Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2005
Closed Date: June 15, 2008
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The New York Office of the EEOC filed this action in the District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The Defendant was Polar Air Cargo, Inc., an international air cargo service. The controversy involved the alleged action of the airline refusing to allow female pilots to fly to the Middle East after September 11, 2001. When the complainant voiced her opposition to this policy it was dropped, but she was subsequently fired. The lawsuit was filed in September of 2005 and was eventually resolved by consent decree in June of 2006. The complainant, who did not intervene in the case, was awarded $50,000, but this was only in the form of an unsecured claim on the Defendant's bankruptcy estate. The company was required to provide training for all of its employees, post a Notice, and amend its current policy prohibiting discrimination. The decree was to last for two years.
The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
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Tony Verticchio (7/8/2007)
Clearinghouse (6/11/2017)
Last updated March 3, 2024, 3 a.m.
State / Territory: New York
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 28, 2005
Closing Date: June 15, 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
Polar Air Cargo, 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: 50000
Order Duration: 2006 - 2008
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Affected Sex or Gender:
EEOC-centric: