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Case Name	EEOC v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS INC	EE-GA-0010
Docket / Court	1:01-cv-00803-RWS ( N.D. Ga. )
State/Territory	Georgia
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In March 2001, the Atlanta District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. in U.S. District for the Northern District of Georgia. The only document publicly available regarding the case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. ... read more > In March 2001, the Atlanta District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. in U.S. District for the Northern District of Georgia. The only document publicly available regarding the case is the docket; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. After some discovery, the parties settled in January 2002 through a consent decree. It appears from the docket that the decree had one year duration and required the defendant to pay $200,000. Michele Marxkors - 06/30/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

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)	BellSouth Telecommunications, 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	2002 - 2003
Case Closing Year	2002
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)

1:01-cv-00803-RWS (N.D. Ga.)
EE-GA-0010-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 01/23/2002
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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