Case: EEOC v. QUALITY SPRINKLER CO INC

3:01-cv-00553 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2001

Closed Date: April 15, 2003

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Case Summary

The Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, against Quality Sprinkler Company, Inc. The complaint, filed in September 2001, alleged race discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the Defendant subjected the charging party to a hostile work environment based on his race (black), including derogatory comments, name-calling and physical …

In February 2003, a consent decree was entered. The decree, valid for three years, prohibited the Defendant from discriminating or retaliating against employees, provided for the Defendant to pay a total of $40,350 to the charging party; required Defendant to maintain an anti-harassment policy and distribute said policy to all employees, provide Title VII training to all managers and supervisors; and post a non-discrimination notice. Defendant was required to provide the EEOC with semi-annual reports concerning compliance for the duration of the decree, and the EEOC was allowed to monitor Defendant's compliance with the decree.

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Summary Authors

Shankar Viswanathan (6/20/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:01-cv-00553	Docket EEOC v. Quality Sprinkler Co	April 15, 2003	April 15, 2003 Docket
1 3:01-cv-00553	Complaint EEOC v. Quality Sprinkler Co Inc	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001 Complaint
23 3:01-cv-00553	Consent Decree EEOC v. Quality Sprinkler Inc	Feb. 11, 2003	Feb. 11, 2003 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
1	COMPLAINT (former emp) (Entered: 10/01/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001 Clearinghouse
2	CONSENT/REFUSAL to Magistrate Jurisdiction by EEOC - consent (former emp) (Entered: 10/04/2001)	Oct. 1, 2001	Oct. 1, 2001
3	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed as to Quality Sprinkler Co 10/1/01 Answer due on 11/30/01 for Quality Sprinkler Co (former emp) (Entered: 10/25/2001)	Oct. 24, 2001	Oct. 24, 2001
4	ANSWER to Complaint by Quality Sprinkler Co (Attorney Richard B. Fennell),; jury demand (former emp) (Entered: 11/29/2001)	Nov. 29, 2001	Nov. 29, 2001
5	Disclosure of Corporate Affiliations other entities with a direct financial interest in litigation by Quality Sprinkler Co (former emp) (Entered: 11/29/2001)	Nov. 29, 2001	Nov. 29, 2001
7	CASE reassigned to Judge Richard L. Voorhees - notice of reassignment mailed to parties. (former emp) (Entered: 11/29/2001)	Nov. 29, 2001	Nov. 29, 2001
	CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge H. B. McKnight (former emp) (Entered: 11/29/2001)	Nov. 29, 2001	Nov. 29, 2001
8	Certificate of I.A.C. by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Quality Sprinkler Co (former emp) (Entered: 01/10/2002)	Jan. 10, 2002	Jan. 10, 2002
9	INITIAL PRETRIAL ORDER Discovery deadline is 9/16/02 Motion filing deadline is 10/15/02 Report of Mediator due: 10/15/02 Jury Trial set for 9:30 1/27/03 before Judge Richard L. Voorhees ETT: 5 days ( signed by Magistrate Judge H. B. McKnight ) (bsw) (Entered: 01/22/2002)	Jan. 16, 2002	Jan. 16, 2002
10	ORDER, reset Jury Trial for 9:30 1/21/03 before Judge Richard L. Voorhees ( signed by Magistrate Judge H. B. McKnight ) [EOD DATE: 2/8/02] (former emp) (Entered: 02/08/2002)	Feb. 6, 2002	Feb. 6, 2002
11	CONSENT PROTECTIVE ORDER ( signed by Magistrate Judge H. B. McKnight ) [EOD DATE: 5/10/02] cc: attys of record (cbb) (Entered: 05/10/2002)	May 9, 2002	May 9, 2002
12	CONSENT ORDER, for Protective Order ( signed by Magistrate Judge H. B. McKnight ) [EOD DATE: 9/23/02] (former emp) (Entered: 09/23/2002)	Sept. 20, 2002	Sept. 20, 2002
13	NOTICE by Quality Sprinkler Co to take deposition of Dr. Richard D. McAnulty (former emp) (Entered: 10/11/2002)	Oct. 10, 2002	Oct. 10, 2002
14	NOTICE by Quality Sprinkler Co to take deposition of Jennifer Hendrick (former emp) (Entered: 11/26/2002)	Nov. 26, 2002	Nov. 26, 2002
15	NOTICE by Quality Sprinkler Co to take deposition of Donald J. Riek (clc) (Entered: 12/30/2002)	Dec. 23, 2002	Dec. 23, 2002
16	Proposed issue by EEOC (former emp) (Entered: 01/08/2003)	Jan. 7, 2003	Jan. 7, 2003
17	JOINT STIPULATION by EEOC, Quality Sprinkler Co Pursuant to Pre-Trial Order () (former emp) (Entered: 01/08/2003)	Jan. 7, 2003	Jan. 7, 2003
19	NOTICE of Appearance for EEOC by Arden Lynn Achenberg (former emp) (Entered: 01/09/2003)	Jan. 8, 2003	Jan. 8, 2003
20	NOTICE of Appearance for EEOC by Kirk J. Angel (former emp) (Entered: 01/09/2003)	Jan. 8, 2003	Jan. 8, 2003
21	Proposed issue by EEOC, Quality Sprinkler Co (former emp) (Entered: 01/10/2003)	Jan. 10, 2003	Jan. 10, 2003
22	NOTICE of withdrawal of attorney Bobby C. Simpson by EEOC (former emp) (Entered: 01/30/2003)	Jan. 30, 2003	Jan. 30, 2003
23	CONSENT DECREE by plaintiff EEOC, defendant Quality Sprinkler Co Signed by Hon. Judge Richard L. Voorhees (former emp) (Entered: 02/11/2003)	Feb. 11, 2003	Feb. 11, 2003 Clearinghouse