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Case Name	EEOC v. AMERICAN BOTTLING CO	EE-IL-0010
Docket / Court	1:03-cv-06365 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory	Illinois
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The EEOC's Chicago district office sued American Bottling Company, a soft-drink producer and distributor, on July 20, 2003 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The EEOC's complaint alleged that ABC violated Title VII when it discriminated based on race (African ... read more > The EEOC's Chicago district office sued American Bottling Company, a soft-drink producer and distributor, on July 20, 2003 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The EEOC's complaint alleged that ABC violated Title VII when it discriminated based on race (African American) by creating a racially hostile work environment. The parties entered into a two-year consent decree on December 1, 2004, which required the defendant to pay $80,000 in damages; conduct Title VII training for all employees; create an anti-discrimination policy; post notice of Title VII rights; and send annual reports to the EEOC regarding compliance. Kevin Wilemon - 06/13/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Content of Injunction

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Pattern or Practice

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Race

Black

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	American Bottling Company
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	2004 - 2006
Case Closing Year	2004
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)

1:03-cv-06365 (N.D. Ill.)
EE-IL-0010-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/01/2004

General Documents

Complaint EE-IL-0010-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/10/2003
Minute Order [Granting Plaintiff's Motion to Compel] (N.D. Ill.) EE-IL-0010-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 06/30/2004
Minute Order [Granting Plaintiff's Second Motion to Compel] (N.D. Ill.) EE-IL-0010-0004.pdf \| Detail Date: 07/28/2004
Consent Decree EE-IL-0010-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 12/02/2004

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