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Case Name
EEOC v. Northwestern Human Services
EE-PA-0120
Docket / Court
2:04-cv-04531-RBS ( E.D. Pa. )
State/Territory
Pennsylvania
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In September 2004, the Philadelphia District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Northwestern Human Services, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. We do not have a copy of the complaint. Therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown ...
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In September 2004, the Philadelphia District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against Northwestern Human Services, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. We do not have a copy of the complaint. Therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, it appears from the charging parties' complaint and from the Court Order granting intervention to a second group of charging parties that the complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the eight charging parties on the basis of national origin, African, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by terminating or constructively terminating the complainants because of their respective national origin. The charging parties intervened in the suit in October 2004 and August 2005. After discovery and pending a decision on defendant's motion for summary judgment, the parties settled in August 2006 through a consent decree. This decree required the defendant to: pay $600,000, to be divided among the eight charging parties, post notice of rights, and to provide training to all employees. Additionally, the decree prevents the defendant from discriminating, retaliating, or divulging information regarding this suit, to potential employers of the charging parties. The decree was to last for three years. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.
Keri Livingston - 10/15/2007
- 06/11/2017
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis
National origin 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
42 U.S.C. § 1981
State Anti-Discrimination Law
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Northwestern Human Services
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
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Order Duration
2006 - 2009
Filed
2004
Case Closing Year
2009
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
E.D. Pa.
09/25/2006
2:04-cv-04531-RBS
EE-PA-0120-9000.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
E.D. Pa.
01/06/2005
Plaintiff Intervenors' Complaint [ECF# 6]
EE-PA-0120-0001.pdf
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Detail
E.D. Pa.
10/14/2005
Memorandum & Order [ECF# 24]
(2005 WL 2649324 / 2005 U.S.Dist.LEXIS 23768)
EE-PA-0120-0003.pdf
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WESTLAW
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LEXIS
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Detail
E.D. Pa.
09/25/2006
Consent Decree [ECF# 52]
EE-PA-0120-0002.pdf
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Detail
Source: District Court
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