Special Collection: Private Employment Class Actions

The special collection consists of discrimination class action lawsuits brought by private plaintiffs against employers.

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Cases (209)

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Hohider v. United Parcel Services, Inc.

2:04-cv-00363 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: 2004

Closed Date: 2010

On March 10, 2004, the plaintiff, a male, alleged that his employer violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA), 42 U.S.C.S. § 12101 against United Parcel Service Incorporated in United St…

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Employees Committed for Justice v. Eastman Kodak Co.

6:04-cv-06098 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: 2004

On March 1, 2004, an organization of African-American former and current employees of Eastman Kodak Co. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, under 42 U.S.C…

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Amara v. CIGNA Corp.

3:01-cv-02361 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: 2001

Case Ongoing

On December 19, 2001, current and former Cigna employees who were adversely impacted when Cigna adopted a cash balance pension plan to replace its traditional defined benefit pension plan filed a law…

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Abdallah v. Coca-Cola

98-cv-03679 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: 1998

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Roberts v. Texaco, Inc.

7:94-cv-02015 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: 1994

Closed Date: 1997

On March 23, 1994, several salaried African-American employees of defendant filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Section 296 of the New York Human Rights Law against defendant Texaco in the U.S…

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Spoerle v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc.

3:07-cv-00300 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: 2007

Plaintiffs asserted claims for unpaid wages, liquidated damages, injunctive relief and attorneys fees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (the "FLSA Claims") and unpaid wages and penalties under the W…

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Hayman v. Mastercard, Inc.

7:25-cv-00340 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 14, 2025

Case Ongoing

This class-action lawsuit was brought by female, Black, and Hispanic employees alleging that their employer, Mastercard, had systematically underpaid them. On January 14, 2025, Plaintiffs filed suit …

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Sinobia N. Brinkley v. District of Columbia

1:21-cv-01537 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 7, 2021

Case Ongoing

On June 7, 2021, a Black woman police officer filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the District and the Metropolitan Police Department. She alleged that …

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Hendrix v. Chipotle Mexican Grill Incorporated

2:20-cv-01595 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Aug. 12, 2020

Case Ongoing

This is a case about employment discrimination on the basis of sex and pregnancy. On August 12, 2020, a female employee filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Ariz…

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Gilder v. Sallie Mae Bank

1:20-cv-00924 | U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Filed Date: July 8, 2020

Case Ongoing

This is a case about racial discrimination in hiring practices with background checks. On July 8, 2020, an African-American individual who had his job offer from Sallie Mae Bank rescinded filed this …

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER

MadKudu Inc. v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

5:20-cv-02653 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 16, 2020

Case Ongoing

This was a nationwide class action filed by U.S. businesses that challenged the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services's (USCIS) pattern and practice of arbitrarily denying H-1B nonimmigr…

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Cahill v. Nike, Inc.

3:18-cv-01477 | U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon

Filed Date: Aug. 9, 2018

Case Ongoing

Employees sued Nike for paying and promoting women less than men.

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Lee v. Hertz Corporation

4:15-cv-02545 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 9, 2015

Closed Date: 2015

On June 9, 2015, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area filed this nationwide class action against the Hertz Corporation and Sterling Infosystems, Inc., on behalf of th…

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER

Menocal v. The GEO Group, Inc.

1:14-cv-02887 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Oct. 22, 2014

Case Ongoing

On October 22, 2014, current and former civil immigration detainees housed at the Aurora Detention Facility filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. Th…

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Juarez v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Inc.

1:14-cv-05107 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 9, 2014

Closed Date: 2015

On July 9, 2014, a lawfully-present alien authorized to work in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court f…

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Gonzalez v. Pritzker

1:10-cv-03105 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: April 13, 2010

Closed Date: Sept. 29, 2016

On April 13, 2010, rejected U.S. Census Bureau job applicants filed an employment discrimination class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs, represe…

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Montero v. Mc Millan's Home Care Agency

104779/2010 | New York state trial court

Filed Date: April 10, 2010

Case Ongoing

On April 10, 2010, Plaintiff, represented by attorneys from the National Employment Law Project, filed a class action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, against Mc Mil…

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Pearson v. Samsonite Company Stores, Inc.

3:09-cv-01263 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: March 24, 2009

Closed Date: April 9, 2010

This class action involving store managers at Samsonite Company Stores, Inc. was filed on March 24, 2009, in the U.S. District Court, California Northern District. The plaintiffs, represented by priv…

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Bonnette v. Rochester Gas & Electric Co.

6:07-cv-06635 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 21, 2007

Closed Date: 2008

On December 21, 2007, 32 individual African American plaintiffs filed a complaint in United States District Court for the Western District of New York on behalf of themselves and all others similarly…

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BELUE v. WAYNE FARMS, LLC

2:07-cv-01004 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: Nov. 20, 2007

Closed Date: Sept. 1, 2010

This case was transferred from the Northern District of Alabama and is a later development of the case. On October 18, 2006, several current and former employees of the defendant's Albertville, Alaba…

IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER

Rosalino Perez-Benites v. Candy Brand LLC

1:07-cv-01048 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

Filed Date: June 7, 2007

Closed Date: 2013

On June 7, 2007, attorneys with the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a class action lawsuit in the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas on behalf of about 2,700 Mexican migrant …

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Peterson v. Seagate US LLC

0:07-cv-02502 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: May 25, 2007

On May 25, 2007, employees terminated by the defendant, Seagate, LLC, filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act …

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Turnley v. Banc of America Investment Services, Inc.

1:07-cv-10949 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: May 18, 2007

Closed Date: June 30, 2009

On May 18, 2007 a group of African Americans filed suit in the District Court for Massachusetts against their former employer, Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. Plaintiffs alleged a variety …

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Hilgert v. May

7:07-cv-00094 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: May 1, 2007

Closed Date: 2012

On May 1, 2007, an employee of the George S. May International Company, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Fair Labor Standards Act against his…

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Cruz v. Dollar Tree Stores

3:07-cv-02050 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 11, 2007

Closed Date: 2011

On April 11, 2007, two individuals, both store managers of Dollar Tree Stores, filed this class action lawsuit against Dollar Tree in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. …

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Bellifemine v. Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC

1:07-cv-02207 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 14, 2007

Closed Date: 2013

On March 14, 2007, a group of female current and former employees of Sanofi-Aventis US (a pharmaceutical company) filed this class action in the United States District Court for the Southern District…

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Waters v. Cook's Pest Control, Inc.

