Filed Date: Sept. 6, 2006
Closed Date: Dec. 16, 2015
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In September of 2006, the EEOC Chicago District Office brought suit in United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, against Roadway Express, Inc., a freight hauler. The suit alleged that the defendant subjected African-American employees to harassment and different terms and conditions of employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
Shortly thereafter, several of the employees intervened as plaintiffs bringing a class action suit. The defendant moved to dismiss the class claims in part. The motion was granted in part and denied in part; the intervenor-plaintiffs claims regarding job assignments were dismissed because the plaintiffs had failed to exhaust their administrative remedies. U.S. E.E.O.C. v. Roadway Exp., Inc., 2007 WL 2198363 (N.D.Ill. July 31, 2007).
On September 29, 2009, an amended complaint was filed. The amended complaint elaborated on the first complaint in-depth, listed all parties and all allegations.
On September 14, 2010, a preliminary order approving a consent decree was filed. On June 27, 2012, the consent decree was amended. The settlement enjoined Defendant from discriminating on the basis of race or retaliating against any employee who complained about race discrimination. It also awarded the class $10,000,000.
On December 16, 2015, the court found that Defendant had complied with the consent decree and the case was closed.
Summary Authors
Jason Chester (5/23/2008)
Katherine Reineck (2/7/2016)
Brown v. Yellow Transportation, Inc., Northern District of Illinois (2008)
EEOC v. Yellow Transportation, Inc. and YRC, INC., Northern District of Illinois (2009)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5445434/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-yrc-inc/
Cox, Susan (Illinois)
Geraghty, Miriam N. (Illinois)
Kinoy, Joanne (Illinois)
Taren, Jeffrey L. (Illinois)
Cox, Susan (Illinois)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5445434/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-yrc-inc/
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State / Territory: Illinois
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 6, 2006
Closing Date: Dec. 16, 2015
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: Pending
Defendants
Roadway Express, Inc. (Chicago Heights), Private Entity/Person
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Nature of Relief:
Source of Relief:
Amount Defendant Pays: $10,000,000
Order Duration: 2010 - 2015
Issues
Discrimination-area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
EEOC-centric: