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Case Name	EEOC v. HOME CABLE CONCEPTS INC	EE-AL-0044
Docket / Court	2:97-cv-01844-SLB ( N.D. Ala. )
State/Territory	Alabama
Case Type(s)	Disability Rights-Pub. Accom. Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In July 1997, the EEOC district office in Birmingham, Alabama brought this suit against the Home Cable Concepts, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The EEOC alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to accommodate and ... read more > In July 1997, the EEOC district office in Birmingham, Alabama brought this suit against the Home Cable Concepts, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The EEOC alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to accommodate and subsequently terminating an employee with a disability. In February of 1999, the case was resolved via a stipulated judgment. The defendant agreed to pay the former employee $1,500 and to refrain from retaliating against anyone who participated in this lawsuit. Jason Chester - 07/03/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Content of Injunction

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Accommodation / Leave

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discrimination-basis

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Home Cable Concepts, 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
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)

2:97-cv-01844-SLB (N.D. Ala.)
EE-AL-0044-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 02/16/1999
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Stipulation of Judgment [ECF# 8] (N.D. Ala.)

EE-AL-0044-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 02/16/1999
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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