Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2005
Closed Date: March 31, 2010
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The Baltimore District Office of the EEOC brought this action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, against A.E. Sweeney Masonry, Inc. The complaint, filed in September 2005, alleged race discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that Defendant subjected the charging parties to harassment, gave them more difficult job assignments, transferred them involuntarily because of their race, African American, and also discharged them in retaliation for engaging in conduct protected under Title VII. In March 2006 a consent decree was entered through the Philadelphia District Office.
The decree, valid for four years, required Defendant to pay the two charging parties, $30,000 each in compensatory damages, provide them with neutral employment reference, expunge their employment records and offer to reinstate their jobs with retroactive seniority and with all benefits. Defendant was enjoined from discriminating or retaliating in violation of Title VII, and required to adopt and distribute a policy against discrimination and harassment, post an EEO notice at its facility, provide EEO training to its current and future employees, maintain records according to Title VII's record-keeping requirements and report any complaints of harassment/discrimination to the EEOC within seven days of the complaint. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2010.
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Elizabeth Glassman (7/27/2007)
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Day, Charles Bernard (Maryland)
Last updated March 24, 2025, 8:04 a.m.
State / Territory: Maryland
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 25, 2005
Closing Date: March 31, 2010
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
A.E. Sweeney Masonry, Inc (Hagerstown), Private Entity/Person
A.E. Sweeney Masonry, Inc., Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff
Nature of Relief:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Expungement of Employment Record
Develop anti-discrimination policy
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 60000
Order Duration: 2006 - 2010
Issues
General/Misc.:
Discrimination Area:
Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Race(s):
EEOC-centric: