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Case Name	EEOC v. ABG INTERNATIONAL UNION	EE-AL-0004
Docket / Court	5:97-cv-00876-CLS ( N.D. Ala. )
State/Territory	Alabama
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In April 1997, the EEOC district office in Birmingham, Alabama brought this suit against the Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers International Union in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The complaining party intervened in the suit. Neither complaint is currently available. ... read more > In April 1997, the EEOC district office in Birmingham, Alabama brought this suit against the Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers International Union in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The complaining party intervened in the suit. Neither complaint is currently available. After two defense motions for summary judgment and a single plaintiff motion for summary judgment, the EEOC settled and dropped its suit in August of 1998. The intervenor plaintiff settled in September of 1998. Neither settlement agreement is available. Jason Chester - 06/22/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-basis

Race discrimination

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Race

Race, unspecified

Causes of Action

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
State law
42 U.S.C. § 1981

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Aluminum, Brick and Glass Workers International Union
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	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Voluntary Dismissal
Case Closing Year	1998
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

5:97-cv-00876-CLS (N.D. Ala.)
EE-AL-0004-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/29/1998
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Order Dismissing Certain Claims [ECF# 48] (N.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0004-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/13/1998 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
Order of Dismissal [ECF# 51] (N.D. Ala.) EE-AL-0004-0003.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/29/1998 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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