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Case Name	EEOC v. BARTON COLLEGE	EE-NC-0007
Docket / Court	5:01-cv-00493-BO ( E.D.N.C. )
State/Territory	North Carolina
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina against Barton College. The complaint, filed in June 2001, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint ... read more > The Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina against Barton College. The complaint, filed in June 2001, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint specifically alleged that the Defendant refused to hire the charging pary based on her pregnancy. The parties agreed to a consent decree in July 2002. The decree, which had a term of 2 years, required the Defendant to pay $20,000 to the charging party. The decree also contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation provisions, as well as required the Defendant to: post a non-discrimination notice, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and provide a one-time Title VII training session for its employees. Elizabeth Glassman - 06/14/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

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)	Barton College
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	2002 - 2004
Case Closing Year	2002
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

5:01-cv-00493-BO (E.D.N.C.)
EE-NC-0007-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 07/26/2002

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-NC-0007-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/29/2001 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Consent Decree [ECF# 10] EE-NC-0007-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/26/2002 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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