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Case Name	EEOC v. PREFERRED PEOPLE STAFFING	EE-MA-0013
Docket / Court	4:06 CV 40190 (FDS) ( D. Mass. )
State/Territory	Massachusetts
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	The New York District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Preferred Labor LLC (doing business as Preferred People Staffing) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in August 2006. The complaint alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights ... read more > The New York District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Preferred Labor LLC (doing business as Preferred People Staffing) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts in August 2006. The complaint alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The defendant employment agency allegedly discriminated against female applicants on the basis of their sex; unlawfully classified jobs on the basis of sex; complied with requests for employees on the basis of sex; and retaliated against a female employee who complained about the discrimination. The case was referred to a magistrate judge for mediation, and it was ongoing in the district court as of 4/22/2008. In April, a status conference was scheduled for 7/14/2008. Kevin Wilemon - 05/28/2008 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

No EEOC Final Resolution Type

General

Disparate Treatment

Retaliation

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Preferred Labor LLC
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	None Yet / None
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	None yet
Source of Relief	None yet
Case Ongoing	Yes

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)

4:06-cv-40190-FDS (D. Mass.)
EE-MA-0013-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 08/21/2009
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint and Jury Trial Demand EE-MA-0013-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 08/31/2006
Protective Order (D. Mass.) EE-MA-0013-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 02/12/2008

People


Judges	Hillman, Timothy Spafard (D. Mass.) [Magistrate] EE-MA-0013-0002 \| EE-MA-0013-9000 Saylor, F. Dennis IV (FISC) EE-MA-0013-9000
Plaintiff's Lawyers	Cooper, Ronald S. (District of Columbia) EE-MA-0013-9000
	Grossman, Elizabeth (New York) EE-MA-0013-9000
	Keenan, Judy A. (New York) EE-MA-0013-9000
	Lee, James L. (District of Columbia) EE-MA-0013-9000
	Lizana, Arnold J. (Massachusetts) EE-MA-0013-9000
	Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia) EE-MA-0013-9000
	Rose, Robert D. (New York) EE-MA-0013-9000
Defendant's Lawyers	Burns, Jeffrey M. (Massachusetts) EE-MA-0013-9000
	Houlding, Elizabeth A. (Massachusetts) EE-MA-0013-9000
	Poliferno, Richard J. (Massachusetts) EE-MA-0013-9000
	Riordan, J. Michael (New Jersey) EE-MA-0013-9000
	Wilson, Rebecca J. (Massachusetts) EE-MA-0013-9000