Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2006
Closed Date: Jan. 8, 2013
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On September 28, 2006, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed this suit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The EEOC sued Hannabery Electric, Inc., doing business as Hannabery HVAC, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The EEOC sought injunctive relief and back pay on behalf of Hannabery employees alleging that the defendant violated the ADEA by subjecting older workers to disparate terms and conditions of employment, including discharge, loss of raises, benefits and bonuses, negative performance evaluations, and excess scrutiny of their job performances. The case was assigned to Judge Thomas M. Golden.
On March 15, 2007, the EEOC filed an amended complaint. The complaint additionally sought nonpecuniary and punitive damages.
On October 20, 2006, three Hannabery employees filed a motion to intervene. On April 9, 2007, District Judge Thomas M. Golden denied their motion. In response, on July 30, 2007, those three employees and one other brought their own suit before Judge Golden against their employer. The plaintiffs made the same allegations as the EEOC did in its complaint against Hannabery (Morrone v. Hall et al). On November 15, 2007, Judge Golden consolidated the employees’ suit with the EEOC’s.
On December 21, 2007, the parties submitted a consent decree. The defendant did not admit liability, but agreed to pay a total of $156,700 to the five complainants. The defendant was enjoined from engaging in discriminatory and retaliatory employment practices. The defendant agreed to post notice of its anti-discrimination policy, provide ADEA training to all supervisory and management employees, and report to the EEOC verifying that training was conducted, a list of training attendees, and the duration of training. The consent decree had an initial period of five years. On January 8, 2008, Judge Golden entered the agreement.
On April 7, 2008, the EEOC filed a motion to enforce the consent decree and impose sanctions. The EEOC alleged that the defendant willingly failed to comply with the agreement to pay three of the complainants. However, on June 10, 2008, Judge Golden denied the motion as moot after the EEOC advised that the defendant was in compliance with the terms of the settlement. The case is now closed.
Summary Authors
Daisy Manning (8/10/2008)
Rachel Barr (5/4/2018)
Sean Whetstone (7/6/2018)
Anna Brito (3/20/2019)
Ashton Dubey (10/10/2019)
Morrone v. Hall, Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2007)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4367996/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-hannabery-electric-inc/
ABEL, NATASHA (Pennsylvania)
ADAMS, RAECHEL L. (Pennsylvania)
Agee, Pamela Karen (Pennsylvania)
ALLEN, JAMES W. (Pennsylvania)
Andrew, Regina Maria (Pennsylvania)
Golden, Thomas M. (Pennsylvania)
ADAMS, RAECHEL L. (Pennsylvania)
Agee, Pamela Karen (Pennsylvania)
ALLEN, JAMES W. (Pennsylvania)
Andrew, Regina Maria (Pennsylvania)
Bird, Kenneth L. (Pennsylvania)
Brice-Brown, Barbara DeShona (Pennsylvania)
BROCK, YOLANDA WARREN (Pennsylvania)
Bryant, Jonathan Paul (Pennsylvania)
BURSTEIN, JEFFREY C. (Pennsylvania)
Cerwinski, James Lee (Pennsylvania)
Clickner, M. Jean (Pennsylvania)
Coleman, Gail S. (Pennsylvania)
COOK, TERRENCE R. (Pennsylvania)
Cooper, Ronald S. (District of Columbia)
Davis, Chandra C. (Pennsylvania)
