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Case: EEOC v. Humane Animal Welfare Society

2:05-cv-00965 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Sept. 8, 2005

Closed Date: June 28, 2007

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Case Summary

In September 2005, the Milwaukee District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against the Humane Animal Welfare Society in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin alleging violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"). Specifically, the charging parties, former employees, alleged that the defendant terminated their employment because of their age and then refused to rehire them in retaliation for their complaint to the EEOC. In January 2006, the parties…

The eighteen-month decree contained a non-retaliation clause and required the defendant to pay a total of $25,000. In addition, the defendant agreed to: provide ADEA training to managers and supervisors, post an EEOC-provided notice, provide neutral references for the charging parties, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, and provide the charging parties with a letter of regret.

The decree was entered in 2006 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Kevin Wilemon (6/5/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:05-cv-00965	Docket	Feb. 28, 2006	Feb. 28, 2006 Docket
1 2:05-cv-00965	Complaint Jury Trial Demand	Sept. 8, 2005	Sept. 8, 2005 Complaint
15 2:05-cv-00965	Consent Decree and Order EEOC v. Humane Animal Welfare Society of Waukesha County, Inc.	Feb. 28, 2006	Feb. 28, 2006 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…	April 1, 2022	April 1, 2022 https://cris.tau.ac.il/...

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Docket

Last updated July 20, 2022, 3:02 a.m.

ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT with jury demand (Summons(es) issued); consent forms distributed for Magistrate Judge Patricia J. Gorence. E-file notification distributed. (vlh, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 9/13/2005 (vlh, ).	Sept. 8, 2005	Sept. 8, 2005
2	Refusal to Jurisdiction by US Magistrate Judge by all plaintiffs (Cornfield, Marcie)	Oct. 27, 2005	Oct. 27, 2005
3	ANSWER to Complaint by Humane Animal Welfare Society.(Dwyer, Kerry)	Nov. 7, 2005	Nov. 7, 2005
5	ORDER directing parties to confer within 21 days from the date of this order and on or before 12/23/05 file a proposed scheduling order for the court's signature. (cc: all counsel)(Blackburn, Pat)	Nov. 10, 2005	Nov. 10, 2005
6	Joint REPORT of Rule 26(f) Plan by all plaintiffs (Cornfield, Marcie)	Dec. 2, 2005	Dec. 2, 2005
7	LETTER from all counsel requesting mediation (Cornfield, Marcie)	Dec. 2, 2005	Dec. 2, 2005
8	PROPOSED Proposed Scheduling Order filed by all plaintiffs. (Cornfield, Marcie)	Dec. 5, 2005	Dec. 5, 2005
9	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Patricia J Gorence for the purpose of settlement conference. (cc: all counsel)(Blackburn, Pat)	Dec. 5, 2005	Dec. 5, 2005
10	ORDER signed by Judge Patricia J Gorence on 12/7/05 setting a mediation hearing for 1/31/2006 at 9:15 AM in Courtroom 282 before Magistrate Judge Patricia J Gorence. See order for additional information/deadlines. (cc: all counsel)	Dec. 7, 2005	Dec. 7, 2005
11	SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 2/1/2006. Discovery due by 6/30/2006. Plaintiffs Expert Witness List due by 2/28/2006. Defendants Expert Witness List due by 4/17/2006. Dispositive motions due by 7/31/2006. (cc: all counsel)(Blackburn, Pat)	Dec. 7, 2005	Dec. 7, 2005
12	Minute Entry for mediation held before Judge Patricia J Gorence on 1/31/2006. Parties settle case. Parties will have the settlement documents to Judge Stadtmueller by 02/28/06. (Gorence, Patricia J.) (Entered: 02/01/2006)	Jan. 31, 2006	Jan. 31, 2006
13	ORDER signed by Judge Patricia J. Gorence on 01/31/06 returning case to Judge J. P. Stadtmueller. Mediation held on 01/31/06 resulted in settlement. Parties to have settlement documents to Judge Stadtmueller by 02/28/06. (cc: all counsel)(Gorence, Patricia J.) (Entered: 02/01/2006)	Jan. 31, 2006	Jan. 31, 2006
	Case no longer referred to Patricia J Gorence. (cms, )	Feb. 2, 2006	Feb. 2, 2006
14	MOTION for Settlement CONSENT DECREE by all plaintiffs. (Cornfield, Marcie)	Feb. 27, 2006	Feb. 27, 2006
15	CONSENT decree and order entered in this action. See order for details. (cc: all counsel)(Blackburn, Pat)	Feb. 28, 2006	Feb. 28, 2006