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Case Name
EEOC v. BICC GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC.
EE-TX-0043
Docket / Court
3:00-cv-02122 ( N.D. Tex. )
State/Territory
Texas
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In September 2000, the Dallas District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against BICC General Cable Industries, Inc., General Cable Industries, Inc., and General Cable Corporation, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of race, ...
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In September 2000, the Dallas District Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against BICC General Cable Industries, Inc., General Cable Industries, Inc., and General Cable Corporation, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas alleging discrimination on the basis of race, black, and national origin, African, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged the defendant subjected the complainants to disparate disciplinary procedures and a hostile work environment, and terminated their employment in retaliation to the complainant's opposition to the alleged discrimination. Following a denied summary judgment motion made by the defendant in February 2002, the parties settled the lawsuit in 2002 through a consent decree.
The thirty-week decree, containing agreements not to discriminate or retaliate, required the defendant to: expunge the complainants' employment records and provide them with a neutral job reference, post and distribute notice of employee rights, provide training to managers and employees who make hiring decisions, implement a complaint dispute resolution mechanism, report upon compliance with the consent decree, and pay the complainants $75,000.
Daisy Manning - 10/19/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Expungement of Employment Record
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Neutral/Positive Reference
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discipline
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis
National origin discrimination
Race discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Impact
Disparate Treatment
Retaliation
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
BICCGeneral Cable Industries, Inc.
BICCGeneral Cable Industries, Inc.
General Cable Corporation
General Cable Industries 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
2002 - 2004
Filed
09/28/2000
Case Closing Year
2003
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Tex.
06/27/2002
3:00-cv-02122
EE-TX-0043-9000.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
N.D. Tex.
09/28/2000
Complaint [ECF# 1]
EE-TX-0043-0001.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Tex.
05/03/2001
Amended Complaint [ECF# 16]
EE-TX-0043-0002.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Tex.
01/01/2002
FY 2002 Office of General Counsel Annual Report
EE-TX-0043-0009.pdf
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Detail
N.D. Tex.
05/21/2002
Order [Denying Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment] [ECF# 39]
EE-TX-0043-0007.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
N.D. Tex.
06/27/2002
Consent Decree [ECF# 42]
EE-TX-0043-0008.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
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Defendant's Lawyers
Butler, Allen
(Texas)
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EE-TX-0043-9000
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