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Case Name
EEOC v. BALLY TOTAL FITNESS CORP.
EE-CA-0030
Docket / Court
3:06-cv-02974-JSW ( N.D. Cal. )
State/Territory
California
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In May 2006, the EEOC's San Francisco office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Bally Total Fitness Corporation alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC alleged that defendant had engaged in hiring ...
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In May 2006, the EEOC's San Francisco office filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Bally Total Fitness Corporation alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC alleged that defendant had engaged in hiring discrimination based on national origin and religion when it did not hire an Indian Sikh. The defendant, a nationwide provider of fitness centers and fitness training, and the EEOC attempted to resolve the dispute through mediation for nearly three months but were unsuccessful. Upon their return to court, the parties postponed a firm scheduling order until, four months later, they came to an agreement and a consent decree was approved in April 2007 that ordered the defendant to pay $24,000 to the complainant, enjoined it from discriminating on the basis of national origin and religion, and required it to provide equal employment opportunity training sessions to its supervisory employees. The decree was to last for one year. The docket sheet shows that no further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
Jason Chester - 07/13/2007
- 06/07/2017
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Hiring
Discrimination-basis
National origin discrimination
Religion discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Treatment
National Origin/Ethnicity
Indian
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Bally Total Fitness Corporation
Bally Total Fitness Corporation
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
2007 - 2008
Case Closing Year
2008
Case Ongoing
No
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Date: Mar. 1, 2008
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Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008)
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Date: Apr. 1, 2001
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Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001)
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Documents
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Docket(s)
3:06-cv-02974-JSW
(N.D. Cal.)
EE-CA-0030-9000.pdf
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Detail
Date: 04/18/2007
General Documents
Complaint
EE-CA-0030-0001.pdf
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Detail
Date: 05/03/2006
Settlement Agreement
EE-CA-0030-0002.pdf
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Detail
Date: 04/13/2007
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