Case: EEOC v. Williamson County Cablevision Company Dba Cox Communications

1:03-cv-00687 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2003

Closed Date: 2003

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Case Summary

The San Antonio District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, against Williamson County Cablevision Company. The complaint, filed in September 2003, alleged national origin discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the Defendant had discharged the charging party, who was Hispanic, for being arrested, when numerous white employees had not been discharged after having been convicted of crimes.

In October 203, the parties jointly entered a consent decree. The decree, which was valid until June 17, 2004, required the Defendant to pay the charging party $1,000, to post a non-discrimination notice, to expunge the charging party's employment records, and to provide the charging party with a neutral employment reference.

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Kevin Wilemon (6/18/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:03-cv-00687	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Opp v. Williamson County Ca	Oct. 15, 2003	Oct. 15, 2003 Docket
1 1:03-cv-00687	Complaint and Jury Trial Demand Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Williamson County Cable Company	Sept. 29, 2003	Sept. 29, 2003 Complaint
4 1:03-cv-00687	Final Judgment Order Entering Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Williamson County Cable Company	Oct. 15, 2003	Oct. 15, 2003 Order/Opinion
3 1:03-cv-00687	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Williamson County Cable Company	Oct. 15, 2003	Oct. 15, 2003 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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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…	April 1, 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
	Case assigned to Judge Lee Yeakel (fe) (Entered: 09/29/2003)	Sept. 29, 2003	Sept. 29, 2003
1	Complaint filed. (Pages: 5)) (fe) (Entered: 09/29/2003)	Sept. 29, 2003	Sept. 29, 2003
	Court file forwarded to Judge Yeakel (td) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	Oct. 1, 2003	Oct. 1, 2003
2	Joint motion by Equal Employment Opp, Williamson County Ca to enter consent decree (td) (Entered: 10/14/2003)	Oct. 14, 2003	Oct. 14, 2003
3	Consent Decree signed by Judge Lee Yeakel (td) (Entered: 10/16/2003)	Oct. 15, 2003	Oct. 15, 2003
4	Final Judgment Order Entering Consent Decree signed by Judge Lee Yeakel (Pages: 1) (td) (Entered: 10/16/2003)	Oct. 15, 2003	Oct. 15, 2003
	Case closed (td) (Entered: 10/16/2003)	Oct. 15, 2003	Oct. 15, 2003