The Houston District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against W-Industries Limited L.P., a Houston based company that manufactures safety shutoff systems for the energy industry, in September of 2004, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. The suit alleged sexual discrimination and retaliation against a male employee. He was fired for hiring a lawyer and complaining of the sexual discrimination. The suit was resolved 4 months after being filed, by a consent decree entered on January 26, 2005.

The consent decree contained both monetary and injunctive relief. The monetary relief consisted of $116,490.22 to be paid to the complainant. His lawyers are to be paid $58,509.78, although he never intervened in the suit. The monetary damages are to be further separated for tax reasons, with $96,490.22 being for compensatory damages and the remaining $20,000 to be back pay. The injunctive relief starts with the defendant expunging the complainant's record and providing a neutral reference for future job inquiries. They are also to train each manager annually for three years on retaliation and Title VII rules, as well as post notice of the employee's rights in their office. In addition they must report their compliance and any complaints to the EEOC in 6, 18, and 36 months after the decree. The settlement term was 3 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

Alex Bean - 07/30/2007
- 06/12/2017


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