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The Decree Requires The Defendants To Pay $252,500 In Compensatory Damages
In March 2005, the court approved the consent decree in United States v. City of Blakely Housing Authority (M.D. Ga.). The decree requires the defendants to pay $252,500 in compensatory damages, train employees on fair housing law, and establish new admissions policies and procedures to ensure that applicants are treated in a non-discriminatory manner. Additionally, the executive director of the Blakely Housing Authority must resign under the terms of the decree. In this case, the United States alleged that defendants violated the Fair Housing Act by, among other things, reserving one of their apartment complexes for whites and steering African-Americans to other complexes.
There is a time limit for filing a charge of dicrimination
A charge must be filed with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation.
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Adjustments and changes an employer must make in the work schedule or work environment to meet the needs of his employees.
Class Complaint/Class Action
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A complaint articulated or filed by a group of people who feel that personnel or management policies or practices discriminate against them as a group. Members of the group believe that a characteristic they share -- race, color, religion, sex, national o
Prima Facie
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At first sight; on the first appearance; on the face of it, so far as can be judged from the first disclosure; presumably. A prima facie case is one, which is established by evidence, and can be overthrown only by rebutting evidence addressed on the other
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