Case: EEOC v. U.S. Pipeline, Inc.

1:03-cv-00838 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Sept. 4, 2003

Closed Date: Sept. 17, 2003

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Case Summary

In September 2003 the Charlotte and Washington, D.C. offices of the EEOC brought this suit against U.S. Pipeline, Inc. and Laborers Local Union 980 of Laborers International Union of North America in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. The EEOC alleged on behalf of eleven Hispanic individuals that the defendants failed to hire them for jobs on a gas pipeline because of their national origin. A consent decree was filed later that same month. In the two-year consent decree, the defendants were required to institute an anti-discrimination policy and provide annual EEO training for its managerial employees. The EEOC was allowed to inspect any of the defendants' premises to review its compliance with the decree, and the defendants were required to submit semi-annual reports to the EEOC. Additionally, each of the eleven complainants was awarded $7,850.00.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (10/26/2007)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

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1:03-cv-00838	Docket (PACER)	Sept. 17, 2003	Sept. 17, 2003 Docket
1 1:03-cv-00838	Complaint EEOC v. U.S. Pipeline, Inc., et al	Sept. 4, 2003	Sept. 4, 2003 Complaint
2 1:03-cv-00838	Consent Decree EEOC v. U.S. Pipeline, Inc., et al	Sept. 16, 2003	Sept. 16, 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…	April 1, 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; jury demand (N. Dickerson) (Entered: 09/05/2003)	Sept. 4, 2003	Sept. 4, 2003
	**Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Eliason. AO Code 18AG (N. Dickerson) (Entered: 09/05/2003)	Sept. 4, 2003	Sept. 4, 2003
	CASE REFERRED to Judge Osteen re Consent Decree (R. Winchester) (Entered: 09/09/2003)	Sept. 9, 2003	Sept. 9, 2003
2	CONSENT DECREE resolving all claims that arose or could have arisen out of this litigation. Each party shall bear its own costs and attorney's fees. This court shall retain jurisdiction of this cause for purposes of monitoring compliance with this Consent Decree and entry of such further orders as may be necessary or appropriate. (Signed by JUDGE WILLIAM L. OSTEEN) Ccs. dist. [EOD Date 9/16/03] (fe) (Entered: 09/16/2003)	Sept. 16, 2003	Sept. 16, 2003
	CASE NO LONGER REFERRED to Judge. (fe) (Entered: 09/16/2003)	Sept. 16, 2003	Sept. 16, 2003
	CASE CLOSED. Closing Code 8 (fe) (Entered: 09/17/2003)	Sept. 17, 2003	Sept. 17, 2003