aggrieved employee $3,650 in damages and report to the EEOC's Miami office should it open another school during the duration of the consent decree. Aaron Weismann - 06/14/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Pregnancy discrimination

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Francisco Baldor School Francisco Baldor School
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	1999 - 2002
Case Closing Year	1999
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)

1:98-cv-01405-UU (S.D. Fla.)
EE-FL-0051-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 08/27/1999

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-FL-0051-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/23/1998
Consent Decree [ECF# 19] EE-FL-0051-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/30/1999

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