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Case Name
EEOC v. Infinity Home Improvement, Inc. d/b/a Gutter Helmet
EE-IL-0103
Docket / Court
06 C 0608 ( N.D. Ill. )
State/Territory
Illinois
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
The EEOC's Chicago office filed this suit on February 2, 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Chicago Division. The complaint alleged that defendant Infinity Home Improvement, Inc., doing business as Gutter Helmet, created a hostile working environment for three ...
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The EEOC's Chicago office filed this suit on February 2, 2006 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Chicago Division. The complaint alleged that defendant Infinity Home Improvement, Inc., doing business as Gutter Helmet, created a hostile working environment for three black employees and retaliated against two complainants for their opposition to the practice. The parties attended two settlement conferences and three status hearings during the case. The defendant moved for summary judgment on October 20, 2006 but a settlement was reached before a decision was made on the motion. A proposed consent decree was filed on November 17, 2006 and the consent decree was entered into the record on November 20, 2006. The defendant agreed to pay four complainants a total of $75,000. The defendant also agreed to provide annual training for its employees, maintain records of complaints and firings and send semi-annual reports to the EEOC during the two year consent decree. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2008.
William Burns - 08/20/2007
- 06/10/2017
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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
Recordkeeping
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Hiring
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Treatment
Retaliation
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)
Infinity Home Improvement, 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
2006 - 2008
Filed
02/02/2006
Case Closing Year
2008
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
N.D. Ill.
11/20/2006
1:06-cv-00608
EE-IL-0103-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
N.D. Ill.
02/02/2006
Complaint [ECF# 1]
EE-IL-0103-0001.pdf
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Detail
N.D. Ill.
11/20/2006
Consent Decree [ECF# 54]
EE-IL-0103-0002.pdf
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