Case: EEOC v. B & K RENTALS AND SALES COMPANY

8:06-cv-02019 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Aug. 3, 2006

Closed Date: April 30, 2012

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Case Summary

In August 2006, the Baltimore (along with the Philadelphia) office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against B & K Rentals and Sales Company in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the claimant by terminating her because of her pregnancy. The case settled by entry of a consent decree in April 2007. The five year consent decree required the defendant to refrain from discrimination, provide training for its managerial employees, review and renew its EEO policy, post notice, give annual reports to the EEOC, and allow the EEOC to monitor its compliance with the decree. The terms of the agreement were to run for 5 years. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement took place; the case was presumably closed in 2012.

Summary Authors

Kevin Wilemon (7/2/2007)

Clearinghouse (6/10/2017)

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Documents in this case

8:06-cv-02019	Docket EEOC v. B & K Rentals and Sales Company	April 30, 2007	April 30, 2007 Docket
1 8:06-cv-02019	Complaint EEOC v. B & K Rentals and Sales Company	Aug. 3, 2006	Aug. 3, 2006 Complaint
17 8:06-cv-02019	Consent Decree EEOC v. B & K Rentals and Sales Company	April 30, 2007	April 30, 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 26, 2025, 9:24 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Aug. 3, 2006	COMPLAINT against B & K Rentals and Sales Company , filed by EEOC. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(ljs, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/04/2006)	PACER
	Aug. 3, 2006	Jury Trial Demand by EEOC. (ljs, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/04/2006)	PACER
2	Aug. 4, 2006	Summons Issued 20 days as to B & K Rentals and Sales Company. (ljs, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/04/2006)	PACER
3	Aug. 8, 2006	Request for Entry of Appearance on Behalf of a Federal Government Agency and ORDER approving the appearance of Jacqueline H. McNair for U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Signed by the Clerk on 08/07/2006. (c/m 8/8/06)(elt, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 08/08/2006)	PACER
5	Sept. 29, 2006	ANSWER to Complaint by B & K Rentals and Sales Company.(Cain, Steven) (Entered: 09/29/2006)	PACER
6	Oct. 2, 2006	SCHEDULING ORDER:Status Report due by 2/14/2007. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 10/2/2006. (elt, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 10/02/2006)	PACER
7	Oct. 6, 2006	Joint Correspondence re: Magistrate Judge (White Dunston, Erica) (Entered: 10/06/2006)	PACER
8	Dec. 8, 2006	NOTICE of Appearance by Cecile Celeste Quinlan on behalf of EEOC (Quinlan, Cecile) (Entered: 12/08/2006)	PACER
9	Dec. 29, 2006	NOTICE to Substitute Attorney (White Dunston, Erica) (Entered: 12/29/2006)	PACER
10	Jan. 8, 2007	PAPERLESS ORDER APPROVING 9 Notice to Substitute Attorney. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 1/5/07. (Titus, Roger) (Entered: 01/08/2007)	PACER
11	Jan. 24, 2007	NOTICE to Substitute Attorney Regina M. Andrew (Quinlan, Cecile) (Entered: 01/24/2007)	PACER
12	Jan. 25, 2007	PAPERLESS ORDER APPROVING 11 Notice to Substitute Attorney Regina M. Andrew. Signed by Judge Roger W. Titus on 1/24/07. (Titus, Roger) (Entered: 01/25/2007)	PACER
13	Jan. 29, 2007	Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and Settlement Conference by EEOC.Responses due by 2/15/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Andrew, Regina) (Entered: 01/29/2007)	PACER
14	Jan. 30, 2007	ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge William Connelly for settlement. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 1/30/07. (jmw, Chambers) (Entered: 01/30/2007)	PACER
15	Jan. 31, 2007	PAPERLESS ORDER GRANTING 13 Joint Motion to Extend Discovery Deadline. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 1/30/07. (Titus, Roger) (Entered: 01/31/2007)	PACER
16	Feb. 5, 2007	Letter/ORDER scheduling settlement conference. Signed by Judge William Connelly on 2/2/2007. (elt, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/05/2007)	PACER
17	April 24, 2007	SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT Consent Decree by EEOC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit "A")(Andrew, Regina) (Entered: 04/24/2007)	PACER
18	April 30, 2007	CONSENT DECREE Order, Adjudged and Decreed. Signed by Judge Roger W Titus on 4/30/07. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(rank, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/30/2007)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Maryland

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: Aug. 3, 2006

Closing Date: April 30, 2012

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

B & K Rentals and Sales Co.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

District of Maryland 8:06-cv-02019

Available Documents:

Complaint (any)

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Monetary Relief

Trial Court Docket

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed

Relief Granted:

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

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Reporting

Order Duration: 2007 - 2012

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Pregnancy discrimination

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. B & K RENTALS AND SALES COMPANY, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/6100/ (last updated 6/10/2017).