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Case Name EEOC v. DONNKENNY, INC. (d/b/a DONNKENNY APPAREL, INC.) EE-MI-0046
Docket / Court 2:97-cv-75077-GER ( E.D. Mich. )
State/Territory Michigan
Case Type(s) Equal Employment
Special Collection EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization EEOC
Case Summary
The Detroit Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, against Donnkenny, Incorporated. The complaint, filed in September 1997, alleged age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Specifically, the ... read more >
The Detroit Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, against Donnkenny, Incorporated. The complaint, filed in September 1997, alleged age discrimination in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Specifically, the complaint alleged that Defendant had failed to hire the charging party because of his age and then retaliated against him for filing a complaint with the EEOC.

A consent decree was entered in June 1998, which provided for Defendant to pay the charging party $60,000. The decree also contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation provisions as well as required Defendant to hold a one-time Title VII training and post a non-discrimination notice.

Kevin Wilemon - 06/14/2007

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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Hiring
Discrimination-basis
Age discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Treatment
Retaliation
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Causes of Action Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. ยงยง 621 et seq.
Case Details
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Defendant(s) Donnkenny Incorporated
Donnkenny, Incrporated
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 1998 - 2001
Case Closing Year 1998
Case Ongoing No
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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)
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Docket(s)
2:97-cv-75077-GER (E.D. Mich.)
EE-MI-0046-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/26/1998
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
Consent Decree
EE-MI-0046-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/26/1998
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