Filed Date: Aug. 14, 1998
Closed Date: Aug. 24, 1998
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In August 1998, the Chicago Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Ameritech Corporation, Ameritech Services, Inc., and IL Bell Telephone Company in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. We do not have a copy of the complaint, but as per the agreed order, the cause of action seems to be a violation of the Age Discrimination Act by engaging in a pattern and practice of unlawful discrimination of employees over age 40. The parties settled the lawsuit through an agreed order within a week of filing. The terms of the agreed order require Ameritech to provide $1,000,016.63 in monetary damages to 40 individuals, along with refraining from discriminating or retaliating.
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Jennifer Solomon (10/3/2007)
Last updated Feb. 19, 2024, 3:09 a.m.
State / Territory: Illinois
Case Type(s):
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 14, 1998
Closing Date: Aug. 24, 1998
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
IL Bell Telephone Co., Private Entity/Person
Ameritech Services, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Ameritech Corporation, Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Amount Defendant Pays: 1000016.63
Order Duration: 1998 - 1999
Content of Injunction:
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
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