Case: EEOC v. COMPACT INDUSTRIES, INC.

1:06-cv-05172 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Filed Date: Sept. 25, 2006

Closed Date: Jan. 11, 2009

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Case Summary

In September 2006, the Chicago office of the EEOC brought this Title VII suit against Compact Industries, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the female claimants by subjecting them to sexual harassment and constructively discharging some of them. The case settled by entry of a consent decree in January 2007. The two year consent decree required the defendant to refrain from discrimination and retaliation, pay the claimants $325,000, post notice, provide Title VII training for all employees, and keep records and give reports to the EEOC on any complaints of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation received by the defendant. The docket sheet does not show any further enforcement; the case was presumably closed in 2009.

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Kevin Wilemon (7/16/2007)

Clearinghouse (6/10/2017)

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Documents in this case

1:06-cv-05172	Docket EEOC v. Compact Industries, Inc.	Jan. 11, 2007	Jan. 11, 2007 Docket
1 1:06-cv-05172	Complaint EEOC v. Compact Industries, Inc.	Sept. 25, 2006	Sept. 25, 2006 Complaint
23-2 1:06-cv-05172	Consent Decree EEOC v. Compact Industries, Inc.	Jan. 11, 2007	Jan. 11, 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 24, 2025, 8:08 a.m.

