Case: EEOC v. K-MART CORPORATION

5:98-cv-00980 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Dec. 31, 1998

Closed Date: 1999

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Case Summary

In December 1998, the Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Kmart Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina alleging violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for discrimination on the basis of religion. Specifically, the defendant failed to reasonably accommodate the charging party's religious beliefs by refusing to give the employee a full-time position because she was a Seventh Day Adventist who had a religious objection to working on her Sabbath. The parties settled in October 1999 through a consent decree. The consent decree required the defendant to pay $3,000 to the complainant; expunge her personnel files; offer her a neutral reference; post notice; and refrain from discrimination or retaliation based on religion.

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Kevin Wilemon (5/30/2007)

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5:98-cv-00980	Docket (PACER) US EEOC v. Kmart Corporation	Feb. 4, 2000	Feb. 4, 2000 Docket
1 5:98-cv-00980	Complaint US EEOC v. Kmart Corporation	Dec. 31, 1998	Dec. 31, 1998 Complaint
7 5:98-cv-00980	Consent Decree US EEOC v. Kmart Corporation	Oct. 22, 1999	Oct. 22, 1999 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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	Complaint filed, employment discrim-religion, jury demand (st) (Entered: 01/04/1999)	Dec. 31, 1998	Dec. 31, 1998
	Waiver of summons sent to CT Corporation System for KMart (st) (Entered: 01/04/1999)	Dec. 31, 1998	Dec. 31, 1998
	(st) (Entered: 01/04/1999)	Dec. 31, 1998	Dec. 31, 1998
2	Answer to Complaint by Kmart Corporation (st) (Entered: 03/16/1999)	March 11, 1999	March 11, 1999
3	Request for Discovery Plan: Discovery Plan due by 4/5/99, served upon counsel w form 35. (st) (Entered: 03/16/1999)	March 16, 1999	March 16, 1999
5	Discovery Plan filed by US EEOC, Kmart Corporation (st) (Entered: 04/02/1999)	April 2, 1999	April 2, 1999
	Case submitted to: USMJ Dixon [5-1] discovery plan submitted via e- mail/racer for preparation of a scheduling order. (st) Modified on 04/02/1999 (Entered: 04/02/1999)	April 2, 1999	April 2, 1999
6	Order on Scheduling by Magistrate Dixon setting Discovery cutoff 9/30/99, Deadline for filing of all motions 10/30/99, Expert Witness List due on 6/30/99 from Plaintiff, and due on 7/30/99 from Defendant, Jury Trial scheduled for 1/24/20 before Judge James C. Fox Place: Wilmington No. of Interrogs. 25, No. of Depositions 5, copies served upon counsel of record w consent to magistrate trial form, and court personnel notified. (st) (Entered: 04/09/1999)	April 9, 1999	April 9, 1999
	Received the parties proposed consent decree. Will forward to Judge Fox to review and consider. (se) (Entered: 10/21/1999)	Oct. 20, 1999	Oct. 20, 1999
	Case submitted to: Judge James C. Fox for review and consideration of the proposed consent decree (se) (Entered: 10/21/1999)	Oct. 21, 1999	Oct. 21, 1999
	CASE FILE RETURNED from: Judge James C. Fox (se) (Entered: 10/22/1999)	Oct. 22, 1999	Oct. 22, 1999
7	Consent judgment (see decree/judgment for particulars) signed by Judge James C. Fox. OB Ref: FOXOB#18, pg. 95, cc:counsel. (se) (Entered: 10/22/1999)	Oct. 22, 1999	Oct. 22, 1999
	Case closed NP (se) (Entered: 10/22/1999)	Oct. 22, 1999	Oct. 22, 1999
	File sent to Raleigh for archives. (se) (Entered: 02/04/2000)	Feb. 4, 2000	Feb. 4, 2000