2:07-cv-00394 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Feb. 18, 2007

Closed Date: 2015

On February 18, 2007, an African-American individual filed a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Represented by private counsel, the plaintiff sued t…

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JOHNSON v. STEELCASE, INC.

5:07-cv-00064 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Jan. 9, 2007

Closed Date: 2009

On January 9, 2007, a female African-American employee of defendant filed a suit on her own behalf against defendant Steelcase, Inc. under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. ("Title VII") an…

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Cronas v. Willis Group Holdings Ltd.

1:06-cv-15295 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 18, 2006

Closed Date: 2012

On December 18, 2006, three female, officer-level, former employees filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all current and former female officers and officer equivalents employed by Willis Holding…

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Beckford v. Florida Department of Corrections

2:06-cv-14324 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: Nov. 13, 2006

Case Ongoing

Beckford and 13 other female former employees worked at Martin Correctional Institution (located in Indiantown, Florida) between 1999 and 2002. Most of the women worked as nurses, one worked as a ph…

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Duling v. Gristede's Operating Corp.

1:06-cv-10197 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 23, 2006

Closed Date: 2013

On October 23, 2006, a class action lawsuit was brought in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e; …

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Belue v. Wayne Farms, LLC

4:06-cv-02095 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Oct. 18, 2006

On October 18, 2006, several then and former employees of the defendant's Albertville, Alabama facility filed a lawsuit against the defendant under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), 29 U.S…

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Augst-Johnson v. Morgan Stanley & Co.

1:06-cv-01142 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: June 22, 2006

Closed Date: Oct. 26, 2007

On June 22, 2006, female financial advisers employed by Morgan Stanley, a financial services firm, filed this class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia under Titl…

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Jaffe v. Morgan Stanley DW, Inc.

3:06-cv-03903 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 22, 2006

On June 22, 2006, female financial advisors working for Morgan Stanley, a retail financial services firm, filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Northern California against…

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EEOC v. Les Schwab Tire Centers

2:06-cv-00761 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: May 31, 2006

Closed Date: 2010

On May 31, 2006, two women brought suit against their former employer, Les Schwab Tire Centers of Washington, and other related corporations, alleging discrimination on the basis of their sex in viol…

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Wynne v. McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaraunts Inc.

4:06-cv-03153 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 11, 2006

Closed Date: 2013

On May 11, 2006, African-American employees of a restaurant in Berkeley, California filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, under 42 U.S.C. § 1…

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Murphy v. Super Steel Schenectady

1:06-cv-00480 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Filed Date: April 18, 2006

Closed Date: 2009

On April 18, 2006, a group of male African American workers filed a lawsuit under the Declaratory Judgment Act 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1343(a)(4), 2201 and 2202; and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.…

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Pagliolo v. Guidant Corp.

0:06-cv-00943 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: March 1, 2006

Closed Date: Dec. 24, 2008

On March 1st, 2006, a group of former employees of Guidant Corporation filed a lawsuit under 28 U.S.C. § 2201 against Guidant Corporation in the United States District Court for the District of Minne…

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Griffin v. Sutton Ford, Inc.

1:06-cv-00931 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Feb. 21, 2006

Closed Date: Dec. 14, 2006

On February 21, 2006 plaintiffs, a group of females, filed suit against their current or former employer, Sutton Ford, Inc., in the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. They…

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In re J.P. Morgan Chase Cash Balance Litigation

1:06-cv-00732 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 31, 2006

Closed Date: July 15, 2010

On January 31, 2006 a group of participants in J.P. Morgan Chase's Retirement Plan filed suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq, i…

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Donaldson v. Pharmacia Pension Plan

3:06-cv-00003 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Jan. 3, 2006

Closed Date: 2009

On January 3, 2006, a group of former employees filed suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C. §§1001-1461 ("ERISA"), against Pharmacia Pension Plan, Pfizer Inc. and …

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Holloway v. Best Buy Co.

4:05-cv-05056 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 8, 2005

Closed Date: 2016

On December 8, 2005, six employees filed a class action complaint against their employer, Best Buy Co., Inc. under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 19…

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Aliotta v. Gruenberg

1:05-cv-02325 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Dec. 5, 2005

Closed Date: 2009

On December 5, 2005, several former and current employees of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Division of Resolutions and Receiverships filed a lawsuit under the Age Discrimination in Empl…

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Ebbert v. Nassau County

1:05-cv-05445 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: Nov. 18, 2005

Closed Date: Dec. 22, 2013

On November 18, 2005, Plaintiffs, all women, filed a lawsuit against the Nassau County Police Department in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, alleging violations of the fe…

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Knox v. Westly

2:05-cv-02198 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Nov. 1, 2005

Closed Date: 2014

On November 1, 2005, non-union employees who paid compulsory union fees, filed this class-action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the California State Employees Association (CSEA) in the Easte…

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Finley v. Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

1:05-cv-05134 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 7, 2005

Closed Date: 2006

On September 7, 2005, plaintiff filed suit under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, § 2 et seq., 29 U.S.C.A. § 1001 et seq., (ERISA) against his employer, Dun & Bradstreet Corp., in…

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In re FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. Employment Practices Litigation

3:05-md-00527 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: Aug. 26, 2005

Closed Date: Oct. 17, 2019

This Multi-District Litigation case included over 40 cases arising in more than half of the states in the U.S. Together, those cases challenged various aspects of the decision by FedEx Ground to clas…

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Veryzer v. Mills & Murphy Software Systems, Inc.

8:05-cv-01468 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Aug. 5, 2005

Closed Date: 2006

On August 5, 2005, a member of the Georgia Air National Guard, filed a lawsuit under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act, 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-4303 (USERRA) in the District Court for …

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Smith v. United States Steel Corporation

2:05-cv-01359 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: June 24, 2005

Closed Date: 2009

On June 24, 2005, a job applicant who was rejected by defendant because she did not have two years heavy industrial experience, filed a class action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a…

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Tucker v. Walgreen Company

3:05-cv-00440 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: June 20, 2005

Closed Date: 2013

On June 20, 2005, several African American employees filed a putative class action racial discrimination lawsuit against their employer, the Walgreen Company [Walgreens], in the U.S. District Court f…

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Breen v. Mineta

1:05-cv-00654 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 31, 2005

Case Ongoing

On March 31, 2005, several current or former employees of the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") who were forty years old or older filed this age discrimination lawsuit in the U.S. District Cour…

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Amochaev v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

4:05-cv-01298 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: March 31, 2005

Closed Date: 2012

On March 31, 2005, a female employee of Citigroup Global Markets and its subsidiary, Smith Barney, filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq., and the Califor…

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Bradley v. City of Lynn

1:05-cv-10213 | U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

Filed Date: Feb. 2, 2005

Case Ongoing

On February 2, 2005, an African-American applicant for an entry-level firefighter position in the city of Lynn, Massachusetts filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C…

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Tomlinson v. El Paso Corp.

