Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2005
Closed Date: 2009
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The Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Custom Industries, Inc., doing business as Grease Master, in September of 2005, in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. The suit alleged that supervisors and co-workers of the complainant harassed him based on his race, African-American. He was constructively discharged as a result of this harassment, and retaliated against by the company for testifying. The case resulted in a consent decree in June of 2006, only 9 months after the start of the case.
The consent decree consisted of both monetary and injunctive relief. Custom Industries agreed to pay the complainant $50,000 and to pay up to $200 for him to retain an attorney to draft a release of claims against Custom Industries. Custom Industries was also required to refrain from discriminating or retaliating in violation of Title VII, must provide a positive reference to the complainant, expunge the complainant's record, develop an anti-discrimination policy, post notice of this suit, distribute the notice of EEO rights, and last but not least provide annual training for supervisors. The decree was to last 36 months. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2009.
Summary Authors
Alex Bean (6/26/2007)
Clearinghouse (6/10/2017)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5319666/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-custom-industries-inc/
Last updated April 10, 2024, 3:06 a.m.
State / Territory: North Carolina
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 26, 2005
Closing Date: 2009
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
Custom Industries, Inc. (Indian Trail), 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
Amount Defendant Pays: 50200
Order Duration: 2006 - 2009
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination-basis:
Race:
EEOC-centric: