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EEOC v. SPIRTAS CO. & ARNOLD R. SPIRTAS CO d/b/a SPIRTAS WRECKING COMPANY d/b/a CENTRAL C&D RECYCLING, INC.
EE-MO-0075
Docket / Court
4:00-CV-01428CDP ( E.D. Mo. )
State/Territory
Missouri
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In September 2000, the EEOC district office in St. Louis, Missouri brought this action against the Arnold R. Spirtas Company, the Spirtas Company, Central C&D Recycling, Inc., and the Spirtas Wrecking Company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The EEOC alleged the the ...
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In September 2000, the EEOC district office in St. Louis, Missouri brought this action against the Arnold R. Spirtas Company, the Spirtas Company, Central C&D Recycling, Inc., and the Spirtas Wrecking Company in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri. The EEOC alleged the the defendants unlawfully discriminated against blacks when it refused to pay them as much as white coworkers, refused to hire blacks who would not accept less pay, and discharged those who complained, all in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
After a successful attempt at ADR, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in October 2001. The parties agreed that the defendant would pay $140,000 to the complainants, $75,000 in attorney's fees, post an EEO notice, comply with posting requirements in 29 C.F.R. section 1601.3, implement an anti-discrimination policy, and issue complaint and compliance reports to the EEOC. The terms of the decree ran for two years.
Jason Chester - 07/19/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Discrimination Prohibition
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Recordkeeping
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Hiring
Pay / Benefits
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
General
Disparate Treatment
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Private Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Arnold R. Spirtas Company
Centaral C&D Recycling, Inc.
Spirtas Company
Spirtas Industrial Services, 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
2001 - 2003
Filed
09/07/2000
Case Closing Year
2003
Case Ongoing
No
Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
E.D. Mo.
10/01/2001
4:00-cv-01428-CDP
EE-MO-0075-9000.pdf
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General Documents
E.D. Mo.
10/01/2001
Consent Decree [ECF# 28]
EE-MO-0075-0002.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
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09/30/2002
EEOC Annual Report
EE-MO-0075-0003.pdf
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People
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Judges
Perry, Catherine D.
(E.D. Mo.)
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Harper, Donna
(Missouri)
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Johnson, Robert G.
(Missouri)
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Shelly, Jan
(Missouri)
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Stewart, Clifford Gregory
(New Jersey)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Begian, Daniel R.
(Missouri)
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EE-MO-0075-9000
Garland, Burton D. Jr.
(Missouri)
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McFall, Patricia M.
(Missouri)
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Other Lawyers
Moench, William E.
(Colorado)
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