Filed Date: Sept. 7, 1999
Closed Date: Nov. 2, 2000
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In September 1999, the Charlotte District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against BASF Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina alleging discrimination on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendant failed to hire the charging party, a female applicant, for the position of Chemical Operator because of her sex. After some scheduling orders, the parties settled through a consent decree in November 2000.
The two-year decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: expunge the charging party's personnel file of all references to the charge of discrimination, post an employee notice, distribute its anti-discrimination policy, provide Title VII training for all its employees, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and pay $12,500 to the charging party.
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Michele Marxkors (6/29/2007)
Last updated March 26, 2025, 9 a.m.
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 7, 1999
Closing Date: Nov. 2, 2000
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
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Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
BASF Corporation (Charlotte, NC), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
Western District of North Carolina 3:99-cv-00370
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:
Expungement of Employment Record
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 12500
Order Duration: 2000 - 2002
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