Case: EEOC v. SPECIAL COUNSEL

1:04-cv-02012 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: June 30, 2004

Closed Date: Dec. 17, 2004

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Case Summary

The Baltimore Field Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Special Counsel, Inc., a legal services company, in June 2004, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The case was resolved by a consent decree in December 2004, only six months after being filed. The suit was based on retaliation for complaints about age discrimination by the complainant, a female, in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The EEOC only asked for an injunction, back pay, and any other appropriate affirmative relief. The terms of the consent decree gave the complainant $69,000 in back pay along with a neutral reference. Special Counsel was required to expunge her record as well as refrain from retaliation in violation of the ADEA. In addition, they were required to institute two hour EEO training for managers and one hour EEO training for all other employees.

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Kevin Wilemon (6/25/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:04-cv-02012	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Special Counsel, Inc.	Dec. 20, 2004	Dec. 20, 2004 Docket
1 1:04-cv-02012	Complaint EEOC v. Special Counsel, Inc.	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2004 Complaint
8 1:04-cv-02012	Consent Decree EEOC v. Special Counsel, Inc.	Dec. 17, 2004	Dec. 17, 2004 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 against Special Counsel, Inc. , filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ljs, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/30/2004)	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2004
2	Summons Issued (20 days) as to Special Counsel, Inc.. (ljs, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/30/2004)	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2004
	JURY TRIAL DEMAND by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (ljs, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 06/30/2004)	June 30, 2004	June 30, 2004
3	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Special Counsel, Inc. served on 7/26/2004, answer due 8/16/2004. (Salacuse, Maria) (Entered: 08/05/2004)	Aug. 5, 2004	Aug. 5, 2004
4	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 1 Complaint by Special Counsel, Inc.. Responses due by 9/2/2004 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Barondes, Anita) (Entered: 08/16/2004)	Aug. 16, 2004	Aug. 16, 2004
5	Paperless ORDER granting nunc pro tunc to August 16, 2004 4 Defendant's Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Response to Complaint until August 31, 2004.(Bennett, Richard) (Entered: 08/18/2004)	Aug. 18, 2004	Aug. 18, 2004
6	ANSWER to Complaint by Special Counsel, Inc..(Barondes, Anita) (Entered: 08/31/2004)	Aug. 31, 2004	Aug. 31, 2004
7	SCHEDULING ORDER:. Signed by Judge Richard D Bennett on 8/31/04. (slf, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/31/2004)	Aug. 31, 2004	Aug. 31, 2004
8	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT /Consent Decree by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Salacuse, Maria) (Entered: 12/17/2004)	Dec. 17, 2004	Dec. 17, 2004