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Case Name
Beck v. Boeing Company
EE-WA-0113
Docket / Court
2:00-cv-00301 ( W.D. Wash. )
State/Territory
Washington
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Private Employment Class Actions
Case Summary
On February 25, 2000, 37 individuals filed a class action complaint against Boeing Co. and its subsidiaries and divisions in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiffs, all female workers at various Boeing facilities, claimed that the company had ...
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On February 25, 2000, 37 individuals filed a class action complaint against Boeing Co. and its subsidiaries and divisions in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. The plaintiffs, all female workers at various Boeing facilities, claimed that the company had discriminated against them and asked the court for injunctive relief, back pay, and benefits, alleging that the company had pursued and/or failed to eliminate policies that, while they may have seemed neutral, had the effect of discrimination. Specifically, they contended that they had been denied desirable job assignments, promotional opportunities, management positions, equal pay, overtime, and benefits.
In their motion for class certification, filed May 2, 2001, the plaintiffs, all female workers from the Puget Sound area, Wichita, Southern California, St. Louis, and Tulsa, claimed that they represented a fair cross section of Boeing's female employees. On October 19, 2001, the court (Judge Marsha J. Pechman) held that class certification was appropriate for injunctive action and punitive damages, although not for back pay. Beck v. Boeing, 203 F.R.D. 459 (W.D. Wash. 2001). The class consisted of women employed at defendant's facilities in the Puget Sound area of the State of Washington at any time since February 25, 1997. Id.
On October 8, 2004t, he court (Judge Pechman) granted final approval of a consent decree and awarded attorney's fees to the plaintiffs. In the settlement, Boeing agreed to pay between $40 and $70 million total, depending on the class member claim return rate. Boeing also agreed to provide relief with regard to starting salaries, salary reviews, performance evaluation, job analysis, promotion, and overtime.
Andrew Kline - 03/30/2008
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Affected Gender
Female
Discrimination-area
Pay / Benefits
Promotion
Training
Discrimination-basis
Sex discrimination
General
Pattern or Practice
Plaintiff Type
Private Plaintiff
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Boeing Co.
Plaintiff Description
Women employed at Boeing's facilities in the Puget Sound area at any time since February 25, 1997.
Class action status sought
Yes
Class action status granted
Yes
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
No
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Filed
02/25/2000
Case Closing Year
2007
Case Ongoing
No
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Documents
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Court
Docket(s)
W.D. Wash.
10/31/2007
2:00-cv-00301
EE-WA-0113-9000.pdf
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General Documents
W.D. Wash.
10/19/2001
Opinion
(203 F.R.D. 459)
EE-WA-0113-0002.pdf
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W.D. Wash.
03/15/2004
Opinion
(2004 WL 5495914)
EE-WA-0113-0003.pdf
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W.D. Wash.
05/14/2004
Opinion
(2004 WL 5495670)
EE-WA-0113-0004.pdf
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W.D. Wash.
07/16/2004
[Proposed] Court-Approved Consent Decree [ECF# 1054-8]
EE-WA-0113-0001.pdf
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People
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Judges
Pechman, Marsha J.
(W.D. Wash.)
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Plaintiff's Lawyers
Berman, Steve W.
(Washington)
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EE-WA-0113-9000
Helgren, Michael D.
(Washington)
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McNaul, Jerry R.
(Washington)
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Reiser, Julie Goldsmith
(District of Columbia)
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Schuknecht, Barbara H.
(Washington)
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Schwartz, Ann Marie
(Washington)
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Sellers, Joseph Marc
(District of Columbia)
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Toll, Steven J.
(District of Columbia)
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Webber, Christine E.
(District of Columbia)
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Yang, Jenny R.
(District of Columbia)
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Defendant's Lawyers
Babcock, Mary Kathleen
(Kansas)
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Brown, Barbara Berish
(District of Columbia)
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Burkholder, Vaughn
(Kansas)
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Degraffenreid, Jeff P
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Donnelly, Dennis C
(Missouri)
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Geier, Jon A.
(District of Columbia)
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Gioia, Veronica
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Hannah, Lawrence B.
(Washington)
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Heyrich, Donald W.
(Washington)
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Hollingsworth, Jeffrey Alan
(Washington)
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Massoni, James Steven
(Kansas)
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O'Neill, Maureen
(Georgia)
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Sanders, James
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Smith, Paul E
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Thelen, Trisha A
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Weirich, C. Geoffrey
(Georgia)
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Williams, Nancy
(Washington)
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