Case: EEOC v. TANDS INC. dba BOJANGLES

7:01-cv-00180 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Sept. 24, 2001

Closed Date: Feb. 10, 2003

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Case Summary

In September 2001 the Raleigh and Charlotte offices of the EEOC brought this suit against Tands, Inc. d/b/a Bojangles Famous Chicken & Biscuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. In its complaint the EEOC alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by discriminating against a class of female employees because of their sex by subjecting them to sexual harassment. The EEOC also alleged that the defendant retaliated against the f…

A trial date was set, but the case settled by the entry of a consent decree in February 2003. In the eighteen-month consent decree, six female complainants were each awarded $6,000.00 in damages. Additionally, the defendant was required to provide Title VII training to its employees, post notice of Title VII rights, and report to the EEOC twice during the duration of the decree. The defendant must include a statement in all future job advertisements that it is an equal opportunity employer.

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Kevin Wilemon (10/22/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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7:01-cv-00180	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Opp v. Tands, Inc.	Feb. 10, 2003	Feb. 10, 2003 Docket
1 7:01-cv-00180	Complaint EEOC v. Tands, Inc., dba Bojangles	Sept. 24, 2001	Sept. 24, 2001 Complaint
11 7:01-cv-00180	Consent Decree EEOC v. Tands, Inc., dba Bojangles	Feb. 10, 2003	Feb. 10, 2003 Settlement Agreement

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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
1	Complaint filed - seeks back pay, punitive damages, trial by jury, costs of action (bl) (Entered: 09/24/2001)	Sept. 24, 2001	Sept. 24, 2001
2	Waiver of Service Returned Executed as to Tands, Inc. 10/24/01 Answer due on 11/16/01 for Tands, Inc. (bl) (Entered: 10/31/2001)	Oct. 29, 2001	Oct. 29, 2001
3	Answer to Complaint by Tands, Inc. (bl) (Entered: 11/21/2001)	Nov. 20, 2001	Nov. 20, 2001
5	Discovery Plan filed by Equal Employment Opp, Tands, Inc.; cy w/ dkt sht to MJ Mason on 1/9/02) (bl) (Entered: 01/09/2002)	Jan. 2, 2002	Jan. 2, 2002
6	Order on Scheduling by Magistrate Mason setting Discovery cutoff 10/1/02 Deadline for filing of all motions 10/31/02 before No. of Interrogs. 35 No. of Depositions 20 (bl) (Entered: 01/17/2002)	Jan. 16, 2002	Jan. 16, 2002
7	Order on Scheduling by setting Jury Trial scheduled for 9:00 4/28/03 before Judge Britt; cys dist. Place: Wilm (bl) Modified on 01/17/2002 (Entered: 01/17/2002)	Jan. 17, 2002	Jan. 17, 2002
7	Motion by Equal Employment Opp to extend time to disclose the names, addresses, curricula vitaw & rpts of expert witnesses until 8/30/02 for pltf and 9/30/02 for deft cy: MJ Mason (bl) (Entered: 06/28/2002)	June 28, 2002	June 28, 2002
8	Order granting [7-1] motion to extend time to disclose the names, addresses, curricula vitaw & rpts of expert witnesses until 8/30/02 for pltf and 9/30/02 for deft signed by J. Mason; cys dist.. (bl) (Entered: 07/09/2002)	July 3, 2002	July 3, 2002
9	Motion by Equal Employment Opp to extend time of the Discovery Period cy: MJ Mason (bl) (Entered: 09/25/2002)	Sept. 24, 2002	Sept. 24, 2002
10	Order granting [9-1] motion to extend time of the Discovery Period, reset discovery due for 12/31/02 , reset motion filing deadline for 1/31/03 signed by MJ Mason. OB Ref: cys dist. (bl) (Entered: 10/02/2002)	Oct. 2, 2002	Oct. 2, 2002
	Ltr. fr. Jonathan R. Harkavy to J. Britt (Dated 12/21/02) advising that this case has settled at the mediated settlement conference in Raleigh on Dec. 20, 2002 and that a consent decree is forthcoming. (bl) (Entered: 01/02/2003)	Dec. 26, 2002	Dec. 26, 2002
11	Order (CONSENT DECREE) - signed by all cnsl and signed by J. Britt; cys dist.. (bl) (Entered: 02/10/2003)	Feb. 10, 2003	Feb. 10, 2003
	Case closed Non perm (bl) (Entered: 02/19/2003)	Feb. 10, 2003	Feb. 10, 2003