Filed Date: Sept. 12, 2002
Closed Date: July 10, 2003
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The EEOC's Chicago district office sued Family Video Movie Club, Inc. on September 12, 2002 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when it discriminated based on age by failing to hire applicants over 40 years old. After a series of status conferences in early to mid 2003, the parties entered into a consent decree on July 10, 2003, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $17,000 in damages and make $100,000 available for the class members who return waiver forms, offer to hire the complainant and class members as positions become available, post a notice of compliance with the ADEA, distribute copies of the consent decree to all employees, maintain records of all applications for two years, allow the EEOC to enter its premises to interview employees and copy documents, and report all hiring decisions to the EEOC semiannually.
Summary Authors
Aaron Weismann (7/25/2007)
Last updated March 22, 2024, 3:03 a.m.
State / Territory: Illinois
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 12, 2002
Closing Date: July 10, 2003
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Family Video Movie Club, Inc. (Downers Grove, IL.), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 117000
Order Duration: 2003 - 2005
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Discrimination-basis:
EEOC-centric: