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Case Name
EEOC v. OAK-RITE MFG. CORP.
EE-IN-0078
Docket / Court
IP99-1962-C-H/G ( S.D. Ind. )
State/Territory
Indiana
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In December 1999, the Indianapolis District Office filed this suit against Oak-Rite Manufacturing Corporation, a metal-working factory, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. We do not have a copy of the complaint. However, according to the Court's opinion, the complaint ...
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In December 1999, the Indianapolis District Office filed this suit against Oak-Rite Manufacturing Corporation, a metal-working factory, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. We do not have a copy of the complaint. However, according to the Court's opinion, the complaint alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by failing to reasonably accommodate the charging party's religious beliefs. Specifically, the defendant did not hire the charging party, a female employee, because she refused to comply with a pants-only safety policy, claiming that it violated her religious beliefs which required her to wear a long skirt. In November 2000, the plaintiff filed a partial motion for summary judgment regarding a record-keeping provision of Title VII. The defendant filed a motion for summary judgment in December 2000 regarding the religious discrimination charges. The Court granted both motions in August 2001, finding for the defendant on the religious discrimination charges. Therefore, the plaintiff did not obtain relief except for an injunction ordering the defendant to comply with the record-keeping provisions of Title VII.
Michele Marxkors - 06/08/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Recordkeeping
Discrimination-area
Accommodation / Leave
Hiring
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. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Oak-Rite Manufacturing Corporation
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
Mixed
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Litigation
Filed
12/30/1999
Case Closing Year
2001
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
S.D. Ind.
05/25/2006
IP99-C-1962 -H/G
EE-IN-0078-9000.pdf
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General Documents
S.D. Ind.
08/27/2001
Opinion: Entry on Summary Judgment Motions
(2001 WL 1168156 / 2001 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 15621)
EE-IN-0078-0001.pdf
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