Case: EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. STI HOLDINGS, INC.
3:03-cv-00543 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Filed Date: Sept. 30, 2003
Closed Date: Oct. 3, 2005
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Case Summary
In September 2003, the EEOC district office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin brought this action against STI Holdings, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin. Although the complaint is unavailable, the EEOC litigation reports states that the EEOC alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 based on race and sex. Specifically, the EEOC alleged that the defendant utilized a preemployment test that was biased against Blacks and women. Within one week of the complaint being filed, a consent decree was entered on 6 October 2003. However, over the following eight months, the parties moved several times to change the terms of the decree. In January 2005, the EEOC moved to enforce and extend the decree, but after briefing, the Court denied that motion in March 2005.
The EEOC litigation report and the consent decree states that the parties agreed that the defendant would pay the class a total of $180,000, refrain from using a biased preemployment test, hire at least twenty-seven qualified black applicants when assembler positions became available, and send out notifications of additional positions to interested class members. No fees or costs were awarded. The terms of the decree ran for two years and additionally required the defendant to post notice of rights.
Summary Authors
Keri Livingston (7/16/2007)
People
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11819185/parties/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-sti-holdings-inc/
Shabaz, John C. (Wisconsin)
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Docket
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/11819185/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-sti-holdings-inc/
Last updated March 25, 2026, 4:41 a.m.
Case Details
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
IWPR/Wage Project Consent Decree Study
Key Dates
Filing Date: Sept. 30, 2003
Closing Date: Oct. 3, 2005
Case Ongoing: No
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
The EEOC district office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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
STI HOLDINGS, INC.
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
Other Dockets:
Western District of Wisconsin 3:03-cv-00543
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:
Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements
Goals (e.g., for hiring, admissions)
Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Utilize objective hiring/promotion criteria
Amount Defendant Pays: 180000
Order Duration: 2003 - 2005
Issues
Discrimination Area:
Discrimination Basis:
Affected Race(s):
Affected Sex/Gender(s):
EEOC-centric:
Case Summary of EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. STI HOLDINGS, INC., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/8764/ (last updated 7/16/2007).