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Case Name
EEOC v. GILLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
EE-TN-0050
Docket / Court
2:06-cv-02528-JPM-dkv ( W.D. Tenn. )
State/Territory
Tennessee
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In August 2006, the Memphis Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Gilley Construction Co., Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee alleging discrimination on the basis of race, African-American, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ...
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In August 2006, the Memphis Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Gilley Construction Co., Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee alleging discrimination on the basis of race, African-American, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged the defendants were paid less than their Caucasian and Hispanic counterparts, were sometimes left working while the others left the construction site, and were subsequently terminated based upon their race. Following some discovery, the parties settled the lawsuit in July 2007 through a consent decree.
The two-year decree, containing an anti-discrimination provision, required the defendants to: make compliance reports, provide a neutral reference for the complainants, provide EEO training, post notice of employee rights, and pay $60,000 to be distributed among four complaining parties. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2009.
David Friedman - 06/12/2008
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Neutral/Positive Reference
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Pay / Benefits
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Treatment
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)
Gilley Construction Co., 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
2007 - 2009
Filed
08/17/2006
Case Closing Year
2009
Case Ongoing
No
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Docket(s)
W.D. Tenn.
07/30/2007
2:06-cv-02528-JPM-dkv
EE-TN-0050-9000.pdf
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General Documents
W.D. Tenn.
08/17/2006
Complaint [ECF# 1-1]
EE-TN-0050-0001.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
W.D. Tenn.
07/30/2007
Consent Decree [ECF# 21]
EE-TN-0050-0003.pdf
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Cooper, Ronald S.
(District of Columbia)
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EE-TN-0050-0001
Lee, James L.
(District of Columbia)
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Owen, Carson L.
(Tennessee)
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Reams, Gwendolyn Young
(District of Columbia)
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Williams, Faye A.
(Tennessee)
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