Case: EEOC v. SABIC AMERICAS, INC.

4:05-cv-03362 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2005

Closed Date: 2008

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Case Summary

The Houston office of the EEOC brought suit against SABIC Americas Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas in September 2005. The complaint alleged discrimination based on national origin and sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. More specifically, the claimant alleged her wages were lower than similarly situated employees because of her national origin (Syrian) and sex and the defendant retaliated against her for complaining by reducing her work duties, changing her job status, retrieving and reviewing her emails and ultimately firing her. The EEOC and SABIC entered a consent decree in November 2005, which was not binding on the claimant, who had filed a private party complaint. By January 2006, the claimant and SABIC entered a settlement and the judge ordered a conditional order of dismissal. We do not have access to the settlement agreement between the claimant and SABIC.The consent decree between the EEOC and SABIC included non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the development of an anti-discrimination policy, and required that the policy remain posted for the term of the consent decree. SABIC was also required to provide a training program on discrimination to all of its human resources staff, supervisors and/or managers. Additionally, SABIC was required to upgrade the professionalism of its internal investigations and was required to report on who was interviewed as part of the investigation and why they were interviewed. The decree also required the expungement of the claimant's employment record and required SABIC to give a neutral reference to any potential employer of the claimant's. SABIC additionally agreed to cooperate with any investigation undertaken by the EEOC. The injunctive parts of the decree had a two and a half year term. If the EEOC found non-compliance, the decree required the EEOC to give SABIC notice and a chance to remedy prior to application for court enforcement. The terms of the agreement were to run for 2.5 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (6/1/2007)

Clearinghouse (6/15/2017)

People

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Judge(s)

Ellison, Keith P. (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Sustaita, Rodolfo Lucio (Texas)

Judge(s)

Ellison, Keith P. (Texas)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Sustaita, Rodolfo Lucio (Texas)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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4:05-cv-03362	Docket (PACER)	Jan. 27, 2006	Jan. 27, 2006 Docket
1 4:05-cv-03362	Complaint	Sept. 29, 2005	Sept. 29, 2005 Complaint
7 4:05-cv-03362	Conditional Order of Dismissal	Jan. 27, 2006	Jan. 27, 2006 Order/Opinion
5 4:05-cv-03362	Consent Decree	Nov. 1, 2007	Nov. 1, 2007 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4396600/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-sabic-americas-inc/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Sabic Americas Inc (Filing fee $ 0.) filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.(lfilmore, ) Modified on 9/29/2005 (lfilmore, ). Additional attachment(s) added on 9/29/2005 (mmapps, ). (Entered: 09/29/2005)	Sept. 29, 2005	Sept. 29, 2005 RECAP
2	ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 2/3/2006 at 09:45 AM in Room 8631 before Judge Keith P Ellison. ( Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison ) Parties notified. (lfilmore, ) (Entered: 09/29/2005)	Sept. 29, 2005	Sept. 29, 2005
3	RETURN of Service Executed as to Sabic Americas Inc on 10/17/05 re: Summons & Complaint, filed.(mkadlubowski, ) (Entered: 10/25/2005)	Oct. 24, 2005	Oct. 24, 2005
4	RETURN of Service Executed as to Sabic Americas Inc on 10/17/05 re: Summons, filed.(mharrison, ) (Entered: 11/03/2005)	Oct. 28, 2005	Oct. 28, 2005
5	PROPOSED ORDER Consent Decree, filed.(ypippin, ) (Entered: 11/07/2005)	Nov. 1, 2005	Nov. 1, 2005
6	CONSENT DECREE JUDGMENT .( Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison ) Parties notified.(ypippin, ) (Entered: 11/10/2005)	Nov. 9, 2005	Nov. 9, 2005
7	CONDITIONAL ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE.( Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison ) Parties notified.(svaught) (Entered: 01/30/2006)	Jan. 27, 2006	Jan. 27, 2006