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Case Name	EEOC v. MAGNETEK, INC.	EE-TN-0071
Docket / Court	1-00-1041 ( W.D. Tenn. )
State/Territory	Tennessee
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In February 2000, the Memphis Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Magnetek, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, it appears from the consent decree ... read more > In February 2000, the Memphis Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Magnetek, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. We do not have a copy of the complaint; therefore, the exact allegations involved are unknown. However, it appears from the consent decree that the complaint alleged the defendant discriminated against women by failing to hire female applicants for operative positions in its facility in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Following some discovery, the parties settled the lawsuit in June 2001 through a consent decree. The consent decree required the defendant to pay $200,000 to an unspecified number of individuals. David Friedman - 12/17/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Discrimination-area

Hiring

Discrimination-basis

Sex discrimination

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Causes of Action

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

Case Details


Defendant(s)	Magnetek, 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
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Case Closing Year	2001
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


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	Smith Barney Gender Discrimination https://www.lieffcabraser.com/employment/smith-barney/ Date: August 2008 By: Outten & Golden [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Date: Mar 1, 2008 By: Nancy Levit (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law) Citation: 49 B.C. L. Rev. 367 (2008) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]
	Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach By: Susan Sturm (Columbia Law School) Citation: 101 Colum. L. Rev. 458 (2001) [ Detail ] [ External Link ]

Documents

Docket(s)

1:00-cv-01041-JDT (W.D. Tenn.)
EE-TN-0071-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/21/2001

General Documents

Consent Decree [ECF# 26]

EE-TN-0071-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 06/21/2001
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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