Filed Date: Sept. 4, 2003
Closed Date: June 30, 2007
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In September 2003, the Chicago office of the EEOC brought this Title VII against Streator Brick Co. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimants by subjecting the claimants (a class of black employees) and a class of white employees who associated with them to racial harassment. The case settled by entry of a consent decree in June 2004.
The three year consent decree required the defendant to refrain from discrimination and retaliation, pay the claimants $35,000, provide Title VII training for all employees, post notice, and keep record and give the EEOC reports on any complaints of race discrimination made by an employee of the defendant.
The decree was entered in 2004 and scheduled to last until 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.
Summary Authors
Kevin Wilemon (7/16/2007)
Clearinghouse (12/20/2018)
Last updated March 25, 2025, 8:09 a.m.
State / Territory: Illinois
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 4, 2003
Closing Date: June 30, 2007
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
Streator Brick, Inc. (LaSalle County, IL), 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:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 35000
Order Duration: 2004 - 2007
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Race(s):
EEOC-centric: