Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2003
Closed Date: 2003
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In September 2003, the San Antonio District Office of the EEOC filed this suit against Williamson County Cablevision Company in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas alleging discrimination on basis of national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The complaint alleged that the defendant terminated the charging party, a Hispanic employee, for a minor work violation while a similarly situated White employee who had committed more serious violations was not disciplined in any way. In addition, the defendant retaliated against the charging party for his participation in the investigation of a discrimination complaint. The parties settled in October 2003 shortly after the suit was filed through a consent decree.
The eight-month decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation provisions, required the defendant to provide the charging party with a neutral reference, expunge his personnel file of any negative information, post an EEOC poster in its Georgetown facility, and pay $1,000.
Summary Authors
Michele Marxkors (6/11/2007)
Last updated March 23, 2025, 9:24 a.m.
State / Territory: Texas
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2003
Closing Date: 2003
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Williamson County Cablevision Company (Georgetown, TX), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Amount Defendant Pays: 1000
Order Duration: 2003 - 2004
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination Basis:
National origin discrimination
Affected National Origin/Ethnicity(s):
EEOC-centric: