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Case Name	EEOC v. THE LION BREWERY	EE-PA-0161
Docket / Court	2:00-cv-04908-CRW ( E.D. Pa. )
State/Territory	Pennsylvania
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In September 2000, the Philadelphia office of the EEOC brought this suit for violation of Title VII against The Lion Brewery in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The EEOC alleged that the Defendant discriminated on the basis of sex, by failing to hire qualified ... read more > In September 2000, the Philadelphia office of the EEOC brought this suit for violation of Title VII against The Lion Brewery in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The EEOC alleged that the Defendant discriminated on the basis of sex, by failing to hire qualified females. The case settled by entry of a consent decree one day later. This Decree required the Defendant to: pay $500,000 in damages to the complainants, to post notice, to refrain from discriminating or retaliating against employees, and to provide annual training to all supervisory, managing, or hiring employees. This decree has a term of 2 years. Keri Livingston - 07/12/2007 compress summary

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Issues and Causes of Action

Issues

Affected Gender

Female

Content of Injunction

Discrimination Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

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)	The Lion Brewery
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	2000 - 2002
Case Closing Year	2000
Case Ongoing	No

Additional Resources


Case Studies	Megacases, Diversity, and the Elusive Goal of Workplace Reform Written: Mar. 01, 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)

2:00-cv-04908-CRW (E.D. Pa.)
EE-PA-0161-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/29/2000
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

General Documents

Consent Decree

EE-PA-0161-0001.pdf | Detail
Date: 09/29/2000
Source: District Court

People