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Case Name
EEOC v. Kaiser Aluminum Chem
EE-WA-0039
Docket / Court
2:99-cv-00169-EFS ( E.D. Wash. )
State/Territory
Washington
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In June 1999, the EEOC's Seattle office filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington against Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the EEOC claimed that the defendant had been ...
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In June 1999, the EEOC's Seattle office filed this action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington against Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the EEOC claimed that the defendant had been administering a pre-employment physical strength exam that unlawfully discriminated as a result of its disparate impact upon women and which could not be justified by business necessity or job relatedness. Three women successfully intervened in the lawsuit in October 1999. Following much discovery the EEOC and the defendant agreed on a consent decree which was adopted by the court in May 2001. The decree required the defendant to amend its physical strength exam to accurately reflect job duties and notify the EEOC if was planning on amending it again. The defendant was also required to institute Title VII training programs and submit various reports to the EEOC throughout the three-year period of the consent decree. The charging parties were given preferential hiring status, so that they would be placed ahead of any new applicants.
Jason Chester - 07/19/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Content of Injunction
Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols
Monitoring
Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Utilize objective hiring/promotion criteria
Discrimination-area
Hiring
Testing
Discrimination-basis
Sex discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
General
Disparate Impact
Disparate Treatment
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical 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
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
2001 - 2004
Filed
06/11/1999
Case Closing Year
2004
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
E.D. Wash.
05/22/2001
2:99-cv-00169-EFS
EE-WA-0039-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
E.D. Wash.
06/11/1999
Complaint
EE-WA-0039-0001.pdf
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E.D. Wash.
11/21/2000
Order [Granting in part and denying in part motion to compel]
EE-WA-0039-0002.pdf
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E.D. Wash.
05/11/2001
Consent Decree
EE-WA-0039-0003.pdf
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People
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Cordon, Claire
(Washington)
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EE-WA-0039-0001
Lucero, A. Luis Jr.
(Washington)
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Olson, Kathryn Blaire
(Washington)
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Reams, Gwendolyn Young
(District of Columbia)
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Stewart, C. Gregory
(District of Columbia)
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