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Sept. 25, 2006	COMPLAINT filed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Jury Demand.(td, ) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	Clearinghouse
2	Sept. 25, 2006	CIVIL Cover Sheet. (td, ) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	PACER
3	Sept. 25, 2006	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Jeanne B. Szromba. (td, ) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	PACER
4	Sept. 25, 2006	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by Diane Ilene Smason. (td, ) (Entered: 09/27/2006)
5	Sept. 25, 2006	ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by John C. Hendrickson. (td, ) (Entered: 09/27/2006)	PACER
6	Oct. 3, 2006	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Compact Industries, Inc. by Nadine C. Abrahams (Abrahams, Nadine) (Entered: 10/03/2006)	PACER
7	Oct. 3, 2006	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Compact Industries, Inc. by Brian K LaFratta (LaFratta, Brian) (Entered: 10/03/2006)	PACER
8	Oct. 10, 2006	MINUTE entry before Judge Ronald A. Guzman : The Court orders the parties to appear for an initial appearance and status hearing. All parties shall refer to and comply with Judge Guzman's requirements for the initial appearance as outlined in Judge Guzman's case management procedures, which can be found at: www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Status hearing set for 11/29/2006 at 09:30 AM. Mailed notice (cjg, ) (Entered: 10/10/2006)	PACER
9	Oct. 10, 2006	WAIVER OF SERVICE returned executed by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Compact Industries, Inc. waiver sent on 9/26/2006, answer due 11/27/2006. (Szromba, Jeanne) (Entered: 10/10/2006)	PACER
10	Oct. 20, 2006	MOTION by Defendant Compact Industries, Inc. to stay proceedings to compel the EEOC to engage in good faith negotiations (Abrahams, Nadine) (Entered: 10/20/2006)	PACER
11	Oct. 20, 2006	NOTICE of Motion by Nadine C. Abrahams for presentment of motion to stay10 before Honorable Ronald A. Guzman on 10/26/2006 at 09:30 AM. (Abrahams, Nadine) (Entered: 10/20/2006)	PACER
12	Oct. 20, 2006	MEMORANDUM by Compact Industries, Inc. in Support of motion to stay10 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B)(Abrahams, Nadine) (Entered: 10/20/2006)	PACER
13	Oct. 24, 2006	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Compact Industries, Inc. by Kristine E. Aubin (Aubin, Kristine) (Entered: 10/24/2006)	PACER
14	Oct. 24, 2006	ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Compact Industries, Inc. by Michael James Sheehan (Sheehan, Michael) (Entered: 10/24/2006)	PACER
15	Oct. 26, 2006	MINUTE entry before Judge Ronald A. Guzman : Motion to stay 10 is dismissed without prejudice, Motion hearing held on 10/26/2006 regarding motion to stay 10. Status hearing to stand. Mailed notice (cjg, ) (Entered: 10/27/2006)	PACER
16	Nov. 22, 2006	MOTION by Defendant Compact Industries, Inc. for extension of time to file answer or Otherwise Plead (Agreed) (Abrahams, Nadine) (Entered: 11/22/2006)	PACER
17	Nov. 22, 2006	NOTICE of Motion by Nadine C. Abrahams for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer16 before Honorable Ronald A. Guzman on 11/30/2006 at 09:30 AM. (Abrahams, Nadine) (Entered: 11/22/2006)	PACER
18	Nov. 28, 2006	MINUTE entry before Judge Ronald A. Guzman : Status hearing set for 11/29/06 is reset to 12/1/2006 at 09:30 AM. on Court's own motion. Mailed notice (cjg, ) (Entered: 11/28/2006)	PACER
19	Nov. 28, 2006	MINUTE entry before Judge Ronald A. Guzman : MOTION by Defendant Compact Industries, Inc. for extension of time to file answer or Otherwise Plead (Agreed)16 is granted to and including 12/27/06. Status hearing set for 12/1/06 is reset to 1/3/2007 at 09:30 AM. Mailed notice (cjg, ) (Entered: 11/28/2006)
20	Dec. 26, 2006	MOTION by Defendant Compact Industries, Inc. for extension of time to file answer or Otherwise Plead (Second Agreed) (Abrahams, Nadine) (Entered: 12/26/2006)	PACER
21	Dec. 26, 2006	NOTICE of Motion by Nadine C. Abrahams for presentment of motion for extension of time to file answer20 before Honorable Ronald A. Guzman on 1/4/2007 at 09:30 AM. (Abrahams, Nadine) (Entered: 12/26/2006)	PACER
22	Jan. 3, 2007	MINUTE entry before Judge Ronald A. Guzman :Defendant's motion for extension of time to answer 20 is granted to and including 1/12/07. Status hearing held on 1/3/2007. Status hearing set for 1/12/2007 at 09:30 AM.Mailed notice (cjg, ) (Entered: 01/04/2007)	PACER
23	Jan. 9, 2007	MOTION by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Defendant Compact Industries, Inc. for Entry of Consent Decree (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Consent Decree))(Abrahams, Nadine) (Entered: 01/09/2007)	PACER
24	Jan. 9, 2007	NOTICE of Motion by Nadine C. Abrahams for presentment of motion for miscellaneous relief23 before Honorable Ronald A. Guzman on 1/11/2007 at 09:30 AM. (Abrahams, Nadine) (Entered: 01/09/2007)	PACER
25	Jan. 10, 2007	MINUTE entry before Judge Ronald A. Guzman :Status hearing set for 1/12/07 is reset to 1/26/2007 at 09:30 AM. on Court's own motion. Mailed notice (cjg, ) (Entered: 01/10/2007)	PACER
26	Jan. 11, 2007	MINUTE entry before Judge Ronald A. Guzman :Motion by Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Defendant Compact Industries, Inc. for Entry of Consent Decree 23 is granted. Civil case terminated. Any pending motions or schedules are stricken as moot. Mailed notice (cjg, ) (Entered: 01/11/2007)	PACER
27	Jan. 11, 2007	MINUTE entry before Judge Ronald A. Guzman : Enter parties' consent decree. Mailed notices (gcy, ) (Entered: 01/12/2007)	PACER
28	Jan. 11, 2007	CONSENT DECREE Signed by Judge Ronald A. Guzman on 1/11/2007:(gcy, ) (Entered: 01/12/2007)	PACER

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Illinois

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: Sept. 25, 2006

Closing Date: Jan. 11, 2009

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

Compact Industries, Inc.

Case Details

Causes of Action:

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

Other Dockets:

Northern District of Illinois 1:06-cv-05172

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:

Discrimination Prohibition

Monitoring

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Recordkeeping

Reporting

Retaliation Prohibition

Amount Defendant Pays: 325000

Order Duration: 2007 - 2009

Issues

Discrimination Area:

Discharge / Constructive Discharge / Layoff

Disparate Treatment

Harassment / Hostile Work Environment

Discrimination Basis:

Sex discrimination

Affected Sex/Gender(s):

Female

EEOC-centric:

Direct Suit on Merits

Recommended Citation

Case Summary of EEOC v. COMPACT INDUSTRIES, INC., Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, http://www.dev.clearinghouse.net/case/9195/ (last updated 6/10/2017).