Case: EEOC v. FIRST HEALTH GROUP CORP.

1:04-cv-07260 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Nov. 10, 2004

Closed Date: 2007

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Chicago district office sued First Health Group Corporation, on November 10, 2004 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The EEOC's complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act when it discriminated based on age by retaliating against an employee for filing a previously resolved complaint with the EEOC. The parties entered into a consent decree on November 10, 2005, which stipulated that the defendant would pay the complainant $122,500 in damages, post a notice of compliance with the ADEA, provide anti-retaliation training to its managers and HR personnel, distribute its non-retaliation policy, maintain records of discrimination, report complaints of discrimination to the EEOC semiannually, and allow the EEOC access to its premises to interview employees and copy documents.The decree was entered in 2005 and scheduled to last until 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Aaron Weismann (7/26/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/20/2018)

People

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Judge(s)

Darrah, John W. (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

DeCamp, Aaron R. (Illinois)

Hendrickson, John C. (Illinois)

Smason, Diane Ilene (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Davis, Champ W. (Illinois)

Judge(s)

Darrah, John W. (Illinois)

Attorney for Plaintiff

DeCamp, Aaron R. (Illinois)

Hendrickson, John C. (Illinois)

Smason, Diane Ilene (Illinois)

Attorney for Defendant

Davis, Champ W. (Illinois)

Woulfe, Margaret F. (Illinois)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:04-cv-07260	Docket EEOC v. First Health Group Corp	Nov. 10, 2005	Nov. 10, 2005 Docket
1 1:04-cv-07260	Complaint EEOC v. First Health Group Corp.	Nov. 10, 2004	Nov. 10, 2004 Complaint
6-1 1:04-cv-07260	First Amended Complaint EEOC v. First Health Group Corp.	Feb. 22, 2005	Feb. 22, 2005 Pleading / Motion / Brief
19 1:04-cv-07260	Consent Decree EEOC v. First Health Group Corp.	Nov. 10, 2005	Nov. 10, 2005 Settlement Agreement
	EEOC Litigation Settlement Report (November 2005) EEOC v. First Health Group Corp. No Court	Nov. 30, 2005	Nov. 30, 2005 Press Release

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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; jury demand - Civil cover sheet - Appearance(s) of John C. Hendrickson, Diane Ilene Smason, Aaron R. DeCamp as attorney(s) for plaintiff ( No summons(es) issued.) (Documents: (1-1 through 1-3)) (ntf) (Entered: 11/10/2004)	Nov. 10, 2004	Nov. 10, 2004 RECAP
2	WAIVER of service of summons as to defendant sent on 11/10/04 (ntf) (Entered: 12/13/2004)	Dec. 10, 2004	Dec. 10, 2004
3	ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Margaret F. Woulfe, Champ W. Davis Jr. (ntf) (Entered: 01/10/2005)	Jan. 7, 2005	Jan. 7, 2005
4	ANSWER and affirmative defenses by defendant complaint [1-1]; Notice. (ntf) (Entered: 01/10/2005)	Jan. 7, 2005	Jan. 7, 2005
5	MINUTE entry before Judge John W. Darrah : Status hearing held. Parties are directed to exchange Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures by 02/23/05. Discovery ordered closed on 10/24/2005. Pretrial Conference set for 1/25/2006 at 01:30 PM. Jury Trial set for 1/30/2006 at 09:00 AM. Docketing to mail notices. (ntf, ) (Entered: 01/27/2005)	Jan. 26, 2005	Jan. 26, 2005
6	MOTION by Plaintiff United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for leave to file first amended complaint and to file amended complaint, instanter (Attachments: # 1 Amended Complaint)(gma, ) (Entered: 02/23/2005) 2 Amended Complaint View on PACER	Feb. 22, 2005	Feb. 22, 2005
7	NOTICE of Motion by Aaron R. DeCamp for presentment of MOTION by Plaintiff United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for leave to file first amended complaint and to file amended complaint, instanter 6 before Honorable John W. Darrah on 3/1/2005 at 09:00 AM. (gma, ) (Entered: 02/23/2005)	Feb. 22, 2005	Feb. 22, 2005
8	MINUTE entry before Judge John W. Darrah : Plaintiff's motion for leave to file first amended complaint and to file amended complaint, instanter 6 is granted. Mailed notice (ntf, ) (Entered: 02/24/2005)	Feb. 23, 2005	Feb. 23, 2005
9	ANSWER by First Health Group Corp to Complaint; Notice.(ntf, ) (Entered: 03/29/2005)	March 28, 2005	March 28, 2005
10	JOINT MOTION by Plaintiff United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to stay discovery and set status hearing. (lcw, ) (Entered: 08/22/2005)	Aug. 19, 2005	Aug. 19, 2005
11	NOTICE of Motion by United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for presentment of motion for to stay discovery 10 before Honorable John W. Darrah on 9/8/2005 at 09:00 AM. (lcw, ) (Entered: 08/22/2005)	Aug. 19, 2005	Aug. 19, 2005
12	MINUTE entry before Judge John W. Darrah : Plaintiff's joint motion to stay discovery and set status hearing 10 is voluntarily withdrawn. Mailed notice (eav, ) (Entered: 08/31/2005)	Aug. 30, 2005	Aug. 30, 2005
13	MOTION by Plaintiff United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to stay Discovery (DeCamp, Aaron) (Entered: 10/20/2005)	Oct. 20, 2005	Oct. 20, 2005
14	NOTICE of Motion by Aaron R. DeCamp for presentment of motion to stay 13 before Honorable John W. Darrah on 10/27/2005 at 09:00 AM. (DeCamp, Aaron) (Entered: 10/20/2005)	Oct. 20, 2005	Oct. 20, 2005
15	MINUTE entry before Judge John W. Darrah : Motion to stay discovery 13 is voluntarily withdrawn. Mailed notice (hp, ) (Entered: 10/25/2005)	Oct. 24, 2005	Oct. 24, 2005
16	MOTION by Plaintiff United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Defendant First Health Group Corp to approve consent judgment (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Consent Decree# 2 Exhibit A# 3 Exhibit B)(DeCamp, Aaron) (Entered: 11/03/2005) 2 Exhibit Consent Decree View on PACER 3 Exhibit A View on PACER 4 Exhibit B View on PACER	Nov. 3, 2005	Nov. 3, 2005
17	NOTICE of Motion by Aaron R. DeCamp for presentment of motion to approve consent judgment 16 before Honorable John W. Darrah on 11/10/2005 at 09:00 AM. (DeCamp, Aaron) (Entered: 11/03/2005)	Nov. 3, 2005	Nov. 3, 2005
18	MINUTE entry before Judge John W. Darrah : Joint motion for entry of consent decree 16 is granted. Enter Consent Decree. No notice (jmm, ) (Entered: 11/15/2005)	Nov. 10, 2005	Nov. 10, 2005
19	CONSENT DECREE Signed by Judge John W. Darrah on 11/10/2005.(jmm, ) (Entered: 11/15/2005)	Nov. 10, 2005	Nov. 10, 2005 RECAP