Case: EEOC v. Coastal Fabrication

6:03-cv-01669 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 2003

Closed Date: Sept. 12, 2003

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Case Summary

The New Orleans District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Coastal Fabrication LLC in September 2003 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. The complaint alleged racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged Coastal Fabrication LLC terminated the employment of an employee in retaliation for his wife's complaining that he had been discriminated against based on his race.…

The decree included non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the development of a written Title VII policy, required the posting and distribution of the policy, and required the defendant to provide training regarding equal employment opportunity rights and responsibilities. Coastal Fabrications was required to keep records of race discrimination complaints and retaliation complaints under Title VII and make the records available to the EEOC. The injunctive parts of the decree had a three year term. The consent decree also required Coastal Fabrications to expunge the complainant's employment record and give him a neutral employment reference. In addition, Coastal Fabrication agreed to pay $10,000 to the complainant.

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Justin Kanter (5/22/2008)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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6:03-cv-01669	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Coastal Fabrication LLC	Sept. 12, 2003	Sept. 12, 2003 Docket
1 6:03-cv-01669	Complaint EEOC v. Coastal Fabrication LLC	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 2003 Complaint
3 6:03-cv-01669	Consent Decree EEOC v. Coastal Fabrication, LLC	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 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
	TYPE OF FEE: FILING FEE/wv; Amount of fee $0. (McGinity, N) (Entered: 09/09/2003)	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 2003
	CASE ASSIGNED to current magistrate judge for discovery. (Prest, B) (Entered: 09/10/2003)	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 2003
1	COMPLAINT filed w/jury demand. (Prest, B) (Entered: 09/10/2003)	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 2003 Clearinghouse
2	PROPOSED JUDGMENT (entitled Consent Decree) by E E O C received, referred to Judge Rebecca F Doherty in Lafayette Divisional Office. (Prest, B) (Entered: 09/10/2003)	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 2003
3	CONSENT DECREE (signed by Judge Rebecca F Doherty) (Whidden, C) (Entered: 09/15/2003)	Sept. 12, 2003	Sept. 12, 2003 Clearinghouse
	Case closed (Whidden, C) (Entered: 09/15/2003)	Sept. 12, 2003	Sept. 12, 2003