TABLE OF CONTENTS |
| I. | INTRODUCTION | 1 |
| II. | GENERAL PROVISIONS | 3 |
| | A. | DEFINITIONS | 3 |
| | | 1. | "Administrative Class Complaint" | 3 |
| | | 2. | "Class Claim" | 3 |
| | | 3. | "Class Complaint" | 4 |
| | | 4. | "Class Counsel" | 4 |
| | | 5. | "Class Member(s)", "Class" and/or "Plaintiff Class" | 4 |
| | | 6. | "Class Representatives" | 5 |
| | | 7. | "Confidential Information" | 5 |
| | | 8. | "Confidentiality Agreement" | 6 |
| | | 9. | "Consent Decree" or "Decree" | 6 |
| | | 10. | "court" or "District Court" | 7 |
| | | 11. | "Effective Date" | 7 |
| | | 12. | "Employment Practices" | 7 |
| | | 13. | "FDIC" | 7 |
| | | 14. | "Final Approval" | 7 |
| | | 15. | "Mandatory Joinder Claim" | 7 |
| | | 16. | "Neutral Expert" | 8 |
| | | 17. | "ODEO" | 8 |
| | | 18. | "Claims Administrator" | 8 |
| | | 19. | "Plaintiffs' Expert" | 8 |
| | | 20. | "Preliminary Approval" | 8 |
| | | 21. | "PSB" | 8 |
| | | 22. | "Reasonable Attorneys' Fees, Expenses, and Costs" | 9 |
| | | 23. | "Settlement-Only Class" | 9 |
| | | 24. | "This Case" | 9 |
| | B. | JURISDICTION OF THE COURT | 9 |
| | C. | TERM OF DECREE | 10 |
| | D. | SCOPE OF THE CONSENT DECREE | 11 |
| | | 1. | Persons Covered By Decree | 11 |
| | | | a) | Certification of Settlement-Only Class | 11 |
| | | | b) | Opt Out Rights | 11 |
| | | 2. | Release/Bar of Claim | 11 |
| | E. | DENIAL OF LIABILITY | 13 |
| | F. | CONFLICTS | 14 |
| | G. | CONFIDENTIALITY AND RETURN OF DOCUMENTS | 15 |
| | H. | APPROVAL OF CONSENT DECREE AS WRITTEN | 16 |
| | I. | INTERPRETATION OF CONSENT DECREE | 17 |
| | | 1. | Nature of Agreement | 17 |
| | | 2. | No Preferences | 17 |
| | | 3. | No Modifications of Title VII Requirements | 17 |
| | | 4. | Payments for Fees, Costs and Expenses | 17 |
| | | | a) | Detailed Invoice Required | 18 |
| | | | b) | No Entitlement to Unspent Funds | 18 |
| | J. | SIGNATURES OF ALL CLASS COUNSEL REQUIRED | 19 |
| III. | RELIEF | 19 |
| | A. | MONETARY RELIEF | 19 |
| | | 1. | FDIC Payment to Class | 19 |
| | | 2. | Calculation of Monetary Awards to Class Members | 21 |
| | | 3. | Distribution of Monetary Awards to Class Members | 22 |
| | | 4. | Tax Consequences of Monetary Relief | 23 |
| | | 5. | Other Monetary Payments | 24 |
| | B. | EQUITABLE RELIEF | 25 |
| | | 1. | Personnel and Management Practices and Procedures | 25 |
| | | | a) | Joint Neutral Expert | 25 |
| | | | b) | Competitive Promotions | 27 |
| | | | | i) | Minimum Qualification Determination | 27 |
| | | | | ii) | Merit Promotion Panels | 27 |
| | | | | iii) | Interviews | 28 |
| | | | | iv) | Cancellation, Non-Selection, or Lapse of Vacancy Announcements | 29
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| | | | | v) | Selections | 29 |
| | | | c) | Non-Competitive Promotions | 29 |
| | | | | i) | Career Ladder Promotions | 29 |
| | | | | ii) | Desk Audits/Reclassification Decisions | 30 |
| | | | d) | Career Enhancement Opportunities | 31 |
| | | | | i) | Job Assignments | 31 |
| | | | | ii) | Career Development Plans | 32 |
| | | | | iii) | Details | 33 |
| | | 2. | Training and Education | 33 |
| | | 3. | Monitoring and Compliance | 34 |
| | | | a) | Cooperation | 34 |
| | | | b) | FDIC Point of Contact for Class | 35 |
| | | | c) | Neutral Expert | 35 |
