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Case Name	EEOC v. THE NEWS AND OBSERVER PUBLISHING COMPANY	EE-NC-0113
Docket / Court	5:99-cv-00582-F ( E.D.N.C. )
State/Territory	North Carolina
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The Charlotte Office of the EEOC filed this action in the District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The Defendant was The News and Observer Publishing Company, a newspaper publisher in North Carolina. The controversy involved alleged failure to promote and termination of the ... read more > The Charlotte Office of the EEOC filed this action in the District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The Defendant was The News and Observer Publishing Company, a newspaper publisher in North Carolina. The controversy involved alleged failure to promote and termination of the complainant based on his religion (Baptist) in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit was filed in August 1999 and was resolved in August 2001 when the court granted summary judgment to the defendant because it found that the complainant's religious belief did not have a determinative influence on the his discharge. Kevin Wilemon - 08/16/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-area

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Promotion

Discrimination-basis

Religion discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	The News and Observer Publishing 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	Defendant
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None
Source of Relief	None
Case Closing Year	2001
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

5:99-cv-00582-F (E.D.N.C.)
EE-NC-0113-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 11/04/2002
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-NC-0113-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/31/1999
Order [Regarding Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment] (180 F.Supp.2d 763) (E.D.N.C.) EE-NC-0113-0002.pdf \| WESTLAW\| LEXIS \| Detail Date: 08/10/2001

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