Filed Date: March 4, 1999
Closed Date: Sept. 1, 2000
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In March 1999, the EEOC district office in Chicago, Illinois brought this suit against Watlow Batavia, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Althought he complaint is unavailable, the consent decree states that a class of intervenors alleged that the defendant unlawfully discriminated against them when it imposed unequal treatment agaisnt Hispanics by imposing an "English-only" policy, then retaliated against them when they complained. After seven individuals intervened in the case and six statuts conferences were held, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in September 2000.
In the consent decree, the parties agreed that the defendant would refrain from retaliating and discriminating on the basis of national origin, not implement any more "English-only" rules, pay the aggrieved partys $192,000 in damages, pay $100,000 in attorney's fees, provide EEO training, post EEO notices, and submit semiannual complaince reports. The terms of the agreement ran for two years.
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Jason Chester (6/29/2007)
Last updated Feb. 17, 2024, 3 a.m.
State / Territory: Illinois
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: March 4, 1999
Closing Date: Sept. 1, 2000
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Watlow Batavia, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 292000
Order Duration: 2000 - 2002
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
National origin discrimination
EEOC-centric:
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
National Origin/Ethnicity: