

Efforts to conciliate the Title VII charges were unsuccessful, and on July 22, 1985, the EEOC filed the instant lawsuit alleging violations of the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. After investigation the Commission found cause to believe that Title VII had been violated and also issued an equal pay letter of violation finding that males are receiving higher wages than females although the seniority dates are the same and the jobs are equal. On November 3, 1983, Teresa Rae Dowdy, a female employee of the clerk's office, filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), alleging that Blackwell paid her less wages than similarly situated males in violation of the Equal Pay Act and Title VII. The clerk's office, which performs those duties typically associated with court clerks' offices, presently has fifty-four employees, thirty males and twenty-four females, and one vacant position.

Blackwell has occupied that position since 1953. The Clerk of the Shelby County Criminal Court is elected by the people of the county for a four-year term. The court has considered all the evidence presented and applicable law and makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law. § 206(d) on behalf of fourteen female employees of the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk's Office. Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeks relief pursuant to 29 U.S.C.
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Trial Atty., Anthony Brown, Trial Atty., Equal Employment Opportunity Com'n, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiff. Sklover, Associate General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Com'n, Washington, D.C., Joseph Ray Terry, Regional Atty., Harriett Miller Halmon, Supervisory Trial Atty., Robert M.

Atty., Memphis, Tenn., for defendant Clerk of the Shelby County Criminal Court.Ĭharles A. Atty., Memphis, Tenn., for defendants Shelby County Government and Bd. SHELBY COUNTY GOVERNMENT, BOARD of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, and Clerk of the Shelby County Criminal Court, Defendants. Mental Health staff is also available for crisis care 365 days a year to listen and offer support for the inmates.EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff, Contact the Sexual Assault Hotline Number at 90 for more information. This can be done by the inmate or family member in several methods. If your family member is an inmate in this facility and feels that he/she has been a victim of sexual misconduct, harassment, or assault, it must be reported to a staff member immediately. In accordance with the National Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA), the Shelby County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) has a zero-tolerance policy relating to sexual assault, rape and sexual misconduct. Click HERE for the monthly Jail Report Card. The Chief Jailer and his staff provide continuous oversight of operations and daily expenses. Monthly and weekly meetings with unit managers track bookings, processing times and inmate program involvement.

Juvenile Court Detention Center is located at 616 Adams Avenue, which houses an average of 50 juveniles per day who are being held for violent crimes. Male inmates are housed in downtown Memphis at 201 Poplar Avenue. The women’s facility is in east Memphis at 6201 Haley Road. The average daily census for the two facilities for men and women is approximately 2,000 inmates. Yearly bookings average 56,000. The Shelby County Jail is an accredited facility with the American Corrections Association.
