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 the EEOC’s efforts to push
Don’t Mess with It: Texas Fires Back At EEOC’s Motion To Dismiss The State’s Challenge To The “Felon Hiring Rule”
By 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 to the heart of what
What’s Good For The Goose … Court Turns Table On EEOC In Subpoena Ruling
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.