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Case Name	EEOC v. U.S. Pipeline, Inc.	EE-NC-0118
Docket / Court	1:03-cv-00838-WLO ( M.D. N.C. )
State/Territory	North Carolina
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In September 2003 the Charlotte and Washington, D.C. offices of the EEOC brought this suit against U.S. Pipeline, Inc. and Laborers Local Union 980 of Laborers International Union of North America in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The EEOC alleged on behalf of ... read more > In September 2003 the Charlotte and Washington, D.C. offices of the EEOC brought this suit against U.S. Pipeline, Inc. and Laborers Local Union 980 of Laborers International Union of North America in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The EEOC alleged on behalf of eleven Hispanic individuals that the defendants failed to hire them for jobs on a gas pipeline because of their national origin. A consent decree was filed later that same month. In the two-year consent decree, the defendants were required to institute an anti-discrimination policy and provide annual EEO training for its managerial employees. The EEOC was allowed to inspect any of the defendants' premises to review its compliance with the decree, and the defendants were required to submit semi-annual reports to the EEOC. Additionally, each of the eleven complainants was awarded $7,850.00. Kevin Wilemon - 10/26/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

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Issues

Content of Injunction

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

National origin discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

National Origin/Ethnicity

Indian

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details

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Defendant(s)	Laborers Local Union 980 of Laborers International Union of North America U.S. Pipeline, 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
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 - 2005
Case Closing Year	2003
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources

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	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

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Docket(s)

1:03-cv-00838-WLO (M.D. N.C.)
EE-NC-0118-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/17/2003
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Complaint EE-NC-0118-0001.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/04/2003
Consent Decree [ECF# 2] EE-NC-0118-0002.pdf \| Detail Date: 09/16/2003 Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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