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.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (5/14/2008)

Clearinghouse (6/13/2017)

People

Judge(s)

Day, Charles Bernard (Maryland)

Judge(s)

Day, Charles Bernard (Maryland)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

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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Under the Radar: Visibility and the Effects of Discrimination Lawsuits in Small and Large Firms Carly Knight, Frank Dobbin, Alexandra Kalev	Research on how discrimination lawsuits affect corporate diversity has yielded mixed results. Qualitative studies highlight the limited efficacy of lawsuits in the typical workplace, finding that lit…	March 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

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

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 29, 2006	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)	PACER
	Sept. 29, 2006	Jury Trial Demand by EEOC. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/02/2006)	PACER
2	Oct. 2, 2006	Summons Issued 20 days as to McCrea Equipment Company, Inc.. (raf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/02/2006)	PACER
3	Dec. 28, 2006	ANSWER to Complaint by McCrea Equipment Company, Inc..(Rosenberg, David) (Entered: 12/28/2006)	PACER
4	Dec. 28, 2006	Local Rule 103.3 Disclosure Statement by McCrea Equipment Company, Inc.. (Rosenberg, David) (Entered: 12/28/2006)	PACER
5	Jan. 5, 2007	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)	PACER
6	Jan. 18, 2007	Joint Correspondence re: Initial Report on Early Settlement/ADR, Magistrate Judge (Rosenberg, David) (Entered: 01/18/2007)	PACER
7	Jan. 19, 2007	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)	PACER
8	Feb. 28, 2007	Correspondence re: scheduling settlement conference. Reply required. (bab, Chambers) (Entered: 02/28/2007)	PACER
9	March 9, 2007	Correspondence re: alternate dates for settlement conference. Reply required. (bab, Chambers) (Entered: 03/09/2007)	PACER
10	March 23, 2007	Letter/Order scheduling settlement conference. Signed by Judge Charles B. Day 3/22/07.(elt, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/23/2007)	PACER
11	March 30, 2007	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)	PACER
	April 17, 2007	Settlement Conference held on 4/12/2007 before Judge Charles B. Day. (bab, Chambers) (Entered: 04/17/2007)	PACER
13	May 3, 2007	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)	PACER
14	May 4, 2007	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)	PACER
15	July 26, 2007	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (Consent Decree) by EEOC. (Morocco, Maria) (Entered: 07/26/2007)	PACER
16	July 30, 2007	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)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Maryland

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2006

Closing Date: July 26, 2009

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

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

Private Entity/Person

McCrea Equipment Company, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

District of Maryland 8:06-cv-02565

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 110000

Order Duration: 2007 - 2009

Issues

General/Misc.:

Retaliation

Discrimination Area:

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Discipline

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Race discrimination

Sex discrimination

Affected Race(s):

Black

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. McCREA EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/5570/ (last updated 6/13/2017).