The Atlanta District Office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Gammans Architectural (doing business as Skyline International, Inc.) and Gammans Architectural Products in September 2005 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. The complaint alleged that complainants were terminated because of their race. More specifically, the complainants alleged that the defendant terminated the complainants (the two most tenured and experienced employees at their position) while retaining less tenured and experienced non-black employees and hiring less qualified non-black employees to share in the duties and responsibilities previously held by the complainants. The court ordered a default judgment in favor of the EEOC after defendant's failed to comply with a court order to seek counsel in October 2006.

As a result of the default judgment, the court ordered the defendant to pay one complainant $77,484.18, consisting of $42,484.18 in back pay and $35,000 in compensatory damages. The court also ordered the defendant to pay the other complainant $85,124.15, consisting of $50,124.15 in back pay and $35,000 in compensatory damages. The default judgment also permanently enjoined the defendant from engaging in discriminatory practices.

Kevin Wilemon - 05/29/2007


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