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Case Name
EEOC v. BICE OF CHICAGO INC
EE-IL-0028
Docket / Court
1:04-cv-02708 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory
Illinois
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
The EEOC's Chicago District Office sued Bice of Chicago, Inc., d/b/a The Bice Group, Italian RG Inc., on April 15, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The EEOC's complaint alleged that Bice violated Title VII when it discriminated against a group of employees ...
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The EEOC's Chicago District Office sued Bice of Chicago, Inc., d/b/a The Bice Group, Italian RG Inc., on April 15, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The EEOC's complaint alleged that Bice violated Title VII when it discriminated against a group of employees based on race (Hispanic/non-Italian) and sex (male) by providing disparate conditions of employment, a sexually harassing atmosphere, and constructively or actually discharged numerous employees in retaliation for their complaints. The case proceedings included a few discovery disputes, filed in June and July of 2005, and nearly a dozen status hearings and settlement conferences over the course of the case, nearly all of which were presided over by Magistrate Judge Michael T. Mason. The parties entered into a consent decree on April 18, 2006 which stipulated that Bice would pay $210,000 in damages to the complainants; develop, post and distribute a revised anti-discrimination/harassment policy; provide annual Title VII compliance training for its employees; provide semiannual reports to the EEOC concerning Title VII violation complaints; and allow EEOC inspectors access to its files and employees to ensure compliance with the consent decree. The settlement term was 2 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
Aaron Weismann - 06/19/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Male
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
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
Sex discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Treatment
Retaliation
National Origin/Ethnicity
Hispanic
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)
Bice of Chicago, 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
Filed Pro Se
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
2006 - 2008
Filed
04/16/2004
Case Closing Year
2008
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ill.
04/18/2006
1:04-cv-02708
EE-IL-0028-9000.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
N.D. Ill.
04/16/2004
Complaint [ECF# 1]
EE-IL-0028-0001.pdf
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Detail
N.D. Ill.
07/18/2005
Statement [ECF# 32]
(229 F.R.D. 581)
EE-IL-0028-0006.pdf
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WESTLAW
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LEXIS
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Detail
Source: Google Scholar
N.D. Ill.
04/18/2006
Consent Decree [ECF# 51]
EE-IL-0028-0004.pdf
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