Case: EEOC v. Vecta, a Division of Steelcase Inc.

3:04-cv-01890 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 30, 2004

Closed Date: Feb. 23, 2005

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Dallas district office sued Vecta, a Texas furniture manufacturer and a division of Steelcase, Inc., on August 30, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The EEOC's complaint alleged that Vecta violated Title VII when it discriminated based on sex (female) by subjecting the intervenor employee, who intervened in September 2004, to a hostile work environment due to sexual harassment and terminated her in retaliation for her complaints about her treatment. The parties settled on January 3, 2005 and the case was dismissed on February 23, 2005. The settlement agreement stipulated that the defendant would provide one training session concerning sexual harassment to its employees, post a notice of compliance with Title VII, and pay $200,000 in damages to the intervenor.

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Aaron Weismann (5/31/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:04-cv-01890	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Vecta	Feb. 23, 2005	Feb. 23, 2005 Docket
1 3:04-cv-01890	Complaint Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Vecta	Aug. 30, 2004	Aug. 30, 2004 Complaint
6 3:04-cv-01890	Intervenor-Plaintiff Carmen Dean's Original Complaint Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Vecta	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004 Complaint
18 3:04-cv-01890	Settlement Agreement Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Vecta	Feb. 23, 2005	Feb. 23, 2005 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
	***Magistrate Judge Sanderson chosen by random selection to handle matters that may be referred in this case. (cxb, ) (Entered: 09/01/2004)	Aug. 30, 2004	Aug. 30, 2004
1	COMPLAINT against Vecta, filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (govt, no fee).(cxb, ) (Entered: 09/01/2004)	Aug. 30, 2004	Aug. 30, 2004
	DEMAND for Trial by Jury by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (included in the Complaint, doc. 1). (cxb, ) (Entered: 09/01/2004)	Aug. 30, 2004	Aug. 30, 2004
2	Summons Issued as to Vecta. (jrb, ) (Entered: 09/02/2004)	Aug. 30, 2004	Aug. 30, 2004
3	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PERSONS/DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (jrb, ) (Entered: 09/02/2004)	Aug. 30, 2004	Aug. 30, 2004
4	Unopposed MOTION to Intervene by Carmen Dean (jrb, ) (Entered: 09/22/2004)	Sept. 21, 2004	Sept. 21, 2004
5	ORDER granting 4 Motion to Intervene (Signed by Judge Jane J Boyle on 9/23/04) (jrb, ) (Entered: 09/28/2004)	Sept. 23, 2004	Sept. 23, 2004
6	INTERVENOR COMPLAINT against Vecta (A Division of Steelcase Inc), filed by Carmen Dean.(jrb, ) (Entered: 10/01/2004)	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004
7	Unopposed MOTION for Enlargement of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead by Vecta (jrb, ) (Entered: 10/05/2004)	Oct. 4, 2004	Oct. 4, 2004
8	ORDER granting 7 Motion to Extend Time. Dft shall answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint on or before 11/4/04. (Signed by Judge Jane J Boyle on 10/6/04) (jrb, ) (Entered: 10/06/2004)	Oct. 6, 2004	Oct. 6, 2004
9	Second Unopposed MOTION for Enlargement of Time to Answer or Otherwise Plead by Vecta (jrb, ) (Entered: 10/29/2004)	Oct. 28, 2004	Oct. 28, 2004
10	ORDER granting 9 Motion to Extend Time. Dft shall answer or otherwise respond to the complaint on or before 11/18/04. (Signed by Judge Jane J Boyle on 11/2/04) (jrb, ) (Entered: 11/04/2004)	Nov. 2, 2004	Nov. 2, 2004
11	MOTION for Leave to File Answer and Additional Defenses to Complaint of Intervenor-Plaintiff Carmen Dean Instanter by Vecta (jrb, ) (Entered: 11/19/2004)	Nov. 18, 2004	Nov. 18, 2004
14	ANSWER and Additional Defenses to Complaint by Vecta.(jrb, ) (Entered: 11/23/2004)	Nov. 18, 2004	Nov. 18, 2004
12	ORDER granting 11 Motion for Leave to File. (Signed by Judge Jane J Boyle on 11/23/04) (jrb, ) (Entered: 11/23/2004)	Nov. 23, 2004	Nov. 23, 2004
13	ANSWER and Additional Defenses to Complaint of Intervenor-Plaintiff Carmen Dean by Vecta.(jrb, ) (Entered: 11/23/2004)	Nov. 23, 2004	Nov. 23, 2004
15	STATUS REPORT ORDER:Joint Status Report due by 1/3/2005. (Signed by Judge Jane J Boyle on 12/07/04) (dek) (Entered: 12/07/2004)	Dec. 7, 2004	Dec. 7, 2004
16	ORDER: The case has settled. A final judgment or agreed order of dismissal is due by 2/4/05. (Signed by Judge Jane J Boyle on 1/3/05) (dek, ) (Entered: 01/03/2005)	Jan. 3, 2005	Jan. 3, 2005
17	ORDER REQUIRING ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD AND PRO SE NON-PRISONER) LITIGANTS TO REGISTER FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF NOTICE - All counsel of record and all pro se (non-prisoner) litigants in cases pending before Judge Jane J. Boyle are required to register for electronic transmission (e-mail) notice within (30) days of the date of this order. In addition, all non-dispositive motions filed in Judge Boyle?s Court must be accompanied by a proposed order e-mailed to Boyle_Clerk@txnd.uscourts.gov in WordPerfect or Word format. (Modification of Local Rule 7.1(h)). Information about how to register for electronic noticing, can be found on the Northern District of Texas website at http://www.txnd.uscourts.gov/records/ens.html. (Signed by Judge Jane J Boyle on 1/31/05) (rrj, ) (Entered: 02/02/2005)	Jan. 31, 2005	Jan. 31, 2005
18	Settlement Agreement...See order for specifics. (Signed by Judge Jane J Boyle on 2/23/05) (svc, ) (Entered: 02/24/2005)	Feb. 23, 2005	Feb. 23, 2005
	***Civil Case Terminated. (svc, ) (Entered: 02/24/2005)	Feb. 23, 2005	Feb. 23, 2005