Easterling v. State of CT Dept of Corr

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:08-cv-00826

Court:

Connecticut

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Janet C. Hall

Firms

  1. July 29, 2013

    Conn. Correction Dept. Puts Up $3M To Settle Sex Bias Suit

    Connecticut's Department of Correction has reached a $3 million settlement with a class of women who said the fitness test for would-be correction officers discriminated against female applicants and violated the Civil Rights Act, according to a Connecticut federal judge's Friday order.

  2. July 14, 2011

    Corrections Dept. Invokes Dukes After Bias Suit Loss

    The Connecticut Department of Correction on Thursday moved to decertify a class of female job applicants, citing the recent decision in Dukes v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., shortly after a judge decided the agency's physical fitness test for correctional officers discriminated against women.

  3. May 09, 2011

    Conn. Prison Test Biased Against Women: Judge

    A Connecticut federal judge found on Thursday in a class action that the Connecticut Department of Correction's physical fitness test for correctional officer jobs discriminated against women applicants.

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