EEOC's Milwaukee, WI office filed this Title VII and ADEA lawsuit against the defendant Milwaukee Gray Iron LLC in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Milwaukee, WI on 08/26/2003. EEOC alleged that an employee was subject to a foreman's derogatory remarks about his age and ...
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EEOC's Milwaukee, WI office filed this Title VII and ADEA lawsuit against the defendant Milwaukee Gray Iron LLC in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Milwaukee, WI on 08/26/2003. EEOC alleged that an employee was subject to a foreman's derogatory remarks about his age and foreign accent for four years and the defendant failed to prevent or correct the discriminatory acts. The individual complainant was a Russian immigrant born in 1936 and had strong Russian accent. The complainant intervened in EEOC's lawsuit.
The case was referred to mediation before Magistrate Judge A.E. Goodstein. Judge Goodstein presided over six settlement conferences between the parties from January to February 2004. The case was resolved by a consent decree entered on 03/23/2004.
Under the consent decree, the defendant agreed to pay the individual complainant $46,000 in emotional damages. The defendant was to refrain from discrimination or retaliation activities and was required to implement a confidential and reliable complaint procedure.
Yin Zheng - 07/14/2007
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