Case: EEOC v. Daimler Chrysler

2:03-cv-75137 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: Dec. 23, 2003

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

In December 2003, the EEOC district office in Detroit, Michigan brought this suit against the Daimler Chrysler Corporation, an international automobile manufacturer, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when it refused to reasonably accommodate an employee with a physical disability. Specifically, the defendant refused to provide her with a sign language interpreter …
In December 2003, the EEOC district office in Detroit, Michigan brought this suit against the Daimler Chrysler Corporation, an international automobile manufacturer, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) when it refused to reasonably accommodate an employee with a physical disability. Specifically, the defendant refused to provide her with a sign language interpreter at meetings or a device that would allow her to converse over the telephone. The parties entered into a settlement agreement in January 2004. The defendant agreed to refrain from retaliating and discriminating based on disability, to pay the aggrieved employee $52,000, to provide her with an alpha-pager, to provide an interpreter for meetings, to engage in an interactive process if any other accommodations were needed, to expunge her employment record of any mention of this litigation, to post an EEO notice for three years, and provide EEO training. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the agreement ran for three years.The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (7/12/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/22/2018)

People

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Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Raechel L. (Michigan)

Anderson, Suzanne M (Michigan)

Backhaus, William C (Michigan)

Bannon, Jeffrey C (Michigan)

Canino, Robert A (Michigan)

Attorney for Defendant

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

2:03-cv-75137

Docket

Jan. 16, 2004

Jan. 16, 2004

Docket
1

2:03-cv-75137

Complaint

Dec. 23, 2003

Dec. 23, 2003

Complaint
2

2:03-cv-75137

Settlement Agreement

Jan. 16, 2004

Jan. 16, 2004

Order/Opinion

Resources

Docket

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4293026/eeoc-v-daimler-chrysler/

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ECF Number Description Date Link Date / Link
1

COMPLAINT; jury demand (PP) (Entered: 12/24/2003)

Dec. 23, 2003

Dec. 23, 2003

RECAP
2

SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT (CMul, ) (Entered: 01/30/2004)

Jan. 16, 2004

Jan. 16, 2004

PACER

Case Details

State / Territory: Michigan

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Dec. 23, 2003

Closing Date: 2007

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Daimler Chrysler Coproration (Auburn Hills, Michigan), Private Entity/Person

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Monetary Relief

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Damages

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Voluntary Dismissal

Content of Injunction:

Expungement of Employment Record

Reasonable Accommodation

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Amount Defendant Pays: 52000

Order Duration: 2004 - 2007

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Accommodation / Leave

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits