Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers International Ass'n

In this prolonged employment discrimination litigation, in which this Court has rendered numerous opinions in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, defendant Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association (“Local 28” or the “Union”) appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Robert L. Carter, Judge, see 117 F.Supp.2d 386 (2000), directing it to, inter alia, place funds in escrow in order to satisfy backpay awards to be made to individual members whose rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.,…