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Case Name
EEOC v. TIC-The Industrial Company
EE-LA-0083
Docket / Court
01-1776 ( E.D. La. )
State/Territory
Louisiana
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In June 2001, the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against The Industrial Company, a construction company, alleging discrimination on the basis of race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendants, ...
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In June 2001, the New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this lawsuit against The Industrial Company, a construction company, alleging discrimination on the basis of race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendants, African-American applicants, were denied construction positions due to their race, black or that its hiring policies had a disparate impact on black applicants. Following several motions to dismiss by the plaintiff and some discovery, the parties settled the lawsuit in December 2002 through a consent decree.
The three-year decree, containing a non-discrimination and non-retaliation clause, required the defendant to: retain, annually report and maintain searchable employment application records; comply with specified recruitment and hiring protocols and requirements; make good faith efforts to attract qualified African-American applicants; provide EEO training to managers and supervisors; pay $2,300,000 to a fund to pay class members, with the remainder to fund trade schools or colleges; pay $200,000 for a minority development program.
Daisy Manning - 10/29/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements
Discrimination Prohibition
Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols
Monitoring
Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention
Provide antidiscrimination training
Recordkeeping
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Hiring
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Impact
Disparate Treatment
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
The Industrial Company ("TIC")
TIC Holdings, Inc.
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
2003 - 2006
Filed
06/11/2001
Case Closing Year
2006
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
E.D. La.
04/20/2006
2:01-cv-01776-LMA
EE-LA-0083-9000.pdf
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Detail
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
E.D. La.
06/11/2001
EEOC Sues Major Construction Firm for Widespread Race Discrimination
EE-LA-0083-0003.pdf
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Detail
E.D. La.
06/11/2001
Complaint and Jury Demand
EE-LA-0083-0006.pdf
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Detail
E.D. La.
11/21/2002
Order and Reasons [re: Protective Order]
(2002 WL 31654977)
EE-LA-0083-0007.pdf
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WESTLAW
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E.D. La.
04/02/2003
Consent Decree
EE-LA-0083-0001.pdf
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Detail
E.D. La.
04/08/2003
EEOC and TIC the Industrical Company Settle Discrimination Lawsuit
EE-LA-0083-0002.pdf
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Detail
E.D. La.
12/31/2003
EEOC Litigation Settlements - April 2003
EE-LA-0083-0004.pdf
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Detail
E.D. La.
01/05/2005
FY 2003 Office of General Counsel Annual Report
EE-LA-0083-0005.pdf
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