Case: EEOC v. NEW ENGLAND SERUM

1:01-cv-11672 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 2001

Closed Date: Jan. 7, 2004

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Case Summary

In September 2001, the Boston (along with the New York and Washington, D.C.) office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against New England Serum in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The complaint alleged that the defendant subjected the claimants to sexual harassment because of their sex and national origin, and discharged claimants in retaliation for their complaints. More specifically, the claimant's supervisor directly or indirectly subjected the claimants to physical and verbal sexual harassment because of their sex and national origin. The defendant's distribution center manager subjected claimants to offensive and unwelcome sexually harassing conduct. The case settled by entry of a consent decree in January 2003.

The one year consent decree required the defendant to pay $150,000 to the claimants, refrain from retaliation, confirm that since the institution of the lawsuit that it has conducted significant training for managers (and will provide new managers and non-managers with training), distribute its anti-discrimination policy, and post notice. The EEOC retained the right to monitor compliance with the decree.

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Summary Authors

Jason Chester (6/17/2007)

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Judge(s)

Tauro, Joseph Louis (Massachusetts)

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Tauro, Joseph Louis (Massachusetts)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:01-cv-11672	Docket EEOC v. New England Serum	June 27, 2006	June 27, 2006 Docket
1 1:01-cv-11672	Complaint and Jury Trial Demand EEOC v. New England Serum Company, Inc.	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001 Complaint
25 1:01-cv-11672	Consent Decree EEOC v. New England Serum Company, Inc.	Dec. 16, 2002	Dec. 16, 2002 Settlement Agreement

