Case: EEOC v. COMMONWEALTH EDISON

1:05-cv-05658 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2005

Closed Date: Oct. 5, 2007

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Case Summary

In September 2005, the EEOC district office in Chicago, Illinois brought this action against the Exelon Generation Company, a regional electric power distributor, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that the defendant violated the Americans with Disabilities Act when it refused to give overtime work to an employee because of his disability. Six days after the initial complaint was filed, the parties settled and a consent decree was entered in October 2005. The defendant agreed to pay the complainant almost $79,000, post an EEO notice, adopt and distribute an anti-discrimination policy, provide EEO training to is managers and supervisors, and submit semiannual complaint/compliance reports to the EEOC. The terms of the decree ran for two years.The decree was entered in 2005 and scheduled to last until 2007. No further docket entries exist, so the case is closed.

Summary Authors

Jason Chester (7/25/2007)

Clearinghouse (12/20/2018)

People

For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12149922/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-exelon-generation-co-llc/

Judge(s)

Filip, Mark R. (Illinois)

Judge(s)

Filip, Mark R. (Illinois)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1:05-cv-05658	Docket (PACER) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Exelon Generation Co., LLC	Oct. 5, 2005	Oct. 5, 2005 Docket
1 1:05-cv-05658	Complaint Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Exelon Generation Co. LLC	Sept. 30, 2005	Sept. 30, 2005 Complaint
9 1:05-cv-05658	Consent Decree Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Exelon Generation Co., LLC	Oct. 5, 2005	Oct. 5, 2005 Settlement Agreement

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Resources

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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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/12149922/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-exelon-generation-co-llc/

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 30, 2005	COMPLAINT filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Jury Demand.(mb, ) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	Clearinghouse
2	Sept. 30, 2005	CIVIL Cover Sheet (mb, ) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	RECAP
3	Sept. 30, 2005	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by John C. Hendrickson, Diane Ilene Smason (mb, ) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	RECAP
4	Sept. 30, 2005	JOINT MOTION for entry of consent decree (amb, ) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	RECAP
5	Sept. 30, 2005	NOTICE of Motion by all parties for presentment of motion for entry consent decree 4 before Honorable Mark Filip on 10/5/2005 at 09:30 AM. (amb, ) (Entered: 10/03/2005)	RECAP
6	Oct. 4, 2005	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Exelon Generation Co., LLC by Jennifer M. McMahon, Susan Helene Rider (rmm, ) (Entered: 10/05/2005)	RECAP
7	Oct. 5, 2005	WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Exelon Generation Co., LLC waiver sent on 10/3/2005, answer due 12/2/2005. (Smason, Diane) (Entered: 10/05/2005)	RECAP
8	Oct. 5, 2005	MINUTE entry before Judge Mark Filip : Joint Motion for entry of Consent Decree 4 is granted. Enter Consent Decree. Civil case terminated. Mailed notice (rmm, ) (Entered: 10/07/2005)	RECAP
9	Oct. 5, 2005	CONSENT Decree Signed by Judge Mark Filip on 10/5/2005:Mailed notice(rmm, ) (Entered: 10/07/2005)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Illinois

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 30, 2005

Closing Date: Oct. 5, 2007

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

Exelon Generation Co., LLC

Case Details

Causes of Action:

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12111 et seq.

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Illinois 1:05-cv-05658

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

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 78918.88

Order Duration: 2005 - 2007

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)

Disparate Treatment

Discrimination Basis:

Disability (inc. reasonable accommodations)

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. COMMONWEALTH EDISON, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/6459/ (last updated 12/20/2018).