| | | | d) | Personnel Compliance Officer Position | 35 |
| | | | e) | Information and Documentation | 35 |
| | | | | i) | Production of Documents | 35 |
| | | | | ii) | Limitations on Data Production Obligations | 37 |
| | | | | | a. | General Limitations | 37 |
| | | | | | b. | Confidentiality of EEO Complaints | 37 |
| | | | | | c. | No Obligation to Violate Privacy Act | 37 |
| | | | f) | Procedures for Analyzing Promotions Data | 37 |
| | | 4. | Feedback and Input | 38 |
| | | | a) | EEO and Diversity Policies | 38 |
| | | | b) | Access to Senior Management | 39 |
| | | | c) | SEC, REC, and Diversity Council Input | 39 |
| IV. | ATTORNEYS' FEES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS | 39 |
| | A. | PAST REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS | 39 |
| | B. | REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS FOR APPEALS | 41 |
| | | 1. | Court of Appeals | 41 |
| | | 2. | United States Supreme Court | 41 |
| | C. | REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING THE DECREE | 42 |
| | | 1. | Expert Fees, Expenses and Costs | 42 |
| | | | a) | Plaintiffs' Expert | 43 |
| | | | b) | Neutral Expert | 43 |
| | | 2. | Attorneys' Fees, Expenses, and Costs | 43 |
| | D. | REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS FOR MEDIATION | 44 |
| | E. | REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE DECREE | 44 |
| V. | ENFORCEMENT | 44 |
| | A. | GENERAL PRINCIPLES | 44 |
| | | 1. | ADR Mandatory | 44
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| | | 2. | Best Efforts | 45
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| | | 3. | No Individual Issues | 45
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| | B. | NOTICE OF DISPUTE | 45 |
| | C. | NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION | 45 |
| | | 1. | Negotiation | 45 |
| | | 2. | Mediation | 45 |
| | | | a) | Mediator | 46
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| | | | b) | Mediation Statements | 46
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| | | | c) | Cost of Mediator | 46
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| | | | d) | Attorneys= Fees and Costs | 46
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| | | 3. | Extensions of Time | 47 |
| | | 4. | Confidentiality | 47 |
| | | | a) | Negotiation and Mediation Confidential | 47 |
| | | | b) | Agreements to Mediate | 47 |
| | | | c) | Attempts to Obtain Confidential Information | 47 |
| | | | | i) | Notice of Attempt | 47 |
| | | | | ii) | Cooperation to Prevent Disclosure | 48 |
| | D. | COURT PROCEDURES | 48 |
| VI. | PROCEDURES FOR FAIRNESS HEARING | 48 |
| VII. | APPLICABLE CONTRACT PRINCIPLES | 51 |
| | A. | COUNTERPARTS | 51 |
| | B. | HEADINGS | 51 |
| | C. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT | 51 |
| | D. | NO WAIVER | 51 |
| | E. | SEVERABILITY | 52 |
| | F. | GOVERNING LAW | 52 |
| | G. | NOTICE TO PARTIES | 52 |
| | H. | MODIFICATIONS | 54 |
| | I. | EXTENSION OF TIME BY AGREEMENT OF PARTIES | 54 |
| | J. | BINDINGAGREEMENT | 54 |
| | K. | CHANGES IN LAW | 54 |
| | | 1. | Illegal Action Not Required | 54 |
| | | 2. | Suspension of Obligation Pending Legality Determination | 55 |
| | | 3. | Modification of Decree to Conform to Changes in Law | 55 |
