Filed Date: April 29, 1998
Closed Date: 1999
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On April 29, 1998, the Washington DC and Birmingham offices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit under Title VII against The Parker Group, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. The EEOC alleged that the defendants had violated the rights of the complainant by discriminating on the basis of race when handing out assignments to their employees.
On August 28, 1998, the complainant intervened as a private party in the lawsuit, and on July 22, 1999, the EEOC settled with the defendants during mediation. On August 10, 1999, the court approved a consent decree, and on September 1, 1999, the court dismissed the case with prejudice, resolving all private party claims. Under the terms of the consent decree, the defendants agreed to pay $10,000 in damages to the complainant in this lawsuit, as well as another $32,000 in compensatory damages to a class of plaintiffs that the EEOC would later specify. All other claims made by the complainant in this lawsuit against the defendant were to be settled separately. In addition, the defendant agreed to pay the costs of the mediation process, except for the $2000 in mediation costs paid by the EEOC. The defendants were also enjoined from discriminating or retaliating against employees who reported discrimination in the workplace, and within 90 days of the consent decree, and at least annually in the 3 years following the decree, the defendants were to hold training sessions for management, supervisors, and hourly employees regarding methods of preventing discrimination in the workplace. All attendees at the anti-discrimination training sessions were to sign a roster to document their attendance. Within 120 days of the consent decree, the defendants were required to provide the EEOC with evidence that they had complied with the anti-discrimination training portion of the consent decree.
The consent decree further specified that any further claims that the complainant had against the defendants were to be settled separately, but we have no further information on further pursuit of claims by the complainant.
Summary Authors
Kristen Sagar (2/18/2008)
Last updated March 14, 2024, 3:11 a.m.
State / Territory: Alabama
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: April 29, 1998
Closing Date: 1999
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: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Granted
Defendants
Parker Group, Inc. (Birmingham), 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
Order Duration: 1999 - 2002
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
EEOC-centric: