Case: EEOC v. McCREA EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.

8:06-cv-02565 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2006

Closed Date: July 26, 2009

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Case Summary

The Baltimore district office of the EEOC brought this suit against McCrea Equipment Company, Inc., in September 2006, in the District Court of Maryland. The complaint alleged that two female employees were subjected to sexual harassment by a Systems Administrator and retaliation by unnamed employees for complaining to management. The hostile work environment created by the sexual harassment and retaliation led to the constructive discharge of the employees. One employee was subjected to racial and retaliatory harassment. The other employee was involuntarily transferred to another facility with a longer commute and was harassed by employees at the other facility.A few weeks after the Defendant answered the EEOC's complaint, the parties began settlement proceedings. A consent decree was entered into in July 2007. The consent decree required the Defendant to implement a revised sexual harassment policy, which included using a human resources official as a recipient and investigator of harassment complaints. Two hours of training of managers and hour of training of all other employees was required to be conducted by an outside trainer or attorney. Notice of the Defendant's sexual harassment policy was required to be posted. The defendant agreed to pay a total of $110,000 to the two former employees. The decree was to last for two years. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

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Summary Authors

Jason Chester (5/14/2008)

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People

Judge(s)

Day, Charles Bernard (Maryland)

Judge(s)

Day, Charles Bernard (Maryland)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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8:06-cv-02565	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. McCrea Equipment Company, Inc.	July 30, 2007	July 30, 2007 Docket
1 8:06-cv-02565	Complaint EEOC v. McCrea Equipment Company, Inc.	Sept. 29, 2006	Sept. 29, 2006 Complaint
15 8:06-cv-02565	Consent Decree EEOC v. McCrea Equipment Company, Inc.	July 26, 2007	July 26, 2007 Settlement Agreement

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Docket

Last updated March 26, 2025, 8:28 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against McCrea Equipment Company, Inc., filed by EEOC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet # 2 Civil Cover Sheet Continuation)(raf, Deputy Clerk) Additional attachment(s) added on 10/2/2006 (raf, Deputy Clerk). (Entered: 10/02/2006)	Sept. 29, 2006	Sept. 29, 2006
	Jury Trial Demand by EEOC. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/02/2006)	Sept. 29, 2006	Sept. 29, 2006
2	Summons Issued 20 days as to McCrea Equipment Company, Inc.. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/02/2006)	Oct. 2, 2006	Oct. 2, 2006
3	ANSWER to Complaint by McCrea Equipment Company, Inc..(Rosenberg, David) (Entered: 12/28/2006)	Dec. 28, 2006	Dec. 28, 2006
4	Local Rule 103.3 Disclosure Statement by McCrea Equipment Company, Inc.. (Rosenberg, David) (Entered: 12/28/2006)	Dec. 28, 2006	Dec. 28, 2006
5	SCHEDULING ORDER: Status Report due by 5/21/2007. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 1/5/2007. (elt, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/05/2007)	Jan. 5, 2007	Jan. 5, 2007
6	Joint Correspondence re: Initial Report on Early Settlement/ADR, Magistrate Judge (Rosenberg, David) (Entered: 01/18/2007)	Jan. 18, 2007	Jan. 18, 2007
7	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Charles B. Day for settlement. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 1/19/07. (jmw, Chambers) (Entered: 01/19/2007)	Jan. 19, 2007	Jan. 19, 2007
8	Correspondence re: scheduling settlement conference. Reply required. (bab, Chambers) (Entered: 02/28/2007)	Feb. 28, 2007	Feb. 28, 2007
9	Correspondence re: alternate dates for settlement conference. Reply required. (bab, Chambers) (Entered: 03/09/2007)	March 9, 2007	March 9, 2007
10	Letter/Order scheduling settlement conference. Signed by Judge Charles B. Day 3/22/07.(elt, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/23/2007)	March 23, 2007	March 23, 2007
11	Consent MOTION For Enlargement of Deadlines by McCrea Equipment Company, Inc.. Responses due by 4/16/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sun, Jeffrey) (Entered: 03/30/2007)	March 30, 2007	March 30, 2007
	Settlement Conference held on 4/12/2007 before Judge Charles B. Day. (bab, Chambers) (Entered: 04/17/2007)	April 17, 2007	April 17, 2007
13	Joint MOTION to Stay Proceedings by McCrea Equipment Company, Inc.. Responses due by 5/21/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Rosenberg, David) (Entered: 05/03/2007)	May 3, 2007	May 3, 2007
14	PAPERLESS ORDER GRANTING 13 Joint Motion to Stay Proceedings. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 5/4/07. (Titus, Roger) (Entered: 05/04/2007)	May 4, 2007	May 4, 2007
15	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (Consent Decree) by EEOC. (Morocco, Maria) (Entered: 07/26/2007)	July 26, 2007	July 26, 2007
16	CONSENT DECREE and APPROVAL. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 7/30/07. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(c/m 7/27/07 cmc) (rank, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 07/31/2007)	July 30, 2007	July 30, 2007