EEOC v. SAKO CORPORATION | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse

Case Profile		new search page permalink

Case Name	EEOC v. SAKO CORPORATION	EE-MP-0012
Docket / Court	1:04-cv-00025 ( D. N. Mar. I. )
State/Territory	Northern Mariana Islands
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The San Francisco District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, against Sako Corporation. The complaint was filed in September 2004 and in April 2005 a default judgment was entered against Sako Corporation. We do not ... read more > The San Francisco District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands, against Sako Corporation. The complaint was filed in September 2004 and in April 2005 a default judgment was entered against Sako Corporation. We do not have a copy of the complaint or the default judgment. However, a press release indicates that the EEOC alleged that Sako discriminated based on national origin in violation of Title VII, by firing Filipino, Thai, and Bangladeshi workers and replacing them with Chinese workers. The press release also indicates that the default judgment requires Sako to pay a total of $1,087,337. Shankar Viswanathan - 07/31/2007 compress summary

- click to show/hide ALL -

Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discrimination-basis

National origin discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

National Origin/Ethnicity

Other

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Race

Asian/Pacific Islander

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Sako 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
Source of Relief	Litigation
Case Closing Year	2005
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


	Microsoft Gender Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Date: Oct. 14, 2016 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Age Discrimination Class Action seeks Fair Employment for Older PwC Applicants http://www.pwcagecase.com/ Date: Apr. 27, 2016 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Smith Barney Gender Discrimination https://www.lieffcabraser.com/employment/smith-barney/ Date: August 2008 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Date: Mar. 1, 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)

1:04-cv-00025 (D. N. Mar. I.)
EE-MP-0012-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 08/18/2005
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Default Judgment Against Defendant Sako Corporation (D. N. Mar. I.) EE-MP-0012-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/19/2005 Source: EEOC Regional Office
EEOC Press Release EE-MP-0012-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 04/25/2005

People