Case: EEOC v. GILLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.
2:06-cv-02528 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Filed Date: Aug. 17, 2006
Closed Date: 2009
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Case Summary
In August 2006, the Memphis Office of the EEOC filed this lawsuit against Gilley Construction Co., Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee alleging discrimination on the basis of race, African-American, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Specifically, the complaint alleged the defendants were paid less than their Caucasian and Hispanic counterparts, were sometimes left working while the others left the construction site, and were subsequently terminated based upon their race. Following some discovery, the parties settled the lawsuit in July 2007 through a consent decree.
The two-year decree, containing an anti-discrimination provision, required the defendants to: make compliance reports, provide a neutral reference for the complainants, provide EEO training, post notice of employee rights, and pay $60,000 to be distributed among four complaining parties. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2009.
Summary Authors
David Friedman (6/12/2008)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5019053/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-gilley-construction-co-inc/
McCalla, Jon Phipps (Tennessee)
Cooper, Ronald S. (District of Columbia)
Lee, James L. (District of Columbia)
Owen, Carson L. (Tennessee)
Reams, Gwendolyn Young (District of Columbia)
Documents in the Clearinghouse
Resources
Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/5019053/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-gilley-construction-co-inc/
Last updated April 5, 2025, 10:28 a.m.
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Key Dates
Filing Date: Aug. 17, 2006
Closing Date: 2009
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: No
Class Action Outcome: Not sought
Defendants
Private Entity/Person
Gilley Construction Co., Inc.
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
Western District of Tennessee 2:06-cv-02528
Available Documents:
Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief
Outcome
Prevailing Party: Plaintiff OR Mixed
Relief Granted:
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief:
Form of Settlement:
Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree
Content of Injunction:
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Amount Defendant Pays: 60000
Order Duration: 2007 - 2009
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc.)
Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Race(s):
EEOC-centric:
Case Summary of EEOC v. GILLEY CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/8149/ (last updated 6/12/2008).