Case: EEOC v. S & Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.

1:03-cv-02023 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2003

Closed Date: Nov. 16, 2009

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Case Summary

In September 2003, the EEOC district office in Cleveland, Ohio brought this suit against S&Z Tool & Die Co., a tool & die manufacturer and distributor, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. One African-American female who was denied hire intervened. The EEOC and intervenor's complaints alleged that S&Z repeatedly violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and section 4112.99 of the Ohio Revised Code, respectively, when it refused to hire females for any other position than receptionist. The EEOC also alleged violations of race discrimination based on findings made while investigating the intervenor's initial sex discrimination claim. After only one case management hearing and two status reports, the parties settled the case and a consent decree was entered.

Per the consent decree, the defendant must (1) not discriminate on the basis of sex and/or race; (2) post Title VII notices conspicuously; (3) provide two hours of training for non-supervisory employees and four hours of training for supervisory employees; (4) employ an EEO Consultant to monitor the day-to-day Title VII compliance; (5) allow the EEOC to revise the defendant's current anti-discrimination policy; (6) pay intervenor $30,000 in satisfaction for her refusal to hire claim, $30,000 for attorney's fees and $60,000 for compensatory damages; and (7) pay $850,000 in a "Class Fund" to satisfy any future claims of unidentified (but at least 20) class members. The decree was to last for 39 months. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

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Joel Pettit (6/6/2007)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:03-cv-02023	Docket EEOC v. S&Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.	April 2, 2007	April 2, 2007 Docket
1 1:03-cv-02023	Complaint and Jury Trial Demand	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003 Complaint
6-2 1:03-cv-02023	Complaint of Intervenor Molly Baron (Jury Demand Endorsed Hereon) EEOC v. S&Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.	Dec. 4, 2003	Dec. 4, 2003 Complaint
10 1:03-cv-02023	Complaint of Intervenor Molly Baron (Jury Demand Endorsed Hereon) EEOC v. S&Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.	Jan. 8, 2004	Jan. 8, 2004 Complaint
20 1:03-cv-02023	Consent Decree EEOC v. S&Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.	Aug. 16, 2006	Aug. 16, 2006 Settlement Agreement
1:03-cv-02023	EEOC Press Release EEOC v. S & Z Tool & Die Company No Court	Aug. 25, 2006	Aug. 25, 2006 Press Release

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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

