By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jason J. Englund
As we have blogged previously, the EEOC is increasingly wielding its subpoena power in pre-lawsuit investigations and subpoena enforcement proceedings to conduct expansive, nationwide investigations. While courts traditionally have given the EEOC wide latitude in exercising its subpoena power, in recent years numerous courts have curbed
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Kathryn “Chris” Palamountain
We normally pass on blogging about briefs filed by a party before a court ruling, but Texas’ litigation against the EEOC and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is not shaping up to be just an everyday lawsuit.
This is a must read for employers. It goes
By Christopher DeGroff and Michael Fleischer
A Win For Transparency
Yesterday, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the Court turned the tables on the EEOC on a controversial subpoena issue. The EEOC has traditionally used broad subpoenas attempting to extract sensitive and expansive information from employers in cases around the country.