Dawkins, Robert K. (Pennsylvania)
DERATZIAN, DAVID (Pennsylvania)
DIGUMARTHI, SRI HEMANTH (Pennsylvania)
DISAVINO, ROSEMARY (Pennsylvania)
Duckett, Lakisha (Pennsylvania)
Edmonds, Nancy Dean (Pennsylvania)
EDWARDS, DARRYL L. (Pennsylvania)
Eisele, Michelle (Pennsylvania)
ESQ., ELIZABETH A. (Pennsylvania)
Farnsworth, Jo Ann (Pennsylvania)
FISCHER, KURT S (Pennsylvania)
FLEGAL, ROBYN M (Pennsylvania)
FLORES, IRIS SANTIAGO (Pennsylvania)
GOLSON, AARRIN BENATRA (Pennsylvania)
Graham, J. Mark (Pennsylvania)
GRAHAM, DARRELL E. (Pennsylvania)
GUERRIER, CHARLES EDWARD (Pennsylvania)
HADEN, KARA GIBBON (Pennsylvania)
Hernandez, Lisa H. (Pennsylvania)
HOPE, JENNIFER L. (Pennsylvania)
HUGGINS, RANDALL D. (Pennsylvania)
JR., CHARLES FRANKLIN (Pennsylvania)
Kane, Deborah A. (Pennsylvania)
KEEGAN, MARCUS G (Pennsylvania)
KOPKA, YLDA MARISOL (Pennsylvania)
KOVNAT, PHILIP M. (Pennsylvania)
LAWRENCE, DEBRA M. (Pennsylvania)
Lee, James L. (District of Columbia)
Locke, Cynthia A. (Pennsylvania)
Loggins, Amy Elizabeth (Pennsylvania)
Loughlin, Edward O'Farrell (Pennsylvania)
Lybolt, Robin M. (Pennsylvania)
Mack-Brown, Aarika D. (Pennsylvania)
MAHOOD, ZOE GABRIELE (Pennsylvania)
MARINO, STEPHANIE (Pennsylvania)
MARTINEZ, ANA CONSUELO (Pennsylvania)
MCDANIEL, JOSEPH C. (Pennsylvania)
MCGREW, ARIYA ADEBIYI (Pennsylvania)
MCMULLEN, JOSEPH D. (Pennsylvania)
McNair, Jacqueline H. (Pennsylvania)
MILLER, GERALD LEE (Pennsylvania)
MONTESINO, SAIRALINA (Pennsylvania)
Montgomery, Cynthia L. (Pennsylvania)
MOROCCO, MARIA LUISA (Pennsylvania)
MULAIRE, JUSTIN (Pennsylvania)
MURRAY, STEVEN LEE (Pennsylvania)
O'Boyle, Judith A. (Pennsylvania)
O'Hara, Patrick J. (Pennsylvania)
OPPENHEIM, HARRIETT F (Pennsylvania)
PENZEL, MARKUS L. (Pennsylvania)
Phillips, Ronald L. (Pennsylvania)
Pope, Rebecca Elizabeth (Pennsylvania)
POTTS, DEREK H. (Pennsylvania)
RAMSDELL, NICOLE A. (Pennsylvania)
RANIS, MICHAEL B. (Pennsylvania)
Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia)
RIVERA, JADHIRA V. (Pennsylvania)
ROSE, ROBERT DAVID (Pennsylvania)
Royal, S. Robert (Pennsylvania)
SALACUSE, MARIA (Pennsylvania)
SANTOS, ADELA P. (Pennsylvania)
Smith, Curley Emanuel (Pennsylvania)
Spicer, Tracy Hudson (Pennsylvania)
Stewart, C. Gregory (Pennsylvania)
STILES, HOLLY A. (Pennsylvania)
Tapper, Steven M. (Pennsylvania)
TIERNAN, MARY M. (Pennsylvania)
Tuggle, Darin Bernard (Pennsylvania)
Vincent, Jill L. (Pennsylvania)
WAGNER, STEVEN ANDREWS (Pennsylvania)
WALTER, NICHOLAS G. (Pennsylvania)
WEBSTER, STEPHANIE H. (Pennsylvania)
WILBURN, TANISHA R (Pennsylvania)
WITHERSPOON, SANDRA (Pennsylvania)
WOODHAM, MARICIA DANIELLE (Pennsylvania)
Young, Laurie A. (Pennsylvania)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4367996/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-hannabery-electric-inc/
Last updated Feb. 18, 2024, 3 a.m.
State / Territory: Pennsylvania
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 28, 2006
Closing Date: Jan. 8, 2013
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers that were discriminated against because of their age.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Hannabery Electric, Inc (Allentown; Quakertown), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 et seq.
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Amount Defendant Pays: 156700
Order Duration: 2008 - 2013
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
General:
Discrimination-area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
EEOC-centric: