Case: EEOC v. Gordon Trucking

3:04-cv-05646 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2004

Closed Date: Oct. 4, 2007

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Case Summary

The Seattle District Office brought this action in the Western District of Washington, against Gordon Trucking. The complaint, which was filed in September 2004, alleged sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged that Defendant subjected the charging party and other similarly situated applicants and employees to different terms and conditions of employment with regard to hiring and training opportunities based on their sex, female.A consent decree was entered in October of 2004 which provided that Defendant would pay a total of $235,000, with $25,000 going to the charging party, $150,000 going to the rest of the Class and $85,000 going into a fund to be used for Defendant's compliance with the decree. The decree also required Defendant to provide training session, adopt a gender neutral assignment policy, implement a non-discrimination policy based on sex, and regularly report to the EEOC on compliance and incidents.The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

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Kevin Wilemon (6/8/2007)

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3:04-cv-05646	Docket EEOC v. Gordon Trucking, Inc.	Oct. 4, 2004	Oct. 4, 2004 Docket
1-1 3:04-cv-05646	Complaint EEOC v. Gordon Trucking, Inc.	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004 Complaint
3-1 3:04-cv-05646	Consent Decree and (Proposed) Order EEOC v. Gordon Trucking, Inc.	Oct. 4, 2004	Oct. 4, 2004 Settlement Agreement
3:04-cv-05646	Office of General Counsel FY 2005 Annual Report EEOC v. Gordon Trucking, Inc. No Court	April 13, 2006	April 13, 2006 Press Release

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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 against defendant(s) Gordon Trucking Inc (Summons(es) issued) (fee waived) , filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(RM, ) (Entered: 10/01/2004)	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004
2	E-mail Confirmation of Filing Date. (RM, ) (Entered: 10/01/2004)	Sept. 30, 2004	Sept. 30, 2004
3	CONSENT DECREE AND ORDER SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS by Judge Franklin D. Burgess. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1-7)(CAR, ) (Entered: 10/06/2004)	Oct. 4, 2004	Oct. 4, 2004