Case: EEOC v. DIELECTRIC LABORATORIES, INC.
5:02-cv-01242 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
Filed Date: Sept. 27, 2002
Closed Date: Nov. 17, 2004
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Case Summary
The New York office of the EEOC brought this suit against Dielectric Laboratories, Inc., an upstate New York computer parts manufacture, in September 2002, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Complainants allege that the defendant subjected them to a hostile work environment based on their national origin. One complainant intervened in the case several months after the initial complaint was filed by the EEOC. The parties entered into mediation and came to a settlement prior to trial. The court issued a consent decree order in November 2004 dismissing all the pending issues in the case.
The consent decree contains an anti-discrimination provision, an equal opportunity provisions (which stipulates that DLI will actively recruit Native Americans), an anti-retaliation provision that applies to all of the complainants, a required two intensive two hour training sessions addressing equal opportunity rights and responsibilities for management and supervisory positions, a required two one-hour training sessions for non-management, non-supervisory employees of DLI, and a requirement that DLI implement and publish to all employees a policy and procedure for addressing national origin harassment and retaliation. For the duration of the consent decree (approximately two years) DLI is required to provide a bi-annual written report to the EEOC of any complaints of retaliation and/or harassment. In addition, DLI is required to pay the complainants $200,000 in total.
Summary Authors
Lionel Joiner (5/30/2007)
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For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11898634/parties/equal-employment-com-v-dielectric-lab/
Mordue, Norman A. (New York)
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Docket
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Docket for: Equal Employment Com v. Dielectric Lab
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 27, 2002
Closing Date: Nov. 17, 2004
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Attorney Organizations:
Public Interest Lawyer: Yes
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Private Entity/Person
Dieletric Laboratories, Inc.
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
Northern District of New York 5:02-cv-01242
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Implement complaint/dispute resolution process
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 200000
Order Duration: 2004 - 2006
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
National origin discrimination
Affected Race(s):
American Indian/Alaskan Native
EEOC-centric:
Private Party intervened in EEOC suit
Case Summary of EEOC v. DIELECTRIC LABORATORIES, INC., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/8939/ (last updated 5/30/2007).