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
2	Random Assignment of Magistrate Judge Perelman (B, BA) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	Sept. 30, 3	Sept. 30, 3
1	Complaint with jury demand against S & Z Tool & Die Co., Inc. (1 summons and Magistrate Consent Forms issued). Filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(B, BA) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003 Clearinghouse
3	Notice of Placement of case in the CM/ECF Docketing System (B, BA) (Entered: 10/01/2003)	Sept. 30, 2003	Sept. 30, 2003
4	Motion for extension of time until 11/10/03 to respond to complaint filed by S & Z Tool & Die Co., Inc. Related document(s)1. (Balazs, Mary) Modified text on 10/21/2003 (E, P). (Entered: 10/20/2003)	Oct. 20, 2003	Oct. 20, 2003
	Order (non-document) entered 10/22/2003 granting defendant's Motion for extension of time until 11/10/2003 to respond to complaint (Related Doc # 4). Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley (H, C) (Entered: 10/22/2003)	Oct. 22, 2003	Oct. 22, 2003
5	Answer to Complaint Defendant's Answer to Plaintiff's Complaint (Related Doc # 1) filed by S & Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.. (Balazs, Mary) (Entered: 11/10/2003)	Nov. 10, 2003	Nov. 10, 2003 Clearinghouse
6	Motion to intervene as a party filed by Molly Baron. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Intervenor's Complaint)(Niermann, Dennis) (Entered: 12/04/2003)	Dec. 4, 2003	Dec. 4, 2003 Clearinghouse
7	Opposition to Motion to intervene as a party filed by S & Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.. Related document(s)6. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-unreported case) (Balazs, Mary) (Entered: 12/18/2003)	Dec. 18, 2003	Dec. 18, 2003 Clearinghouse
8	Unopposed Motion to enlarge time by 14 days to file reply brief to S&Z's memoranda opposing her motion to intervene filed by Molly Baron. (Niermann, Dennis) Modified text of docket entry on 12/24/2003 (B, B). (Entered: 12/23/2003)	Dec. 23, 2003	Dec. 23, 2003
9	Reply memorandum to S Z Tool & Dye, Inc.s memorandum in opposition to her motion to intervene filed by Molly Baron. Related document(s)6. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A: Charge of Discrimination # 2 Case Cite # 3 Affidavit of Molly Anne Baron)(Niermann, Dennis) Modified text of docket entry on 1/5/2004 (B, B). (Entered: 01/02/2004)	Jan. 2, 2004	Jan. 2, 2004 Clearinghouse
	Order (non-document) entered 1/6/2004 granting plaintiff's Motion for extension of time until 1/13/2004 to file reply in support of motion to intervene (Related Doc # 8). Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley (H, C) (Entered: 01/06/2004)	Jan. 6, 2004	Jan. 6, 2004
	Order (non-document) entered 1/6/2004 granting Molly Baron's Motion to intervene (Related Doc # 6). Intervention as of right is granted. The Court will exercise jurisdiction over all claims in plaintiff/intervenor's proposed complaint. Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley (H, C) (Entered: 01/06/2004)	Jan. 6, 2004	Jan. 6, 2004
10	Intervenor's complaint against S&Z Tool & Die Co., Inc. . Filed by Molly Baron. (Attachments: # 1)(Niermann, Dennis) (Entered: 01/08/2004)	Jan. 8, 2004	Jan. 8, 2004 Clearinghouse
11	Answer to Intervenor Complaint (Related Doc # 10) filed by S & Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.. (Balazs, Mary) Modified text on 2/23/2004 (E, P). (Entered: 02/20/2004)	Feb. 20, 2004	Feb. 20, 2004 Clearinghouse
12	Case Management Conference Notice & Order. Case management conference to be held on 4/26/2004 at 12:30 PM at Chambers 16A. Parties to file position statement prior to conference. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley on 4/2/2004. (Attachments: # 1 Position statement)(H, C) (Entered: 04/02/2004)	April 2, 2004	April 2, 2004 Clearinghouse
13	Joint Position Statement re: Case Management Conference Agenda filed by S & Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.. (Balazs, Mary) Modified text of docket entry on 4/16/2004 (B, B). (Entered: 04/15/2004)	April 15, 2004	April 15, 2004
14	Case Management Plan. CMC held 4/26/2004. Case assigned to complex track. Case is ORDERED into ECF. Case is suitable for ADR and will be referred at a later date, as needed. Parties do not consent to jurisdiction of Magistrate Judge. Rule 26 disclosures due by 5/4/2004, Non-expert Discovery due by 12/31/2004, plaintiff's expert reports due by 10/31/2004, defendants' expert reports due by 11/30/2004, expert discovery due by 1/31/2005, Parties to be Joined and Pleading Amendments due by 10/1/2004, Dispositive Motions due by 3/31/2005, with status conference to be held on 10/8/2004 at 12:30 PM at Chambers 16A. Status reports due every 45 days. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley on 4/26/2004. (H, C) (Entered: 04/26/2004)	April 26, 2004	April 26, 2004
15	First Joint Status Report filed by S & Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.. (Balazs, Mary) Modified text of docket entry on 6/10/2004 (B, B). (Entered: 06/09/2004)	June 9, 2004	June 9, 2004
16	Second Joint Status Report filed by S & Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.. Related document(s)14. (Balazs, Mary) Modified text of docket entry on 7/28/2004 (B, B). (Entered: 07/26/2004)	July 26, 2004	July 26, 2004
17	Minutes of proceedings. Status hearing held on 10/8/04 before Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley. Another telephone conference to be on 11/10/2004 at 9:00 if Court has not received consent decree. (Court Reporter: none.) (C, K A) Modified text of docket entry on 10/18/2004 (B, B). (Entered: 10/08/2004)	Oct. 8, 2004	Oct. 8, 2004
18	Joint Motion to Enter Consent Decree filed by all parties. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Exhibit C# 4 Exhibit D)(Poulos, Peter) Modified text of docket entry on 8/4/2006 (B, B). (Entered: 08/03/2006)	Aug. 3, 2006	Aug. 3, 2006 Clearinghouse
19	Corporate Disclosure Statement filed by S & Z Tool & Die Co., Inc.. (Poulos, Peter) (Entered: 08/04/2006)	Aug. 4, 2006	Aug. 4, 2006
20	Consent decree of judgment. Signed by Judge Kathleen M. O'Malley on 8/15/06. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(C, K A) (Entered: 08/17/2006)	Aug. 16, 2006	Aug. 16, 2006 Clearinghouse