1:04-cv-02686 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Dec. 29, 2004

Closed Date: 2012

On December 29, 2004, employees of El Paso Corporation filed a lawsuit under ERISA and the ADEA against their employer in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado. The plaintiff…

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Hopson v. Baltimore / Carter v. Baltimore City Police Dept.

1:04-cv-03842 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Dec. 6, 2004

Closed Date: March 19, 2015

On December 6, 2004, a group of African-American police officers brought a lawsuit against their employer, the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), as well as various other municipal entities, includin…

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Schreiner v. Genesco, Inc.

2:04-cv-09765 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 1, 2004

Closed Date: 2005

On October 22, 2000, store managers and assistant store managers employed by Genesco between 2000 and 2005 filed a lawsuit alleging failure to pay for overtime hours against Genesco in the Superior C…

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Velez v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation

1:04-cv-09194 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Nov. 19, 2004

On March 13, 2006, a group of former and current female employees filed their fourth amended complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e)-5(f), et seq., against the …

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Hall v. Best Buy Co.

0:04-cv-04812 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Nov. 17, 2004

Closed Date: 2007

On November 17, 2004, employees of Best Buy Co. filed a complaint against their employer in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The plaintiffs alleged that Best Buy had d…

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Richards v. FleetBoston Fin. Corp.

3:04-cv-01638 | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2004

Closed Date: Oct. 15, 2008

On September 30, 2004, former and current employees of FleetBoston Financial Corporation filed a lawsuit under ERISA against FleetBoston in the United States District Court for the District of Connec…

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Nelson v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

2:04-cv-00171 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: Sept. 22, 2004

Closed Date: July 10, 2010

On August 11, 2005 a group of African-Americans filed a consolidated amended complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.) and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against Wal-Mart Stores…

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Puffer v. Allstate Insurance Company

1:04-cv-05764 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 2, 2004

Closed Date: Jan. 7, 2011

In January 2001, a female manager filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that Allstate Insurance Company intentionally created and maintained an unequal workforce…

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Ellis v. Costco

3:04-cv-03341 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 17, 2004

Case Ongoing

On August 17, 2004, a female employee filed this suit against Costco in United States District Court in the Northern District of California under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. …

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Hill v. Merrill Gardens LLC

1:04-cv-00248 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana

Filed Date: June 25, 2004

Closed Date: 2006

On June 25, 2004, two African-American job applicants filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, against Defendant Merrill Gardens LLC. Represent…

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Walker v. Monsanto Co. Pension Plan

3:04-cv-00436 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: June 23, 2004

Closed Date: 2014

On June 23, 2004, plaintiffs filed this class action complaint against the Monsanto Co. Pension Plan in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged violations…

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Davis v. Eastman Kodak

6:04-cv-06098 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York

Filed Date: March 10, 2004

Closed Date: 2014

On November 12, 2003, an African American employee of Eastman Kodak Company filed a pro se complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that Kodak ha…

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Leonard v. Southtec, LLC

3:04-cv-00072 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Jan. 27, 2004

Closed Date: 2007

On January 27, 2004, employees filed a lawsuit under under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1981, the Tennessee Human Rights Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-…

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Smith v. Nike Retail Servs. Inc

1:03-cv-09110 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 17, 2003

Closed Date: 2007

On December 17, 2003, an African-American employee of the Niketown Chicago filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against the Nike Re…

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Davis v. Kraft Foods North America Inc.

2:03-cv-06060 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Nov. 3, 2003

Closed Date: 2007

On November 3, 2003, African-American employees of Kraft Foods filed a class action lawsuit against their employer in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The p…

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Moran v. Selig

2:03-cv-07424 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 16, 2003

Closed Date: 2006

On October 16, 2003, several Caucasian former Major League Baseball ("MLB") players filed a lawsuit based on Title VII, § 1981, § 1985, battery and negligence against MLB commissioner and all existin…

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Syverson v. International Business Machines Corporation

5:03-cv-04529 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Oct. 7, 2003

On October 7, 2003, a group of former employees filed suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("ADEA"), 29 U.S.C. § 621 and the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act ("OWBPA"), 29 U.S.C. §…

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Caldwell v. FEDEX Corporation

3:03-cv-02878 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 19, 2003

Closed Date: 2011

On June 19, 2003, an individual employee filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, agai…

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Johnson v. University of Iowa

3:03-cv-10062 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: June 17, 2003

Closed Date: Jan. 9, 2006

On June 17, 2003, a male employee of the University of Iowa filed a lawsuit against the University in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa (Davenport) under Title VII o…

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Gonzalez v. Abercrombie & Fitch, Inc.

3:03-cv-02817 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 16, 2003

Closed Date: April 15, 2011

On June 16, 2003, employees filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the Cali…

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Satchell v. Federal Express Corp.

3:03-cv-02659 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 6, 2003

Closed Date: 2012

On June 6, 2003, a group of African American and Latino employees filed this class action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act…

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Jobe v. TRW Automotive U.S.

3:03-cv-00477 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: May 23, 2003

Closed Date: 2006

On May 23, 2003, an employee of TRW Automotive U.S. ("TRW") filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., against TRW in the United States District Court…

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Stocking v. AT&T Corporation

4:03-cv-00421 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: May 12, 2003

Closed Date: 2007

On January 23, 2004, Plaintiff filed an amended complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. and 2000e(k), against AT&T Co…

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Williams v. Sprint/United Mgmt. Co.

2:03-cv-02200 | U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Filed Date: April 23, 2003

Closed Date: Oct. 15, 2009

On Apr. 23, 2003, the plaintiff, a woman above the age of 40, filed a lawsuit alleging violations of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 621, the Americans with Di…

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O'Bannon v. Friedman's

8:03-cv-00623 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: March 6, 2003

Closed Date: May 14, 2009

On March 6th, 2003, African American employees of Friedman's jewelry store filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against Friedman's Inc., along with Federal Insurance Company and St. Paul Mercury In…

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Carlson v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

0:02-cv-04261 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Oct. 2, 2002

Closed Date: 2008

On September 13, 2006, a group of employees filed an amended class action complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17 (2000) and the Fair Labor Standards…

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Wiginton v. CB Richard Ellis

1:02-cv-06832 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2002

Case Ongoing

On September 25, 2002, female employees of CB Richard Ellis filed a lawsuit against their employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, in the United States District Co…

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Luke v. Cleveland

1:02-cv-01225 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: June 26, 2002

Closed Date: 2006

On March 31, 2003, an African American male, filed a class action lawsuit alleging racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. §§1981, 1988 and violations of Equal Protection under 42 U.S.C. §§1983, 1988 a…

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Bert v. AK Steel Corp.

