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How much did CSX pay to settle EEOC case?
CSX Transportation to Pay $3.2 Million To Settle EEOC Disparate Impact Sex Discrimination Case HUNTINGTON, W.V. - CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) will pay $3.2 million and furnish other relief to settle a company-wide sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today.
Where can I find the settlement agreement and complaint for Amtrak?
This action was brought by the Disability Rights Section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. To read the settlement agreement and complaint, please click here. For individual questions about the compensation fund, please contact the Fund Administrator at www.AmtrakDisabilitySettlement.com.
How much did Amtrak pay out for Disability Discrimination?
The Department of Justice today announced that Amtrak paid over $2 million to more than 1,500 individuals who experienced disability discrimination while traveling or attempting to travel by train.
What does the consent decree settle the EEOC lawsuit mean for CSXT?
The consent decree settling the EEOC's lawsuit, which has received approval by the federal court, requires CSXT to cease the physical abilities testing practices that the EEOC charged were causing a disparate impact against female workers.
How much did CSXT pay for the settlement?
The decree also requires CSXT to pay $3.2 million into a settlement fund to pay lost wages and benefits to a class of women in over 20 states who were denied positions because of the testing.
When did the EEOC settle the CSXT case?
EEOC v. CSX Transportation, Inc. Case No. 3:17-cv-03731) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia in Huntington on Aug. 1, 2017. The EEOC and CSXT agreed to settle the EEOC's disparate impact claims before any ruling by the federal court. The EEOC did not allege any intentional discrimination by CSXT in this case.
What is the consent decree for CSXT?
The consent decree settling the EEOC's lawsuit, which has received approval by the federal court, requires CSXT to cease the physical abilities testing practices that the EEOC charged were causing a disparate impact against female workers.
What is the Commission's strategic enforcement plan?
Eliminating barriers in recruitment and hiring, especially class-based recruitment and hiring practices that discriminate against racial, ethnic and religious groups, older workers, women and persons with disabilities, is one of six national priorities identified by the Commission's Strategic Enforcement Plan.
Where is CSX located?
CSX's principal operating company, CSX Transportation, provides an important link to the transportation supply chain through its approximately 21,000 route-mile rail network, which serves major population centers in 23 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. CSX serves more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. CSX also serves thousands of production and distribution facilities through connections to more than 240 short line and regional railroads.
How many ports does CSX have?
CSX serves more than 70 ocean, river and lake ports along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts, the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence Seaway. CSX also serves thousands of production and distribution facilities through connections to more than 240 short line and regional railroads.
How much did CSX pay for biometrics?
Railroad and freight shipper CSX has become one of the latest employers to settle a big dollar claim under Illinois’ biometrics privacy law, agreeing to pay $5.25 million to end a class action accusing the railroad of improperly requiring truck drivers and others to scan their fingerprints to verify their identity when entering secure CSX rail yards.
Who represents CSX?
CSX has been represented by attorney Joel Griswold, of the firm of Baker & Hostetler, of Chicago.
When will Cook County take the case back?
In late 2020 , the two sides agreed to take the case back to Cook County court for the purposes of completing and administering the settlement.
What Happened
Our Virginia-based railroad injury client was working as an engineer for CSX in South Carolina when he suffered a foot injury severe enough to force him out of his job with the freight rail company. The injury occurred when a middle seat in the work van in which he was riding unexpectedly collapsed and fell on his right foot and ankle.
Key Legal Strategy
Rightly concerned that he may remain unemployed or underemployed for the rest of his life and reeling from the double financial trauma of medical bills and lost income, the injured former locomotive engineer filed a lawsuit against CSX. The case was brought under the provisions of the Federal Employers Liability Act, or FELA.