Filed Date: June 24, 2005
Closed Date: May 15, 2007
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In June 2005, the Detroit District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against B & V Construction in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the charging party, a male employee, and other similarly situated individuals to a sexually hostile work environment consisting of unwelcome sexually explicit comments and touching. In addition, the defendant allegedly retaliated against the charging party after he complained of the harassment by further harassing him and subjecting him to unsafe working conditions. In August 2005, the charging party intervened in the suit. After some scheduling orders, the parties settled in May 2006 through a consent decree.
The one-year decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: develop a sexual harassment policy, provide Title VII training for all its employees, post a notice of the decree, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and pay $92,500 to be distributed among three individuals.
The decree was entered in 2006 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.
Summary Authors
Jason Chester (7/3/2007)
Clearinghouse (12/21/2018)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4758495/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-b-v-construction/
Last updated Jan. 30, 2024, 3:03 a.m.
State / Territory: Michigan
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: June 24, 2005
Closing Date: May 15, 2007
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
B & V Construction (South Lyon, MI), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 92500
Order Duration: 2006 - 2007
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: