Case: EEOC v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC.

0:00-cv-02229 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2000

Closed Date: Dec. 13, 2004

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Case Summary

The EEOC's Minneapolis district office sued United Parcel Service, Inc. on September 29, 2000 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. The EEOC's complaint alleged that UPS violated Title VII when it discriminated against a class of male employees with spouses and a class of female employees, based on sex (female) by not providing for female contraceptive medication in its health plan. The parties entered into a consent decree on December 13, 2001 which stipulated that UPS would pay the complainant $1,344 in damages and $1,024 in damages to any class member defined by the consent decree who returned a settlement agreement form, modify its health plan coverage to include female contraceptive medication, and report its compliance to the EEOC annually. The consent decree also allowed UPS to exit the consent decree if more than five people in the class specified in the consent decree failed to return agreements to UPS.

Summary Authors

Aaron Weismann (6/15/2007)

People

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Judge(s)

Magnuson, Paul Arthur (Minnesota)

Judge(s)

Magnuson, Paul Arthur (Minnesota)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

0:00-cv-02229	Docket EEOC v. United Parcel Services, Inc.	Dec. 13, 2001	Dec. 13, 2001 Docket
18 0:00-cv-02229	Memorandum and Order [Regarding Defendant's Motion to Dismiss] EEOC v. United Parcel Services, Inc.	April 16, 2001	April 16, 2001 Order/Opinion 141 F.Supp.2d 1216
20 0:00-cv-02229	Consent Decree EEOC v. United Parcel Services, Inc.	Dec. 13, 2001	Dec. 13, 2001 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

See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4296323/eeoc-v-united-parcel-svc/

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ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 29, 2000	COMPLAINT - Summons not issued. Assigned to Judge Paul A. Magnuson per 440 Civil Rights List and referred to Magistrate Judge Jonathan G. Lebedoff 4pg(s) (SJH)	RECAP
2	Dec. 6, 2000	PETITION AND ORDER for admission pro hac vice ( Clerk Francis E. Dosal ) on behalf of defendant by Howard Shapiro. (1 pg) (MKC)	RECAP
3	Dec. 6, 2000	PETITION AND ORDER for admission pro hac vice ( Clerk Francis E. Dosal ) on behalf of defendant by Robert Rachal. (1 pg) (MKC)	RECAP
4	Jan. 4, 2001	MOTION by defendant to dismiss ( to Chief Judge Paul A. Magnuson ) . (1 pg) (MKC)	RECAP
5	Jan. 4, 2001	MEMORANDUM by defendant in support of motion to dismiss. [4-1] ( 12 pgs) (MKC)	RECAP
6	Jan. 4, 2001	MEMORANDUM by plaintiff in opposition to motion to dismiss [4-1] ( 13 pgs) (MKC)	RECAP
7	Jan. 4, 2001	REPLY by defendant to motion to dismiss. [4-1] ( 12 pgs) (MKC)	RECAP
8	Jan. 4, 2001	AFFIDAVIT of Daniel G. Wilzek regarding motion to dismiss. [4-1] ( 29 pgs) (MKC)	RECAP
9	Jan. 8, 2001	NOTICE by defendant of hearing for motion to dismiss ( to Chief Judge Paul A. Magnuson ) [4-1] ret at 2:30 on 2/23/01 (2 pgs) (MKC)	RECAP
10	Jan. 10, 2001	NOTICE OF ; pretrial conference set for 9:00 on 2/14/01 before Magistrate Judge Lebedoff. (1 pg) (MKC)	RECAP
11	Jan. 18, 2001	AMENDED NOTICE by defendant of setting hearing for motion to dismiss to Chief Judge Paul A. Magnuson [4-1] at 9:00 am on 3/23/01. 2 pg(s) (VEM)	RECAP
12	Feb. 16, 2001	RULE 26(f)REPORT. (10 pgs) (copy of signature page) (MKC)	RECAP
13	Feb. 23, 2001	MINUTES:( Magistrate Judge Jonathan G. Lebedoff / ) re: PRETRIAL CONFERENCE (1 pgs) (MKC)	RECAP
14	Feb. 23, 2001	PRETRIAL ORDER ( Magistrate Judge Jonathan G. Lebedoff 2/23/01) ; amd complaint set for 5/1/01 ; discovery set for 12/1/01 ; non-dispositive motions set for 2/1/02 ; dispositive motions set for 3/1/02 ; ready for trial set for 4/1/02 . (1 pgs) (cc: counsel) (MKC) Modified on 06/26/2001	RECAP
15	March 23, 2001	MINUTES:( Chief Judge Paul A. Magnuson / Gail Hinricks) taking under advisement on the motion to dismiss. [4-1] (1 pgs) (MKC)	RECAP
16	April 4, 2001	REQUEST by plaintiff for leave to file supplemental authority. ( to Chief Judge Paul A. Magnuson ) 2 pg(s) (VEM)	RECAP
17	April 4, 2001	DECLARATION of Henry Hamilton III re motion for leave to file supplemental authority. [16-1] 9 pg(s) (VEM)	RECAP
18	April 16, 2001	MEMORANDUM, OPINION, AND ORDER: ( Chief Judge Paul A. Magnuson / 4/14/01) that: Defendant's motiont o dismiss is DENIED; and Plaitniff's request for file supplemental authority [16-1] [4-1] (7 pgs) (cc: all counsel) (MKC)	Clearinghouse
19	May 2, 2001	ANSWER by defendant. (7 pgs) (MKC)	RECAP
20	Dec. 13, 2001	CONSENT DECREE( Judge Paul A. Magnuson ) (20 pgs)(cc: all counsel) (MKC)	RECAP
21	Dec. 13, 2001	EXHIBIT A to consent decree [20-2] (sealed) (separate) (MKC) Modified on 12/14/2001	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Minnesota

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

EEOC Study — in sample

IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study

Key Dates

Filing Date: Sept. 29, 2000

Closing Date: Dec. 13, 2004

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

United Parcel Service, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

District of Minnesota 0:00-cv-02229

Available Documents:

Any published opinion

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:

Reporting

Amount Defendant Pays: unknown

Order Duration: 2001 - 2004

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Disparate Treatment

Pay / Benefits

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/8469/ (last updated 6/15/2007).