1:02-cv-00467 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Filed Date: June 26, 2002

Closed Date: 2008

On January 19, 2005, the plaintiffs, African American men and women, filed a lawsuit pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §…

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U.S.A. v. City of New York

1:02-cv-04699 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 18, 2002

Closed Date: Dec. 31, 2009

On June 18, 2002 the United States filed a lawsuit under Title VII in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the City of New York and the New York City Department of Pa…

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Allen v. International Truck and Engine

1:02-cv-00902 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana

Filed Date: June 10, 2002

Case Ongoing

On October 16, 2001, a group of current and former African-American employees and job applicants filed a lawsuit against Defendant under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 in the U.S. District Court for …

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Briggs v. Aldi, Inc.

2:02-cv-02157 | U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas

Filed Date: April 10, 2002

Closed Date: 2002

On April 10, 2002, an individual employee filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, against her employer, Aldi Inc., in the Uni…

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Palmer v. Combined Ins. Co. of Am.

1:02-cv-01764 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 8, 2002

Closed Date: 2007

On March 8, 2002, an employee of Combined Insurance Company of America ("Combined") filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., against her employer in…

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McGee v. Illinois Department of Transportation

1:02-cv-00277 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Jan. 11, 2002

Closed Date: 2004

On January 11, 2002, two employees filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Illinois Department of Transportation in the United…

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Radmanovich v. Combined Ins. Co.

1:01-cv-09502 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 13, 2001

Closed Date: 2005

On December 13, 2001, one current and nine former female agents and supervisors of defendant filed a lawsuit against defendant under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. District Cou…

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Wade v. Kroger Co.

3:01-cv-00699 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

Filed Date: Nov. 29, 2001

Closed Date: 2011

On November 29, 2001, five black individuals filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (Louisville) alleging that their employer, the Kro…

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Blackmon-Malloy v. U.S. Capitol Police Board

1:01-cv-02221 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 29, 2001

Case Ongoing

On October 29, 2001, more than 250 African-American current or former U.S. Capitol Police Officers filed this race discrimination lawsuit under the Congressional Accountability Act ("CAA"), 2 U.S.C. …

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Zmora v. Minnesota

0:01-cv-01905 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Oct. 17, 2001

Closed Date: 2004

On October 17, 2001, a Jewish professor at St. Cloud State University ("SCSU") in Minnesota filed a lawsuit under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq., and the Minnesota…

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Colindres v. Quietflex Manufacturing

4:01-cv-04319 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Oct. 10, 2001

On October 10, 2001, a group of Latino workers filed a lawsuit under of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. …

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GRIFFIN v. DEERE & CO.

4:01-cv-04075 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 13, 2001

Closed Date: Jan. 30, 2003

This sex discrimination case was filed against Deere & Co. on September 13, 2001. The only document available is the Docket in the case which has no live links. A class was certified and the case was…

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Kramer v. New Orleans Saints

2:01-cv-02451 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

Filed Date: Aug. 13, 2001

Closed Date: 2004

On August 13, 2001, two female employees of the New Orleans Saints Organization filed a lawsuit against the New Orleans Saints, its owner, and two of its partner corporations. Represented by private …

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Newsome v. Up-To-Date Laundry Inc.

1:01-cv-02257 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Aug. 1, 2001

Closed Date: Nov. 23, 2007

On August 1st 2001, hundreds of African American employees filed a class action lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against their employer, Up-To-Date Laundry, Inc. in the U.S. District for the District …

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Hnot v. Willis Group Holdings

1:01-cv-06558 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: July 19, 2001

Closed Date: 2011

On July 19, 2001, female employees of an insurance brokerage firm filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiffs sued Willis Group Holdings (…

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Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

3:01-cv-02252 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: June 8, 2001

Closed Date: 2016

On June 8, 2001, a female Wal-Mart employee filed this class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against her employer claiming gender discrimination. Al…

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Smith v. Jackson

3:01-cv-00367 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Filed Date: May 14, 2001

Closed Date: 2007

On May 14, 2001, several police officers 40 years of age or older filed a lawsuit against the City of Jackson, Mississippi and the Jackson Police Department under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

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Taylor v. D.C. Water & Sewer Authority

1:01-cv-00561 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 16, 2001

Closed Date: 2017

On March 16, 2001, an African-American employee of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority ("WASA") filed this class action lawsuit against WASA on behalf of himself as well as current and…

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Mitchell v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

1:01-cv-02112 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 13, 2001

Closed Date: 2004

On March 13, 2001, female sales associates and managers working for MetLife Insurance Company filed a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge William H. P…

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Hawkins v. Groot Industries, Inc.

1:01-cv-01731 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 12, 2001

Closed Date: 2004

On March 12, 2001, two African-Americans who were former employees of Groot Industries filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 in …

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McReynolds v. Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc.

1:01-cv-00510 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: March 9, 2001

Closed Date: 2006

On March 9, 2001, a group of African-American employees filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against Sodexho Marriot…

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Ketchum v. Sunoco Inc.

2:01-cv-01042 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: March 2, 2001

Closed Date: Dec. 13, 2004

On March 2, 2001, African-American Sunoco employees in the Philadelphia area filed a complaint against Sunoco Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania allegin…

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Artis v. Greenspan

1:01-cv-00400 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 22, 2001

Closed Date: 2015

On February 22, 2001, African-American secretaries currently or formerly employed by the Federal Reserve Board filed this race employment discrimination lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Dis…

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ARMSTRONG v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

3:01-cv-00012 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

Filed Date: Jan. 5, 2001

Closed Date: 2002

On January 5, 2001, employees filed a lawsuit under 28 U.S.C. § 1441 of the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 against the Ford Motor Company in the United States District Court for the Middle Distric…

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Conanan v. Powell

1:00-cv-03091 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Dec. 22, 2000

Closed Date: 2004

Black employees of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation filed a class action complaint against the agency under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, alleging racial discrimination in promotions. T…

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Velez v. QVC, Inc.