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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. Case assigned to Judge: Tauro. Receipt #: n/a Amount:$ n/a. Fee Status: wv (cmg) (Entered: 10/02/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001 Clearinghouse
	Summons issued for New England Serum (cmg) (Entered: 10/02/2001)	Sept. 28, 2001	Sept. 28, 2001
2	Waiver of service returned executed as to New England Serum . Mailed on 10/12/01 . Answer due on 12/11/01 for New England Serum (fmr) (Entered: 10/19/2001)	Oct. 19, 2001	Oct. 19, 2001
3	Answer by New England Serum to complaint; jury demand, filed. (fmr) (Entered: 11/30/2001)	Nov. 28, 2001	Nov. 28, 2001 Clearinghouse
4	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Notice of Hearing/conference: set scheduling conference for 10:45 4/2/02 . cc/cl (fmr) (Entered: 03/01/2002)	Feb. 28, 2002	Feb. 28, 2002
5	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Order entered, for discovery . [EOD Date 3/1/02] cc/cl (fmr) (Entered: 03/01/2002)	Feb. 28, 2002	Feb. 28, 2002
6	Statement of counsel filed by New England Serum , Re: Counsel for dft, has conferred w/the dft. to establish a budget for the costs of conductiing the litigation. Counsel and the client have also discussed the use of alternative dispute resolution and have proposed mediation to the pla. which has rejected that proposal. (fmr) (Entered: 03/18/2002)	March 15, 2002	March 15, 2002
7	Document disclosure by New England Serum ,filed. (fmr) (Entered: 03/18/2002)	March 15, 2002	March 15, 2002
8	Joint statement by Equal Employment, New England Serum , re: , filed. (fmr) (Entered: 03/19/2002)	March 17, 2002	March 17, 2002
9	Rule 16.1 Certification filed by Equal Employment . (fmr) (Entered: 03/19/2002)	March 17, 2002	March 17, 2002
10	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Notice of cancellation of Hearing/conference: reset conference for 11:00 5/1/02 . cc/cl (fmr) (Entered: 04/09/2002)	April 8, 2002	April 8, 2002
11	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Order entered, set status conference for reset to 10:00 9/10/02 . See order for details. [EOD Date 5/2/02] cc/cl (kf) (Entered: 05/02/2002)	May 1, 2002	May 1, 2002
12	Motion by Equal Employment for partial modification of 5/1/02, order and for protective order , filed. (fmr) (Entered: 05/16/2002)	May 15, 2002	May 15, 2002
13	Memorandum by Equal Employment in support of [12-1] motion for partial modification of 5/1/02, order and for order , filed. (fmr) (Entered: 05/16/2002)	May 15, 2002	May 15, 2002
14	Response by New England Serum in opposition to [12-1] motion for partial modification of 5/1/02, order and for protective order , filed. (fmr) (Entered: 06/05/2002)	June 3, 2002	June 3, 2002
15	Motion by Equal Employment for leave to file reply memorandum in support of its motion for partial modification of May 1, 2002, order and for protective order , filed. c/s (kf) (Entered: 06/12/2002)	June 10, 2002	June 10, 2002
16	Reply Memorandum by Equal Employment in support of [12-1] motion for partial modification of 5/1/02, order and for protective order , filed. c/s (kf) (Entered: 06/12/2002)	June 10, 2002	June 10, 2002
	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Endorsed Order entered granting [15-1] motion for leave to file reply memorandum in support of its motion for partial modification of May 1, 2002, order and for protective order . [EOD Date 6/19/02] (fmr) (Entered: 06/19/2002)	June 17, 2002	June 17, 2002
	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Endorsed Order entered denying [12-1] motion for partial modification of 5/1/02, order and for protective order . [EOD Date 6/19/02] (fmr) (Entered: 06/19/2002)	June 17, 2002	June 17, 2002
17	Motion by Equal Employment for leave to file Recent decision in support of its motion for partial modificatioin of May 1, 2002, Order and for Protective Order , filed. c/s (decision attached) (jf) (Entered: 07/01/2002)	June 26, 2002	June 26, 2002
	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Endorsed Order entered granting [17-1] motion for leave to file Recent decision in support of its motion for partial modificatioin of May 1, 2002, Order and for Protective Order as moot. cc/cl [EOD Date 7/10/02] (fmr) (Entered: 07/10/2002)	July 8, 2002	July 8, 2002
18	Joint motion by Equal Employment, New England Serum for protective order governing the production and use of confidential material , filed. . (fmr) (Entered: 07/19/2002)	July 18, 2002	July 18, 2002
19	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Stipulated Protective Order entered governing the production and use of confidential material. [EOD Date 7/24/02] (fmr) (Entered: 07/24/2002)	July 23, 2002	July 23, 2002
	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Endorsed Order entered granting [18-1] joint motion for protective order governing the production and use of confidential material . [EOD Date 7/24/02] cc/cl (fmr) (Entered: 07/24/2002)	July 23, 2002	July 23, 2002
20	Notice of appearance of attorney for New England Serum by Eric R. Barber-Mingo, filed. (fmr) (Entered: 07/29/2002)	July 24, 2002	July 24, 2002
21	Assented-to Motion by New England Serum to amend [3-1] answer , filed. (fmr) (Entered: 08/20/2002)	Aug. 19, 2002	Aug. 19, 2002
22	Amended Answer to Complaint by New England Serum , filed. Answer amends [3-1] answer . (fmr) (Entered: 08/20/2002)	Aug. 20, 2002	Aug. 20, 2002 Clearinghouse
	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Endorsed Order entered granting [21-1] assented-to motion to amend [3-1] answer . [EOD Date 8/20/02] (fmr) (Entered: 08/20/2002)	Aug. 20, 2002	Aug. 20, 2002
23	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Order entered,; the parties' joint request for a continuance is ALLOWED; reset status conference to 10:45 1/9/03 . [EOD Date 9/12/02] (fmr) (Entered: 09/12/2002)	Sept. 10, 2002	Sept. 10, 2002
24	Joint motion by Equal Employment, New England Serum to approve consent decree , filed. . (fmr) (Entered: 12/17/2002)	Dec. 16, 2002	Dec. 16, 2002
25	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Consent judgment/decree entered . [EOD Date 1/8/03 cc: all counsel of record. (eaf) (Entered: 01/08/2003)	Jan. 7, 2003	Jan. 7, 2003 Clearinghouse
	Judge Joseph L. Tauro . Endorsed Order entered granting [24-1] joint motion to approve consent decree . [EOD Date 1/8/03] (eaf) (Entered: 01/08/2003)	Jan. 7, 2003	Jan. 7, 2003
	Case closed. (eaf) (Entered: 01/08/2003)	Jan. 8, 2003	Jan. 8, 2003