Jensen V. Eveleth Taconite Company Case Study

Lois E Jensen, et al., v. Eveleth Taconite Company, et al. is a class action lawsuit which addresses various issues. The issues addressed in the case include the following discriminatory practices: “discrimination in hiring, and in terms and conditions of employment such as job assignment, promotion, compensation, discipline and training. [The] plaintiffs also alleged sexual discrimination based upon sexual harassment the existence of a work environment that is hostile to women” (“Jenson V. Eveleth” 2). The laws in question include the violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA).
The case was started by Lois E. Jenson, a female who started working at Eveleth Mining on March

Eveleth” 47). However, the court also ruled that the plaintiffs’ “class-wide claims of sex discrimination in hiring, job upgrades and assignments, compensation, training, hiring into craft positions, discipline and retaliation [be] DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE” (“Jenson V. Eveleth” 47). Since “Title VII and MHRA authorize an award of attorney 's fees to the ‘prevailing party’ in cases brought under their authority”, the court also ruled that the plaintiffs receive “reasonable attorney costs” (“Jenson V. Eveleth” 46-47). Finally, the court also ordered a second trial of junction in which the amount owed to the plaintiffs would be determined. As I previously mentioned, in the trial of junction, the Special Master ruled that the plaintiffs were only entitled to compensation ranging from $2,500- $25,000 (which averaged about $10,000 per plaintiff involved), which the plaintiffs later appealed. In the United States Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit, the plaintiffs won their case when the court reversed the District Court’s affirmance of the Special Master’s report “remand it to have damages re-determined in accordance with the correct legal standard” (“United States Court of Appeals”