2:00-cv-05582 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Nov. 2, 2000

On August 26, 1998, an African-American employee of the QVC, Inc. ("QVC"), a telemarketing television network, along with five other former show hosts, filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Ri…

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Snow v. Enterprise Leasing Co. of St. Louis

4:00-cv-01693 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Oct. 24, 2000

Closed Date: 2003

On October 24, 2000, eight black individuals filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri (St. Louis), alleging that their employer, Enterpr…

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Miller v. Baltimore Gas & Electric Company

1:00-cv-02808 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Sept. 20, 2000

Closed Date: 2007

On September 20, 2000, a group of African-American employees filed a class action suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against the Baltimo…

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Ewing v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. of New York, Inc.

7:00-cv-07020 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 19, 2000

Closed Date: Sept. 6, 2001

On September 19, 2000, several African-American and Hispanic production employees at the defendant's facility in New York filed a class action lawsuit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and Section 2…

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Miller v. John Knox Village

4:00-cv-00878 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: Aug. 29, 2000

Closed Date: March 15, 2005

On August 29, 2000 plaintiff filed suit against her employer, John Knox Village (a retirement community), in the Federal District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Plaintiff alleged that J…

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Erickson v. Bartell Drug Company

2:00-cv-01213 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: July 19, 2000

Closed Date: 2002

On July 19, 2000, a female employee of Bartell Drug Company ("Bartell") filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and specifically as amended by the …

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Grant v. Riley

1:00-cv-01595 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 5, 2000

Closed Date: 2002

On July 5, 2000, six current or former employees of the Department of Education (DOE) filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. §2000e et seq., the Civil Rights Act of 1964, against the DOE in the United State…

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Cokely v. New York Convention Center Operating Corporation

1:00-cv-04637 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: June 22, 2000

Closed Date: 2013

On June 22, 2000, several employees of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, filed a lawsuit pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Civil Rights Act of 1871, alleging discrimi…

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Moore v. Chertoff

1:00-cv-00953 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 3, 2000

Case Ongoing

On May 3, 2000, ten black current and former special agents of the United States Secret Service filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) and 42 U.S.…

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Beck v. Boeing Company

2:00-cv-00301 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: Feb. 25, 2000

Case Ongoing

On February 25, 2000, 37 individuals filed a class action complaint against Boeing Co. and its subsidiaries and divisions in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. …

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Mathers v. Northshore Mining. Co.

0:99-cv-01938 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Dec. 3, 1999

Closed Date: April 22, 2006

On December 3, 1999, a female employee of the Northshore Mining Company filed a class action complaint under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq., and the Minnesota Huma…

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Cooper v. IBM Personal Pension Plan

3:99-cv-00829 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Nov. 1, 1999

Closed Date: Jan. 16, 2007

On October 16, 2005 the plaintiffs filed a lawsuit based on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §1001 against IBM Personal Pension Plan in United States Distric…

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Wooten v. Dillard's Inc.

4:99-cv-00990 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: Oct. 13, 1999

Closed Date: Sept. 20, 2004

On October 13, 1999, a group of African American employees filed a claim under 42 U.S.C. §1981 and 42 U.S.C. §2000 against Dillard's, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Misso…

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Latino Officers Ass'n of New York v. City of New York

1:99-cv-09568 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 1999

Closed Date: 2009

On September 9, 1999, Latino and African-American police officers filed a putative class action against the City of New York and the New York Police Department ("NYPD") in the U.S. District Court for…

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Dorman v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.

3:99-cv-00722 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: July 16, 1999

Closed Date: 2007

On June 27, 1996, former and current female and African American supermarket employees filed a class action against Winn-Dixie Montgomery, Inc. pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, …

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Cline v. General Dynamics Land Sys.

3:99-cv-07401 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: June 24, 1999

Closed Date: 2004

On June 24, 1999, employees of General Dynamics Land Systems filed a class action lawsuit against their employer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The plaintiffs…

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Bates v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

3:99-cv-02216 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 13, 1999

Closed Date: 2012

On May 13, 1999, five employees filed this lawsuit against their employer, United Parcel Service (UPS), in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The suit alleged …

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Jennings v. Regents of the University of California

98-807233 | California state trial court

Filed Date: Dec. 23, 1998

Closed Date: 2003

On December 23, 1998, former and current employees of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory of the University of California filed a lawsuit in Alameda County Superior Court against the Regents o…

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Robinson v. Sears, Roebuck and Co.

4:98-cv-00739 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: Nov. 4, 1998

Closed Date: Aug. 17, 2001

On November 4, 1998 plaintiffs, a group of eight black employees and one Asian employee of a Sears store in Little Rock, Arkansas, filed suit against Sears, Roebuck and Co. in the United States Distr…

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Erie County Retirees v. Erie County, PA

1:98-cv-00272 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Filed Date: Sept. 18, 1998

Closed Date: 2002

On September 18, 1998, a class action complaint was filed in United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania on behalf of the Erie County Retirees' Association against the Count…

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Lewis v. City of Chicago

1:98-cv-05596 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 1998

Case Ongoing

On September 9, 1998, a group of African American firefighter applicants in Chicago filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois, proceeding under Title VII of t…

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Brown v. Sacramento Regional Transit District

2:98-cv-01719 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: Sept. 4, 1998

Closed Date: 2003

On September 4, 1998, a female former employee of Sacramento Regional Transit filed a lawsuit under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq., and California's Fair Emplyment…

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McLaurin v. National Railroad Passenger Corp. ("Amtrack")

1:98-cv-02019 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Aug. 20, 1998

Closed Date: 2004

On August 20, 1998, several African-American employees filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against the National Railroad Passenger Corporation ("Amtrak") in the United States District Court for …

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Williams v. Boeing Co.

2:98-cv-00761 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington

Filed Date: June 4, 1998

Closed Date: Feb. 27, 2008

On June 4, 1998 a group of African Americans filed suit against Boeing Co. and several subsidiaries, their employers, alleging racial discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in the United Sta…

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Ramirez v. DeCoster

2:98-cv-00186 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Filed Date: May 18, 1998

Closed Date: 2006

On May 18, 1998, the Republic of Mexico and several individual employees filed a lawsuit against the DeCoster egg farm under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act, 29 U.…

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Thornton v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

1:98-cv-00890 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: April 8, 1998

Closed Date: 2000

On April 8, 1998, employees and applicants filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 2000d, § 2000e, and § 1981, against National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) in the United States District Court, …

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Warnell v. Ford Motor Co.

1:98-cv-01503 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 12, 1998

Closed Date: 2000

On March 12, 1998, two Ford employees filed a lawsuit against Ford and Ford Stamping Plant under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. section 1981, and state law in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District …

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Jefferson v. Ingersoll Int'l Inc.

