Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2004
Closed Date: 2008
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The El Paso and San Antonio offices of the EEOC brought this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in September 2004 against JLP, LLC and Wolflin Oil, LLC. The complaint alleged discrimination based on race and national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. More specifically, the complaint alleged the defendants terminated the employment of two employees because of their race (black) and national origin (Hispanic). While the Court administratively closed any claims against Wolflin Oil in December 2004, this order was subsequently vacated. In January 2006, the parties entered a consent decree.
The consent decree included non-retaliation and non-discrimination clauses and required the defendants to post the EEO rights of employees. The defendants agreed to provide EEO training to supervisory and managerial employees on non-discriminatory work and management techniques. The decree had a term of two years, but called for an extension upon a violation. The defendants also agreed to pay the two claimants a total of $10,000. The defendants were also required to provide neutral reference letters to claimant's prospective employers and expunge their employment records. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
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Justin Kanter (10/26/2008)
Clearinghouse (6/12/2017)
Last updated March 18, 2024, 3:04 a.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2004
Closing Date: 2008
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
JLP, LLC (Plainview), Private Entity/Person
Wolflin Oil, LLC (Plainview), 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: 10000
Order Duration: 2006 - 2008
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination-basis:
National origin discrimination
Race:
EEOC-centric:
National Origin/Ethnicity: