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Case Name	EEOC v. STUDLEY PRODUCTS & WILDWOOD INDUSTRIES INC.	EE-IL-0213
Docket / Court	04-1323 ( C.D. Ill. )
State/Territory	Illinois
Case Type(s)	Disability Rights-Pub. Accom. Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In September 2004, the Chicago office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Studley Products & Wildwood Industries, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimant because of his disability ( ... read more > In September 2004, the Chicago office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Studley Products & Wildwood Industries, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimant because of his disability (deafness). The case settled by entry of a consent decree in April 2006. The two year consent decree required the defendant to pay the claimant $33,000, refrain from discrimination and retaliation, post notice, provide training for all personnel that deals with human resources, keep records of complaints of disability discrimination or failure to accommodate, and give the EEOC semi-annual reports on any complaints of disability discrimination and/or failure to accommodate. Kevin Wilemon - 07/11/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Content of Injunction

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Accommodation / Leave

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discrimination-basis

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Studley Products Inc. Wildwood Industries, 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	Damages Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration	2006 - 2008
Case Closing Year	2008
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

1:04-cv-01323-JAG (C.D. Ill.)
EE-IL-0213-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 05/11/2006
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-IL-0213-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/21/2004
Agreed Protective Order [in part] (C.D. Ill.) EE-IL-0213-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/10/2005
Order (C.D. Ill.) EE-IL-0213-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/28/2006
Consent Decree EE-IL-0213-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/28/2006

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