Case: EEOC v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES

3:06-cv-05989 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2006

Closed Date: 2008

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Case Summary

In September 2006, the San Francisco office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Southwest Airlines Co. in the U.S. District Court for the California Northern District. The complaint alleged that the defendant subject the charging parties (and others similarly situated) to a hostile work environment based on her sex. After mediation, the case settled by entry of a consent decree in March 2007. The one year consent decree includes an anti-harassment provision, anti-retaliation provision, payment of $100,000 to the charging parties, enhancement of harassment policy, two hours of harassment and retaliation training for managers, supervisor accountability, expungement of records, and reports to the EEOC on the training and any sexual harassment complaints. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2008.

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Kevin Wilemon (6/6/2007)

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For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5774064/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-southwest-airlines-co/

Judge(s)

White, Jeffrey Steven (California)

Judge(s)

White, Jeffrey Steven (California)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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3:06-cv-05989	Docket (PACER)	March 16, 2007	March 16, 2007 Docket
1 3:06-cv-05989	Complaint	Sept. 27, 2006	Sept. 27, 2006 Complaint
6-1 3:06-cv-05989	Consent Decree [Proposed]	March 15, 2007	March 15, 2007 Settlement Agreement
6-1 3:06-cv-05989	Consent Decree	March 16, 2007	March 16, 2007 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

Title	Description		External URL Date / External URL
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/5774064/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-southwest-airlines-co/

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ECF Number	Description	Date	Link Date / Link
1	COMPLAINT against Southwest Airlines Co. (Filing fee $ waived). Filed byEqual Employment Opportunity Commission. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/27/2006) Additional attachment(s) added on 9/29/2006 (hdj, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 09/28/2006)	Sept. 27, 2006	Sept. 27, 2006
2	ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 2/16/2007. Case Management Conference set for 2/23/2007 01:30 PM. (Attachments: # 1)(hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/27/2006) (Entered: 09/28/2006)	Sept. 27, 2006	Sept. 27, 2006
	Summons Issued as to Southwest Airlines Co.. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/27/2006) (Entered: 09/28/2006)	Sept. 27, 2006	Sept. 27, 2006
	CASE DESIGNATED for Electronic Filing. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/27/2006) (Entered: 09/28/2006)	Sept. 27, 2006	Sept. 27, 2006
3	INITIAL SCHEDULING CONFERENCE ORDER: Case Management Conference set for 2/23/2007 01:30 PM. Case Management Statement due by 2/16/2007.. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 9/28/06. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/28/2006) (Entered: 09/28/2006)	Sept. 28, 2006	Sept. 28, 2006
4	STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] ORDER TO SUSPEND DISCOVERY AND CONTINUE OTHER DEADLINES PENDING EARLY MEDIATION by Southwest Airlines Co.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Wilson, Tom) (Filed on 11/17/2006) (Entered: 11/17/2006)	Nov. 17, 2006	Nov. 17, 2006
	Set/Reset Hearings: Case Management Conference set for 4/27/2007 01:30 PM. (hdj, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/21/2006) (Entered: 11/22/2006)	Nov. 21, 2006	Nov. 21, 2006
5	ORDER GRANTING 4 Stipulation TO SUSPEND DISCOVERY AND CONTINUE OTHER DEADLINES PENDING EARLY MEDIATION. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 11/21/06. (jjo, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/21/2006)	Nov. 21, 2006	Nov. 21, 2006 RECAP
7	ORDER Approving 6 Consent Decree. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on March 16, 2007. (jswlc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/16/2007)	March 16, 2007	March 16, 2007 RECAP