Case: EEOC v. MOLL INDUSTRIES

1:06-cv-00836 | U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Filed Date: Sept. 26, 2006

Closed Date: 2009

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Case Summary

In September 2006, the Charlotte District Office of the EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court, North Carolina Middle District, against Moll Industries. The suit alleged that the defendant violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by terminating a female employee because she was pregnant. The employee, who had been hired by the defendant through a staffing agency, was 29 weeks pregnant. When she reported to work, she was fired within an hour.The case was settled and resolved by a consent decree in April of 2007. The decree awarded the complainant $20,000 and provided for injunctive relief as well. Moll Industries was ordered to expunge the complainant's record, and was required to develop new anti-discrimination policies, procedures, and training programs. The decree was to last for two years. The docket sheet doesn't show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (5/23/2008)

Clearinghouse (6/11/2017)

People

Judge(s)

Beaty, James A. (North Carolina)

Eliason, Russell Allen (North Carolina)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Barnes, Lynette (North Carolina)

Caldwell, Stacey Turner (Virginia)

Cooper, Ronald S. (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Judge(s)

Beaty, James A. (North Carolina)

Eliason, Russell Allen (North Carolina)

Attorney for Plaintiff

Barnes, Lynette (North Carolina)

Caldwell, Stacey Turner (Virginia)

Cooper, Ronald S. (District of Columbia)

Lee, James L. (District of Columbia)

Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia)

Spicer, Tracy Hudson (Michigan)

Attorney for Defendant

Wilson, Jonathan C (Texas)

Wright, R Thompson (North Carolina)

Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1:06-cv-00836	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Moll Industries, Inc.	April 20, 2007	April 20, 2007 Docket
1 1:06-cv-00836	Complaint EEOC v. Moll Industries, Inc.	Sept. 26, 2006	Sept. 26, 2006 Complaint
9 1:06-cv-00836	Consent Decree EEOC v. Moll Industries, Inc.	April 20, 2007	April 20, 2007 Settlement Agreement

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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

Last updated March 23, 2025, 9:16 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 26, 2006	COMPLAINT against MOLL INDUSTRIES, INC., filed by EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, UNITED STATES EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION.(CALDWELL, STACEY) (Entered: 09/26/2006)	PACER
	Sept. 26, 2006	CASE REFERRED to Standing Order 30 (McClain, Abby) (Entered: 09/26/2006)	PACER
3	Dec. 13, 2006	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint by MOLL INDUSTRIES, INC. Responses due by 1/5/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Letter confirming extension agreement# 2 Text of Proposed Order Order allowing Extension)(WRIGHT, R.) (Entered: 12/13/2006)	PACER
	Dec. 13, 2006	ORDER granting 3 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer for MOLL INDUSTRIES, INC. Answer due by 1/19/2007. Signed by John Brubaker, Clerk of Court, on 12/13/06. (BRUBAKER, JOHN) (Entered: 12/13/2006)	PACER
4	Jan. 18, 2007	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint by MOLL INDUSTRIES, INC..Responses due by 2/12/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Order Extending Time to File Answer)(WRIGHT, R.) (Entered: 01/18/2007)	PACER
	Jan. 18, 2007	ORDER granting 4 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer for MOLL INDUSTRIES, INC. Answer due by 2/18/2007. Signed by John Brubaker, Clerk of Court, on 01/18/06. (BRUBAKER, JOHN) (Entered: 01/18/2007)	PACER
5	Jan. 31, 2007	Notice to Parties RE: SO30. Responses due by 3/5/2007 (McCarty, Dianne) (Entered: 01/31/2007)	PACER
6	Feb. 14, 2007	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint by MOLL INDUSTRIES, INC..Responses due by 3/9/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(WRIGHT, R.) (Entered: 02/14/2007)	PACER
7	Feb. 14, 2007	ORDER signed by Judge RUSSELL A. ELIASON on 2/14/07 granting 6 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer by MOLL INDUSTRIES, INC.Answer due by 3/2/2007. (Dickerson, Nancy) (Entered: 02/15/2007)	PACER
	Feb. 14, 2007	***Motions Referred: 6 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re 1 Complaint to Judge RUSSELL A. ELIASON - (McCarty, Dianne) (Entered: 02/14/2007)	PACER
	March 5, 2007	Case Reported Settled by Attorney Wright, counsel for deft. Dismissal due by 4/4/2007. (Powell, Gloria) (Entered: 03/06/2007)	PACER
	April 6, 2007	Telephone Notice on 4/6/2007 from Attorney Caldwell, counsel for EEOC: Motion for Dismissal/Consent Decree forthcoming from counsel for defendant. (Powell, Gloria) (Entered: 04/06/2007)	PACER
8	April 10, 2007	Consent MOTION to Dismiss and for Entry of Consent Decree by MOLL INDUSTRIES, INC. Responses due by 5/3/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order Consent Decree)(WRIGHT, R.) (Entered: 04/10/2007)	PACER
	April 18, 2007	Case Reassigned to Judge JAMES A. BEATY, JR. Judge UNASSIGNED no longer assigned to the case. (Powell, Gloria) (Entered: 04/18/2007)	PACER
	April 19, 2007	***Motions Submitted: 8 Consent MOTION to Dismiss and for Entry of Consent Decree to Judge JAMES A. BEATY JR. (Kemp, Donita) (Entered: 04/19/2007)	PACER
9	April 20, 2007	ORDER signed by Judge JAMES A. BEATY JR. on 4/20/07 granting 8 Motion to Dismiss and Entry of Consent Decree as set out in the body of the document. (Dickerson, Nancy) (Entered: 04/20/2007)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

North Carolina

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 26, 2006

Closing Date: 2009

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.

Plaintiff Type(s):

EEOC Plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

EEOC

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Private Entity/Person

Moll Industries, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Other Dockets:

Middle District of North Carolina 1:06-cv-00836

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

Damages

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Discrimination Prohibition

Expungement of Employment Record

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 20000

Order Duration: 2007 - 2009

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Pregnancy discrimination

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. MOLL INDUSTRIES, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/10891/ (last updated 6/11/2017).