Case: EEOC v. Exelon Generation Co., LLC

1:05-cv-05660 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2005

Closed Date: Oct. 5, 2007

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Case Summary

In September 2005, the Chicago District Office of the EEOC brought this suit against Exelon Generation Co., Inc., Byron Nuclear Power Station (formerly known as Commonwealth Edison Company, Nuclear Division) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the four charging parties, disabled individuals, by refusing to: allow them to work overtime, promote them to certain positions, and maintain the confidentiality of medical and personnel records in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"). The parties submitted a proposed consent decree to the court on the same day that the complaint was filed. The court approved the consent decree in early October 2005, about a week after the complaint was filed. The two-year decree, containing non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses, required the defendant to: post a notice of the consent decree, report to the EEOC at specified intervals, maintain relevant records, adopt and distribute an anti-discrimination policy, provide ADA training, and pay $217,498.27 to be divided among the four charging parties. 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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Summary Authors

Michele Marxkors (8/10/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/20/2018)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12149927/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-exelon-generation-co-llc/

Judge(s)

St. Eve, Amy J. (Illinois)

Judge(s)

St. Eve, Amy J. (Illinois)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:05-cv-05660	Docket (PACER)	Oct. 5, 2005	Oct. 5, 2005 Docket
1 1:05-cv-05660	Complaint	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005 Complaint
9 1:05-cv-05660	Consent Decree	Oct. 5, 2005	Oct. 5, 2005 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12149927/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-exelon-generation-co-llc/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Jury Demand.(mb, ) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005
2	CIVIL Cover Sheet (mb, ) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005
3	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by John C. Hendrickson, Diane Ilene Smason (mb, ) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005
4	JOINT MOTION for entry of consent decree (amb, ) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005
5	NOTICE of Motion by all parties for presentment of motion for entry of conent decree 4 before Honorable Amy J. St. Eve on 10/5/2005 at 09:00 AM. (amb, ) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005
7	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Exelon Generation Co., LLC by Susan H. Rider and Jennifer M. McMahon, Susan Helene Rider (ar, ) (Entered: 10/06/2005)	Oct. 4, 2005	Oct. 4, 2005
6	WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Exelon Generation Co., LLC waiver sent on 10/3/2005, answer due 12/2/2005. (Smason, Diane) (Entered: 10/05/2005)	Oct. 5, 2005	Oct. 5, 2005
8	MINUTE entry before Judge Amy J. St. Eve: Enter Consent Decree and Notice to all defendant's employees. Joint Motion for entry of Consent Decree 4 is granted. This Decree shall be in effect for two years, until 10/5/07. This court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this Consent Decree. This case is dismissed with leave to reinstate by or on 10/5/07. Each party to this Decree shall bear its own expenses and costs. EEOC and defendant shall bear its own attorneys' fees. Case terminated. Mailed notice (lcw, ) (Entered: 10/07/2005)	Oct. 5, 2005	Oct. 5, 2005
9	CONSENT DECREE Signed by Judge Amy J. St. Eve on 10/5/2005.(lcw, ) (Entered: 10/07/2005)	Oct. 5, 2005	Oct. 5, 2005