3:98-cv-50042 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Feb. 9, 1998

Closed Date: 2001

On February 9, 1998, a group of black former employees of defendants filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Western Division against Ingersoll under 42 U.S.…

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Carter v. West Publishing Co.

8:97-cv-02537 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: Oct. 16, 1997

Closed Date: July 3, 2001

Female employees of West Publishing Company filed a class action in U.S. District Court, alleging that the company issued stock to employees on a discriminatory basis, with a disproportionate amount …

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Anderson v. St. Charles Riverfront Station

4:97-cv-01972 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Filed Date: Sept. 24, 1997

Closed Date: 2000

On September 24, 1997, a group of African American employees filed a lawsuit, under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and 1981(a) and the Missouri Statute §213.111, R.S.Mo., against the St. Charles Riverfront Station…

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PUENTE v. STATE OF ARIZONA

2:97-cv-01734 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: Aug. 15, 1997

Closed Date: June 12, 2007

On August 15, 1997 plaintiffs filed suit against their employer, the Arizona Department of Transportation, alleging that it had racially discriminated against Hispanics in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 19…

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Allen v. Thorn Americas Inc.

4:97-cv-01159 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri

Filed Date: Aug. 15, 1997

Closed Date: Nov. 24, 1999

On August 15, 1997 a group of African American employees filed suit in the District Court for the Western District of Missouri against their employer, Thorn Americas, alleging that the defendant enga…

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Lemon v. IUOE

2:97-cv-00857 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: Aug. 12, 1997

Closed Date: March 20, 2007

On August 12, 1997 plaintiffs filed suit against their union, the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 139 AFL-CIO (IUOE) alleging that the union had administered its referral book for ou…

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Harris v. Hantman

1:97-cv-01658 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: July 22, 1997

Closed Date: 2001

On July 22, 1997, a group of female custodial workers filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d) (Equal Pay Act), and 2 U.S.C. § 1301 (Congressional Accountability Act) against their…

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Carter v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

3:97-cv-01590 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: April 30, 1997

Closed Date: Nov. 15, 2000

On April 30th, 1997, a group of African American current and former employees filed a class action complaint against the United Parcel Service, Inc. ("UPS") in the U.S. District Court for the Norther…

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Middleton v. Publix Super Markets

8:97-cv-00760 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida

Filed Date: April 4, 1997

Closed Date: 2001

On April 4, 1997, Plaintiffs, African American employees and applicants for employment with Publix Super Markets, Inc. filed a class action complaint Publix Super Markets in the U.S. District Court f…

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Bielicki v. City of Chicago

1:97-cv-01471 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 4, 1997

Closed Date: March 10, 1998

On March 4, 1997 a policewoman filed suit against the City of Chicago for its failure to pay her medical bills relating to infertility treatments and additional medical expenses relating to her pregn…

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Hayden v. County of Nassau

1:97-cv-01411 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: March 1, 1997

Closed Date: June 9, 1999

In April 1997, 68 white and Hispanic applicants to the Nassau County Police Department filed a lawsuit under Equal Protection Clause, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(1), and New York state law against…

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McClain v. Lufkin Industries

9:97-cv-00063 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Feb. 26, 1997

Closed Date: 2014

On February 26, 1997, African American employees of Lufkin Industries filed this lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1…

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Evans v. Atwood

1:96-cv-02746 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 1996

Closed Date: 2002

On December 12, 1996, several former Foreign Service employees of the United States Agency for International Development filed a lawsuit under 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, the Age Discrimination in Employme…

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Beckmann v. CBS Inc.

3:96-cv-01172 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Dec. 12, 1996

Closed Date: 2001

On December 12, 1996, four female technical employees at a various CBS television studios filed a lawsuit under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq., and the Minnesota H…

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Jones v. R.R. Donnelley & Sons

1:96-cv-07717 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Nov. 25, 1996

Closed Date: May 25, 2005

On November 25, 1996, a group of African-American, current and former employees of a Chicago manufacturing division filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C.S. § 1981, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 199…

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Webster v. Fulton County, GA

1:96-cv-02399 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 1996

Closed Date: Feb. 24, 2005

On September 9, 1996 plaintiffs, business owners and a business seeking landscaping contract work from Fulton County, filed suit against Fulton County, GA in the Federal District Court for the Northe…

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Massie v. IDOT

1:96-cv-04830 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Aug. 6, 1996

Closed Date: 2001

On August 6, 1996, an individual employee filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against his employer, the…

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Cremin v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.

1:96-cv-03773 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: June 21, 1996

Closed Date: 1998

On June 21, 1996, an individual employee filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and other similarly situated employees against her employer, Merrill Lynch, the New York Stock Exchange, and the National…

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Fish v. St. Cloud State University

6:96-cv-00155 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: June 4, 1996

Closed Date: July 9, 2002

On June 4, 1996, female employees of St. Cloud State University ("SCSU")filed a lawsuit against the university in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. They alleged violati…

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Martens v. Smith Barney

1:96-cv-03779 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: May 20, 1996

Closed Date: 2006

On May 20, 1996, a group of female employees filed this lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., against Smith Barney Inc. in the United States …

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Collins v. Executive Airlines, Inc.

1:96-cv-01104 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: April 25, 1996

934 F.Supp. 1378 (S.D. Fla. 1996).

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Tice v. American Airlines Inc.

1:95-cv-06890 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Nov. 27, 1995

Closed Date: 2004

On November 27, 1995, a group of 14 pilots filed suit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 631(a) against American Airlines in the United States District Court of the Northern…

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Norris v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co.

1:95-cv-08594 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Oct. 10, 1995

Closed Date: 2002

On October 10, 1995, four African-American former employees of Metro-North Commuter filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act OF 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq., against Metro-North Co…

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VASZLAVIK v. STORAGE TEK CORP

1:95-cv-02525 | U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Filed Date: Oct. 2, 1995

Closed Date: 2000

On October 2, 1995, former employees of Storage Tek Corporation filed a lawsuit under ERISA, the ADEA, and the ADA, against Storage Tek in the United States District Court, District of Colorado. The…

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Arnett v. California Public Employees' Retirement System

3:95-cv-03022 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Aug. 28, 1995

Closed Date: 2008

On August 28, 1995, former police officers, correctional officers, and other "safety employees" of the State of California and local agencies filed a class action lawsuit in the Federal District Cour…

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Rudebusch v. State of Arizona

3:95-cv-01313 | U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona

Filed Date: June 30, 1995

Closed Date: 2007

On June 30, 1995, a group of male professors filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000 et seq., and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 against the State of Arizona in Unite…

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Gaspar v. Linvatec Corp.

