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Case Name	EEOC v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC	EE-NJ-0100
Docket / Court	3:06-cv-01453-JAP-TJB ( D.N.J. )
State/Territory	New Jersey
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The New York District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against United Parcel Service, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in March 2006. The complaint alleged religious discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. UPS allegedly failed to ... read more > The New York District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against United Parcel Service, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in March 2006. The complaint alleged religious discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. UPS allegedly failed to hire the complainant, who intervened in the EEOC's suit, because he refused to shave his beard, which he wears because of his observance of Rastafarianism. UPS policy does not allow drivers to have facial hair below the lip. UPS allegedly advised him to apply for a lower-paying job that did not involve contact with the public. There have been several contested discovery motions and an unsuccessful settlement conference in the case, which was ongoing in the district court as of 4/22/2008. On 4/16/2008, a status conference was held. Kevin Wilemon - 05/28/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Accommodation / Leave

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Religion discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

No EEOC Final Resolution Type

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Causes of Action

State Anti-Discrimination Law
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	United Parcel Service, 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	None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None yet
Source of Relief	None yet
Case Ongoing	Yes

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)

3:06-cv-01453-JAP-TJB (D.N.J.)
EE-NJ-0100-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 11/16/2009
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint [ECF# 1] EE-NJ-0100-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/27/2006 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
EEOC Press Release EE-NJ-0100-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 03/29/2006
Complaint [Plaintiff-Intervenor Roniss Mason] [ECF# 5] EE-NJ-0100-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 05/18/2006 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order [Regarding Defendant's Motion for a Protective Order] [ECF# 16] (D.N.J.) EE-NJ-0100-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/09/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Protective Order [ECF# 24] (D.N.J.) EE-NJ-0100-0005.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/01/2007 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

People


Judges	Bongiovanni, Tonianne J. (D.N.J.) [Magistrate] EE-NJ-0100-9000 Pisano, Joel A. (D.N.J.) EE-NJ-0100-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Miller, Harriet Heuer (New Jersey) EE-NJ-0100-9000
	Ranis, Michael B. (New York) EE-NJ-0100-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Lario, Wendy Johnson (New Jersey) EE-NJ-0100-9000