Case: EEOC v. PJAX, INC

2:03-cv-00759 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: May 27, 2003

Closed Date: 2003

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Case Summary

On May 27, 2003, the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh offices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit under Title VII against PJAX, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The EEOC alleged that the defendants, an interstate trucking and freight firm, had violated Title VII by subjecting their female employees to sexual harassment in the workplace. Specifically, the complaint alleged that the defendants created a hostile work environment and fa…

On October 6, 2003, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss. The court never ruled on that motion because on November 24, 2003, the parties filed a consent decree, which the court approved two days later. This consent decree has an effective period of two years and required the defendant to pay $300,000.00 in compensatory damages to the complainant and $200,000.00 in compensatory damages to four other complainants, to be distributed pro-rata. It also states that the defendants were enjoined from discriminating or retaliating against any of their employees on the basis of sex. They agreed to revise their anti-discrimination policy, and to provide their employees with equal employment opportunity training. Additionally, the defendants were required to distribute their revised policies and to post notice of EEO rights.

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Keri Livingston (5/13/2008)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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2:03-cv-00759	Docket [PACER] EEOC v. PJAX, Inc.	Nov. 26, 2003	Nov. 26, 2003 Docket
1 2:03-cv-00759	Complaint EEOC v. Pjax, INC	May 27, 2003	May 27, 2003 Complaint
15 2:03-cv-00759	Consent Decree EEOC v. Pjax	Nov. 24, 2003	Nov. 24, 2003 Settlement Agreement
2:03-cv-00759	EEOC Litigation Settlement Report - November 2005 EEOC v. PJAX, Inc. No Court	Nov. 25, 2003	Nov. 25, 2003 Press Release

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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 with summons issued; jury demand (tt) (Entered: 05/27/2003)	May 27, 2003	May 27, 2003
2	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mag. Judge Ila J. Sensenich ( signed by Judge Terrence F. McVerry on 5/27/03 ) CM all parties of record. (tt) (Entered: 05/28/2003)	May 28, 2003	May 28, 2003
3	NOTICE of Attorney Appearance for PJAX, INC. by James B. Brown, W. Scott Hardy (tt) (Entered: 06/06/2003)	June 5, 2003	June 5, 2003
4	MOTION by PJAX, INC. to Extend Time to answer or otherwise respond to pltf's complaint , with Proposed Order. (tt) (Entered: 06/06/2003)	June 6, 2003	June 6, 2003
	ORDER upon motion granting [4-1] motion to Extend Time to answer or otherwise respond to pltf's complaint; reset Answer deadline to 7/28/03 for PJAX, INC. ( signed by Mag. Judge Ila J. Sensenich on 6/9/03 ) CM all parties of record. (tt) (Entered: 06/10/2003)	June 10, 2003	June 10, 2003
5	RETURN OF SERVICE executed as to PJAX, INC. 5/29/03 Answer due on 6/18/03. (ksa) (Entered: 06/16/2003)	June 16, 2003	June 16, 2003
6	MOTION by PJAX, INC. for Stay , with Proposed Order. (tt) (Entered: 07/10/2003)	July 10, 2003	July 10, 2003
7	RESPONSE by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT in opposition to [6-1] motion for Stay by PJAX, INC. (jsp) (Entered: 07/25/2003)	July 25, 2003	July 25, 2003
	ORDER upon motion denying [6-1] motion for Stay, reset Answer deadline to 8/29/03 for PJAX, INC. ( signed by Mag. Judge Ila J. Sensenich on 7/28/03 ) CM all parties of record. (jsp) (Entered: 07/29/2003)	July 29, 2003	July 29, 2003
8	Stipulation by PJAX, INC., EQUAL EMPLOYMENT for extension of time for deft to answer pltf's complaint , with proposed order. (tt) (Entered: 08/29/2003)	Aug. 29, 2003	Aug. 29, 2003
	ORDER upon stipulation granting [8-1] stipulation for extension of time for deft to answer pltf's complaint; reset Answer deadline to 9/26/03 for PJAX, INC. ( signed by Mag. Judge Ila J. Sensenich on 9/4/03 ) CM all parties of record. (tt) (Entered: 09/05/2003)	Sept. 4, 2003	Sept. 4, 2003
9	JOINT MOTION by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT, PJAX, INC. to Extend Time for deft to answer or otherwise respond to pltf's complaint , with Proposed Order. (tt) (Entered: 09/26/2003)	Sept. 26, 2003	Sept. 26, 2003
	ORDER upon motion granting [9-1] joint motion to Extend Time for deft to answer or otherwise respond to pltf's complaint; reset Answer deadline to 10/6/03 for PJAX, INC. No further extensions to be granted. ( signed by Mag. Judge Ila J. Sensenich on 10/1/03 ) CM all parties of record. (tt) (Entered: 10/02/2003)	Oct. 2, 2003	Oct. 2, 2003
10	MOTION by PJAX, INC. to Dismiss the Complaint with Proposed Order. (plh) (Entered: 10/06/2003)	Oct. 6, 2003	Oct. 6, 2003
11	AFFIDAVIT by John E. Lycheski (plh) (Entered: 10/06/2003)	Oct. 6, 2003	Oct. 6, 2003
12	BRIEF by PJAX, INC. in support of [10-1] motion to Dismiss the Complaint by PJAX, INC. (plh) (Entered: 10/06/2003)	Oct. 6, 2003	Oct. 6, 2003
13	ORDER, pltf's Response to Motion set to 11/5/03 for deft's [10-1] motion to Dismiss the Complaint , and set deft's Reply Brief deadline to 11/20/03 . ( signed by Mag. Judge Ila J. Sensenich on 10/16/03 ) CM all parties of record. (tt) (Entered: 10/17/2003)	Oct. 17, 2003	Oct. 17, 2003
14	JOINT MOTION by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT, PJAX, INC. to Extend the Time for pltf to respond to deft's motion to dismiss , with Proposed Order. (tt) (Entered: 11/04/2003)	Nov. 4, 2003	Nov. 4, 2003
	ORDER upon motion granting [14-1] joint motion to Extend the Time for pltf to respond to deft's motion to dismiss; Pltf's Response to Motion reset to 12/5/03 for deft's [10-1] motion to Dismiss the Complaint . ( signed by Mag. Judge Ila J. Sensenich on 11/5/03 ) CM all parties of record. (tt) (Entered: 11/06/2003)	Nov. 5, 2003	Nov. 5, 2003
15	CONSENT DECREE by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT, PJAX, INC. with proposed order. (tt) (Entered: 11/24/2003)	Nov. 24, 2003	Nov. 24, 2003
	ORDER upon consent approving [15-1] Consent Decree. Defts are hereby enjoined from violating provisions as stated more fully in said Consent Decree. The case shall be and hereby is dismissed with prejudice, subject to this Court's jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this Consent Decree. ( signed by Judge Terrence F. McVerry on 11/26/03 ) CM all parties of record. (tt) Modified on 11/26/2003 (Entered: 11/26/2003)	Nov. 26, 2003	Nov. 26, 2003
	Case closed. Notices mailed. (tt) (Entered: 11/26/2003)	Nov. 26, 2003	Nov. 26, 2003