In September of 2006, the EEOC Chicago District Office brought suit in United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, against Roadway Express, Inc., a freight hauler. The suit alleged that the defendant subjected African-American employees to harassment and different terms and ...
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In September of 2006, the EEOC Chicago District Office brought suit in United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, against Roadway Express, Inc., a freight hauler. The suit alleged that the defendant subjected African-American employees to harassment and different terms and conditions of employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Shortly thereafter, several of the employees intervened as plaintiffs bringing a class action suit. The defendant moved to dismiss the class claims in part. The motion was granted in part and denied in part; the intervenor-plaintiffs claims regarding job assignments were dismissed because the plaintiffs had failed to exhaust their administrative remedies. U.S. E.E.O.C. v. Roadway Exp., Inc., 2007 WL 2198363 (N.D.Ill. July 31, 2007).
On September 29, 2009, an amended complaint was filed. The amended complaint elaborated on the first complaint in-depth, listed all parties and all allegations.
On September 14, 2010, a preliminary order approving a consent decree was filed. On June 27, 2012, the consent decree was amended. The settlement enjoined Defendant from discriminating on the basis of race or retaliating against any employee who complained about race discrimination. It also awarded the class $10,000,000.
On December 16, 2015, the court found that Defendant had complied with the consent decree and the case was closed.
Jason Chester - 05/23/2008
Katherine Reineck - 02/07/2016
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