Case: EEOC v. West Roofing Systems-Georgia

0:07-cv-03249 | U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2007

Closed Date: 2010

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Case Summary

On September 27, 2007, the EEOC, on behalf of a female job applicant, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina against West Roofing Systems-Georgia Inc. alleging the company had engaged in unlawful employment practices on the basis of sex by failing to hire the charging party based on her sex, female, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. On July 25, 2008, the court (Judge Joseph F. Anderson Jr.) approved a consent decree in favor of the plaintiff. The three year decree provided $12,000 in damages and enjoined the defendant from engaging in discrimination. Additionally, the decree set forth anti-retaliation provisions, required posting of EEO policy in the workplace, and a revamped hiring procedure.The decree was entered in 2007 and scheduled to last 2010. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

Summary Authors

David Miller (5/26/2010)

Clearinghouse (12/24/2018)

People

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Judge(s)

Anderson, Joseph Fletcher (South Carolina)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Barnes, Lynette (North Carolina)

Burnside, Tina (North Carolina)

Cooper, Ronald S. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Brown, Deborah Casey (South Carolina)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

0:07-cv-03249

Docket

EEOC v. West Roofing Systems-Georgia Inc.

July 25, 2008

July 25, 2008

Docket
1

0:07-cv-03249

Complaint

EEOC v. West Roofing Systems-Georgia Inc.

Sept. 27, 2007

Sept. 27, 2007

Complaint
23

0:07-cv-03249

Consent Decree

EEOC v. West Roofing Systems-Georgia Inc.

July 25, 2008

July 25, 2008

Order/Opinion

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4381233/equal-employment-opportunity-comission-v-west-roofing-systems-georgia-inc/

Last updated Dec. 19, 2024, 1:03 p.m.

Docket sheet not available via the Clearinghouse.

Case Details

State / Territory: South Carolina

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 27, 2007

Closing Date: 2010

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Tomeka Evans - female applicant for laborer position at West Roofing Systems-Georgia Inc. who was denied due to her gender

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

West Roofing Systems-Georgia Inc. (Tunnel Hill), Private Entity/Person

Defendant Type(s):

Retailer

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Any published opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Hire

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Monitoring

Amount Defendant Pays: 12,000

Order Duration: 2007 - 2010

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Hiring

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits