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Case Name	EEOC v. UNICCO SERVICE COMPANY	EE-IL-0230
Docket / Court	1:98-cv-06083 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory	Illinois
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In September 1998 the Chicago office of the EEOC brought this suit against UNICCO Service Company and Unicco Security Services, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint is unavailable, but a press release indicates that the EEOC alleged religious ... read more > In September 1998 the Chicago office of the EEOC brought this suit against UNICCO Service Company and Unicco Security Services, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint is unavailable, but a press release indicates that the EEOC alleged religious discrimination. A settlement was reached in March 1999, and the case was voluntarily dismissed. The details of the settlement agreement are unavailable, but the EEOC press release indicates that the defendant paid $55,000 in settlement. Kevin Wilemon - 10/28/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Discrimination-basis

Religion discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	UNICCO Service Company
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	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Damages
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Voluntary Dismissal
Case Closing Year	1999
Case Ongoing	No

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Documents

Docket(s)

1:98-cv-06083 (N.D. Ill.)
EE-IL-0230-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 03/25/1999
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

FY 1999 Major Litigation Highlights from EEOC's Combined Annual Reports Fiscal Years 1999-2001 (Highlighted Section)

EE-IL-0230-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 12/31/2003

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