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Case Name	EEOC v. TJX COMPANIES, INC., dba TJ MAXX	EE-NJ-0093
Docket / Court	97-5593(WHW) ( D.N.J. )
State/Territory	New Jersey
Case Type(s)	Equal Employment
Special Collection	EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization	EEOC
Case Summary	In November 1997 the Philadelphia district office of the EEOC brought this suit against TJX Companies, Inc. d/b/a TJ Maxx Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The complaint is unavailable, and the exact allegations brought by the EEOC are unknown. Three private ... read more > In November 1997 the Philadelphia district office of the EEOC brought this suit against TJX Companies, Inc. d/b/a TJ Maxx Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The complaint is unavailable, and the exact allegations brought by the EEOC are unknown. Three private parties intervened as plaintiffs in the case in February 1998. The case was settled by a settlement agreement in November 1998, the details of which are unknown, and the action was dismissed. Kevin Wilemon - 10/17/2007 compress summary

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Issues

EEOC-centric

Direct Suit on Merits

Private Party intervened in EEOC suit

General

Disparate Treatment

Plaintiff Type

EEOC Plaintiff

Private Plaintiff

Case Details


Defendant(s)	TJX Companies, Inc.
Plaintiff Description	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations	EEOC
Class action status sought	Unknown
Class action status granted	Unknown
Prevailing Party	Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer	Yes
Nature of Relief	Unknown
Source of Relief	Settlement
Form of Settlement	Voluntary Dismissal
Case Closing Year	1998
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)

2:97-cv-05593-WHW (D.N.J.)
EE-NJ-0093-9000.pdf | Detail
Date: 11/18/1998
Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]

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