1:95-cv-03574 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: June 19, 1995

Closed Date: Oct. 20, 1998

On June 19, 1995 plaintiff filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against his former employer, Linvatec Corp., its owner Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., and th…

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Cooper v. Aluminum Co. of America

3:95-cv-10074 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

Filed Date: June 12, 1995

Closed Date: 1999

On June 12, 1995, seventeen black employees of the Aluminum Company of America ("Alcoa") filed a class-action lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e, et seq.) in the…

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Orlowski v. Dominick's Finer Foods, Inc.

1:95-cv-01666 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 16, 1995

Closed Date: 2000

On March 16, 1995, two employees filed a lawsuit against their employer, Dominick's Finer Foods Inc., in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois under Title VII of the …

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Varner v. Illinois State University

1:95-cv-01355 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Filed Date: March 13, 1995

Closed Date: 2002

On March 13, 1995, three female professors employed at Illinois State University ("the University") filed a lawsuit against the University, four officials of the University, the Board of Regents, and…

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Butler v. Home Depot

3:94-cv-04335 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 20, 1994

Closed Date: 1998

On December 20, 1994, female employees and applicants throughout Home Depot's West Coast Division filed a class action against Home Depot in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Calif…

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Stone v. First Union Corp.

0:94-cv-06932 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

Filed Date: Sept. 23, 1994

Closed Date: 2006

On September 23, 1994, employees of First Union Corp. filed a lawsuit against their employer in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The plaintiffs alleged age disc…

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Leykis v. NYP Holdings, Inc.

1:94-cv-04269 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 1994

Closed Date: 1996

On September 9, 1994, a group of former employees of New York Post age 40 or older filed a lawsuit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (the "ADEA"), and the New York State Human Ri…

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Binion v. Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority

1:94-cv-03814 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: June 22, 1994

Closed Date: 1997

On June 22, 1994, four black employees working as janitors in the housekeeping department of the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of …

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Bremiller v. Cleveland Psychiatric Institute

1:94-cv-01151 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

Filed Date: June 3, 1994

Closed Date: 2000

On June 3, 1994, an individual employee filed a lawsuit against her employer, the Cleveland Psychiatric Institute ("CPI"), as well its director, CEO, and the alleged co-conspirators, in the United St…

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Hyman v. First Union Corp.

1:94-cv-01043 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: May 12, 1994

Closed Date: 1997

On May 12, 1994, terminated employees of First Union Corporation filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e and 29 U.S.C. § 626 against First Union Corporation ("First Union") in the United States Distr…

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Roberts v. Texaco, Inc.

7:94-cv-02015 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: March 23, 1994

Closed Date: 2003

On March 23, 1994, an African-American employee of the Texaco Incorporated filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq., and Section 296 of th…

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Williams v. CSX Transportation, Inc.

2:94-cv-00553 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: March 7, 1994

Closed Date: 1999

On March 7, 1994, several African-Americans filed a class action under 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e) et seq, and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1981A against defendant CSX Transportation, Inc. in the U.S. District Cour…

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Johnson v. Tulsa, Okla.

4:94-cv-00039 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Filed Date: Jan. 14, 1994

Closed Date: 2010

On September 17, 1997, a group of former and current African-American personnel from the city police department filed suit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and Title VII,42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq, again…

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Latuga v. Hooters Inc.

1:93-cv-07709 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Dec. 23, 1993

Closed Date: 1997

On December 23, 1993, a male applicant to the Hooters of Orland Park, IL filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq., against Hooters Inc. and Hooters…

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Brewer v. Miller Brewing Co.

5:93-cv-01600 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Filed Date: Dec. 23, 1993

Closed Date: Feb. 27, 1995

On December 23, 1993, three employees of the Miller Brewing Company filed this class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Norther District of New York on behalf of all African American e…

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WRIGHT v. SOUTH CENTRAL BELL

2:93-cv-01530 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: July 30, 1993

Closed Date: 2003

On July 30, 1993, African American employees of South Central Bell filed a lawsuit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, against their employer in the United States District Court …

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Johnson v. Ashcroft

1:93-cv-00206 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Feb. 1, 1993

Closed Date: 1993

On February 1, 1993, Black Special Agents employed by the FBI filed a lawsuit under Title VII against the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, in the United States District Court, …

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Moore v. Norfolk Southern Corporation

2:93-cv-00133 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Jan. 15, 1993

Closed Date: 2001

On January 15, 1993, one African-American employee of defendant filed a lawsuit on her own behalf under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §2000e et seq. against defendant Norfolk So…

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Krueger v. New York Telephone Co.

1:93-cv-00178 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York

Filed Date: Jan. 13, 1993

Closed Date: Oct. 1, 2018

On January 13, 1993, a group of former employees of New York Telephone Company age 40 or older filed a lawsuit under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ("the ADEA"), the New York Human Rights L…

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Robinson v. Boeing Co.

2:92-cv-02004 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: Aug. 24, 1992

Closed Date: 2000

On August 24, 1992, African American employees of Boeing Company filed a class action lawsuit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against Boeing Company in the United States Distr…

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Edwards v. City of Houston

4:92-cv-02510 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 19, 1992

Closed Date: 2000

On August 19, 1992, African American and Hispanic members of the Houston Police Department filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act against the City of Houston in the United States Dis…

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Babbitt v. Albertson's Inc.

4:92-cv-01883 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: May 27, 1992

Closed Date: 2000

On May 27, 1992, a group of female and Hispanic employees filed a lawsuit under the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1866, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and the Equal Pay Act against A…

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Barnhart v. Safeway Stores Inc.

2:92-cv-00803 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California

Filed Date: May 21, 1992

Closed Date: 1994

On October 25th, 1991, four female food clerks filed a class action lawsuit, under 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e) and the Cal. Government. Code § 12940, against Safeway Stores, Inc. The plaintiffs, represented…

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Bishop v. Gainer (Koski v. Gainer)

1:92-cv-03293 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: May 19, 1992

Closed Date: May 20, 2002

On May 19, 1992, white male police officers filed a lawsuit against the Illinois State Police (ISP) and Illinois in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The plainti…

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Wagner v. Nutrasweet Co.

