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Case Name	EEOC v. PRIME PLACEMENT, INC.	EE-TX-0284
Docket / Court	9:99CV 147 ( E.D. Tex. )
State/Territory	Texas
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The EEOC's Houston district office sued Prime Placement, Inc. and East Texas Temporaries, Inc. on June 25, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII when it discriminated based on sex by failing to refer a ... read more > The EEOC's Houston district office sued Prime Placement, Inc. and East Texas Temporaries, Inc. on June 25, 1999 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII when it discriminated based on sex by failing to refer a female employee for an occupation it considered a "man's job." The parties entered into a consent decree on May 12, 2000, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $3,000 in damages, post a notice of compliance with Title VII, maintain thorough records of its business dealings, allow the EEOC to inspect these records and interview employees, and advertise that the defendant is an EEO employer. Aaron Weismann - 07/03/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements

Discrimination Prohibition

Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols

Monitoring

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Recordkeeping

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

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)	East Texas Temporaries, Inc. Prime Placement, 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	2000 - 2003
Case Closing Year	2000
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)

9:99-cv-00147-JH (E.D. Tex.)
EE-TX-0284-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 05/24/2000
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-TX-0284-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/25/1999 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
First Amended Complaint [ECF# 12] EE-TX-0284-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/12/2000 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Consent Decree [ECF# 13] EE-TX-0284-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/12/2000 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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