Case: EEOC v. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT GROUP (d/b/a PDG ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.)

4:01-cv-03326 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2001

Closed Date: Aug. 26, 2002

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Houston office filed this suit on September 28, 2001 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. The complaint alleged that defendant Project Development Group Inc violated Title VII by discharging two female asbestos removers because of their sex. The defendant answered two months after filing, on November 30, 2001. Within a year of filing, the parties reached a settlement and filed a proposed consent decree on August 20, 2002. The court approved the decree on August 26, 2002. The defendant agreed to pay the defendants $23,500 each, expunge their employment records and provide them with neutral references. The defendant also agreed to provide training for its employees, post notice of EEO rights, and advise the institutions from which it recruits "about its desire to hire qualified male and female applicants for the position of asbestos remover."

Summary Authors

William Burns (11/2/2007)

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4:01-cv-03326	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. Project Development Group, Inc.	Aug. 26, 2002	Aug. 26, 2002 Docket
14 4:01-cv-03326	Consent Decree EEOC v. Health Centers of Northern New Mexico	Aug. 27, 2002	Aug. 27, 2002 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
1	COMPLAINT by EEOC filed; (bchurchill) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001
2	Order setting Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference on 9:00 2/5/02 before Magistrate Judge Frances H. Stacy and Order to Disclose Interested Persons, filed. ( Signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) Parties notified. (bchurchill) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001
	1 SUMMONS issued for Project Development (bchurchill) (Entered: 09/28/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001
3	ANSWER to Complaint by Project Development Group Inc (Added attorney David Jin-Mun Quan), filed. (ltien) (Entered: 12/04/2001)	Nov. 30, 2001	Nov. 30, 2001
4	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by EEOC , filed. (sguevara) (Entered: 01/29/2002)	Jan. 24, 2002	Jan. 24, 2002
5	Report of Meeting and Joint Discovery/Case Management Plan by EEOC, Project Development , filed. (ljackson) (Entered: 01/30/2002)	Jan. 28, 2002	Jan. 28, 2002
6	CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Project Development , filed. (sguevara) (Entered: 02/01/2002)	Feb. 1, 2002	Feb. 1, 2002
	Rec'd and frwd to CRD: Motion and (Proposed) Order for Gerald L. Maatman to appear pro hac vice for deft. (sguevara) (Entered: 02/01/2002)	Feb. 1, 2002	Feb. 1, 2002
	Rcvd motion and order for admission pro hac vice as to Andrew J. Boling, fwd'd to crd. (ljackson) (Entered: 02/06/2002)	Feb. 5, 2002	Feb. 5, 2002
7	ORDER approving Gerald L. Maatman admission pro hac vice for deft, entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (sguevara) (Entered: 02/06/2002)	Feb. 5, 2002	Feb. 5, 2002
11	MINUTES OF RULE 16 SCHEDULING CONFERENCE held before Magistrate Judge Frances H Stacy: Apps by Sustaita f/EEOC and Quanm f/Deft, Taped #1 761 - 937, Docket Control Order entered, filed (fmremp) (Entered: 02/20/2002)	Feb. 5, 2002	Feb. 5, 2002
8	ORDER admitting Andrew J. Boling pro hac vice for deft, entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (sguevara) (Entered: 02/07/2002)	Feb. 7, 2002	Feb. 7, 2002
9	INITIAL DISCLOSURE by EEOC , filed. (ljackson) (Entered: 02/11/2002)	Feb. 8, 2002	Feb. 8, 2002
12	SCHEDULING ORDER: Motions to Join New Parties or to Amend Pleadings 5/31/02 ; Designation of Expert Witnesses/Report by Pltf 7/31/02 and by Deft 9/15/02 ; Completion of Discovery 11/15/02 ; Dispositive and Non Dispositive Motions 12/1/02 ; Joint Pretrial Order 2/18/03 ; Docket Call set for 1:30 pm on 2/28/03 before Judge Melinda Harmon entered. Parties notified. Trial Term: March 3, 2003 ( Signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (fmremp) (Entered: 02/20/2002)	Feb. 19, 2002	Feb. 19, 2002
13	JOINT MOTION to approve consent decree , and and enter a consent decree in resolution of suit , by EEOC, Project Development, filed (psmith) Modified on 08/21/2002 (Entered: 08/21/2002)	Aug. 20, 2002	Aug. 20, 2002
14	ORDER granting parties' [13-1] joint motion to approve consent decree granting parties' [13-2] joint motion and enter a consent decree in resolution of suit , entered; Parties notified. ( signed by Judge Melinda Harmon ) (sfedele) (Entered: 08/27/2002)	Aug. 26, 2002	Aug. 26, 2002
	Case closed (sfedele) (Entered: 08/27/2002)	Aug. 26, 2002	Aug. 26, 2002