Filed Date: Feb. 27, 2002
Closed Date: March 17, 2003
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The EEOC's Charlotte district office sued Sampson-Bladen Oil Company on February 27, 2002 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it discriminated based on disability (physical) by disclosing that an employee had HIV, altering the conditions of the employee's employment based on his disease, and ultimately terminated the employee because of his disease. The parties entered into a consent decree on April 9, 2003, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $37,500 in damages, develop and distribute an ADA policy, post a notice of compliance with the ADA, provide ADA training to its employees, allow the EEOC to investigate the defendant's premises, and report alterations of employment duties based on disease to the EEOC semiannually.
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Aaron Weismann (6/22/2007)
Last updated Dec. 20, 2024, 6:16 a.m.
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Feb. 27, 2002
Closing Date: March 17, 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
Sampson-Bladen Oil Co., Inc. (Hope Mills, NC), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.
Other Dockets:
Eastern District of North Carolina 5:02-cv-00129
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 37500
Order Duration: 2003 - 2004
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination Basis:
Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)
EEOC-centric: