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Case Name	EEOC v. WESTBURN SUPPLY, INC.	EE-NV-0043
Docket / Court	98CV01383 ( D. Nev. )
State/Territory	Nevada
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Los Angeles district office of the EEOC brought this suit against Westburn Supply, Inc. in September 1998 in the U.S. District Court of Nevada. The nature of the allegations is unclear, except they involved age discrimination. The parties agreed on a consent decree in April 1999. The consent ... read more > The Los Angeles district office of the EEOC brought this suit against Westburn Supply, Inc. in September 1998 in the U.S. District Court of Nevada. The nature of the allegations is unclear, except they involved age discrimination. The parties agreed on a consent decree in April 1999. The consent decree required the defendant to pay $41,000 to a male. The nature of the injunctive parts of the decree are unknown, but had a two year term. Justin Kanter - 05/20/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-basis

Age discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Westburn Supply, 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	1999 - 2001
Case Closing Year	1999
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)

2:98CV01383 (D. Nev.)
EE-NV-0043-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 04/06/1999
Source: Non-PACER U.S. District Court Website

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