1:92-cv-02418 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 8, 1992

Closed Date: 1995

On April 8, 1992, a former female employee of defendant filed a lawsuit against defendant under the Equal Pay Act, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in the U.S. District Court for the Nor…

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Latin American Law Enforcement Association v. City of Los Angeles

2:92-cv-01898 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: March 27, 1992

Closed Date: 2013

On March 27, 1992, minority officers of the Los Angeles Police Department filed two complaints against their employer, along with a proposed consent decree, in the United States District Court, Centr…

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Frank v. United Airlines Inc.

3:92-cv-00692 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

Filed Date: Feb. 7, 1992

Closed Date: Sept. 26, 2014

On February 7, 1992, 13 female flight attendants for United Airlines filed a complaint against their employer in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The plainti…

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Grayson v. K Mart Corp.

1:92-cv-00141 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Filed Date: Jan. 17, 1992

Closed Date: 2002

On January 17, 1992, eleven K Mart store managers filed a lawsuit against K Mart in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division. Represented by private counsel, the…

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Guzman v. Oxnard Lemon Associates

2:91-cv-06957 | U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

Filed Date: Dec. 23, 1991

Closed Date: 1994

On December 23, 1991, a group of female applicants and employees filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act against Oxnard Lemon Associates in the Central District of California, We…

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Breedlove v. Tele-Trip Co. Inc.

1:91-cv-05702 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 9, 1991

Closed Date: 1997

On September 9, 1991, employees of Tele-Trip Co. filed a lawsuit against their employer, its owner Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, and their retirement plan, Mutual of Omaha Retirement Income Plan…

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Stewart v. Rubin

1:90-cv-02841 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 16, 1990

Closed Date: 2009

On November 16, 1990, African-American agents of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) sued the agency, then a branch of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in the United District Court…

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Haynes v. Shoney's Inc.

3:89-cv-30093 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

Filed Date: April 4, 1989

Closed Date: 1993

On April 4, 1989, Black employees and applicants to Shoney's restaurants filed a class action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, (Judge Roger Vinson) alleging …

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Shuford v. Alabama State Board of Education

2:89-cv-00196 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Feb. 24, 1989

Closed Date: June 8, 2005

On February 24, 1989 a black male employee of a school in Alabama's postsecondary education system filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama claiming th…

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Black Fire Fighters Ass'n of Dallas v. City of Dallas, Tex.

3:88-cv-02304 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 19, 1988

Closed Date: Oct. 21, 1994

On September 19, 1988, black employees of the City of Dallas Fire Department filed a class action complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas under Title VII of t…

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Biondo v. City of Chicago (Chicago Firefighters vs. City of Chicago)

1:88-cv-03773 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: April 29, 1988

Closed Date: Oct. 9, 2009

On April 29th, 1988 a group of white firefighters filed suit against Chicago in the District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois alleging that the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) had discriminat…

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Thomas v. Baker

1:86-cv-02850 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 17, 1986

Closed Date: June 20, 2001

On October 17, 1986 two African-American Foreign Service Officers (FSOs) filed suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000 et seq. against then Secretary of th…

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Reynolds v. Alabama Department of Transportation

2:85-cv-00665 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: May 21, 1985

Case Ongoing

On May 21, 1985, a group of African American applicants for merit positions and employees eligible for promotion to merit positions at the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) filed this laws…

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International Union v. Johnson Controls, Inc.

2:84-cv-00472 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Filed Date: April 6, 1984

Closed Date: Jan. 19, 1994

In April of 1984 plaintiffs filed suit against Johnson Controls Inc., their employer, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin alleging sex and pregnancy discriminati…

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Huguley v. General Motors Corp.

2:83-cv-72864 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: July 15, 1983

Closed Date: 1991

On July 15, 1983, a black salaried General Motors employee, along with other similarly situated GM employees, filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against General Motors in the United States Distri…

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Johnson v. Montgomery County Sheriff's Department

2:82-cv-00717 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Oct. 12, 1982

Closed Date: 1994

On October 12, 1982, female employees of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Department filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e against their employer in the United States District Court for the Middle D…

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Allen v. Alabama State Bd. of Educ.

2:81-cv-00697 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama

Filed Date: Dec. 15, 1981

Closed Date: Jan. 27, 2010

In 1981, African-American applicants to the Alabama Initial Teacher Certification Testing Program filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against the Alabama State Board of Education in the United Sta…

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Shipes v. Trinity Industries

6:80-cv-00462 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Filed Date: Dec. 16, 1980

Closed Date: 2002

On December 16, 1980, an individual employee filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against his employer, Trinity Industries. Th…

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Guerra v. Celanese Corp.

2:80-cv-00115 | U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Filed Date: Aug. 23, 1980

Closed Date: 2001

On August 23, 1980, a Mexican-American employee of Celanese Corporation filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e against Celanese Corporation and the contracting firm of Arthur Brothers, Inc. in the U…

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Hartman v. Albright

1:77-cv-02019 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Nov. 25, 1977

Case Ongoing

On November 25, 1977, Carolee Brady Hartman filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16 against the United States International Communication Agency (the "Agency"), formerly known as the United States…

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Berger v. Iron Workers Reinforced Rodmen

1:75-cv-01743 | U.S. District Court for the District of District of Columbia

Filed Date: Oct. 21, 1975

Closed Date: 1999

On October 21, 1975, eight black rodmen filed a lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (the Civil Rights Act of 1866) against Local 201 of the Iron Workers Reinforced Rodmen union in the United States Distri…

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Trent v. Missouri Pacific

4:75-cv-00189 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas

Filed Date: June 25, 1975

Closed Date: 1999

On June 25, 1975, a group of African-American plaintiffs filed a lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) against the Missouri Paci…

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Schaefer v. Tannian

2:73-cv-39943 | U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

Filed Date: April 10, 1973

Closed Date: 1998

On April 10, 1973, female police officers filed a complaint under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, against their superior officers and the Detroit Police Department in th…

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Powell v. Georgia-Pacific Corp.

1:73-00001 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas

Filed Date: Jan. 12, 1973

In 1973, a group of African American employees filed a lawsuit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, against Georgia Pacific Corporation in the United States District Court for the Western District of …

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Salinas v. Roadway Express, Inc.

5:71-cv-00254 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Sept. 17, 1971

Closed Date: Oct. 17, 1986

In 1971, Black and Hispanic truck drivers in San Antonio, Texas, filed an employment discrimination suit against Roadway under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 in the U.S. District Court for the Wester…

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Carter v. Gallagher

4:70-cv-00399 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Sept. 28, 1970

Closed Date: Jan. 2, 2001

In September 1970 a group of black applicants to the Minneapolis Fire Department filed suit against the Civil Service Commission and Minneapolis Fire Department in the Federal District Court for the …