Seyfarth Synopsis: Court granted EEOC’s partial motion for summary judgment on issue of pre-suit conciliation, finding that a declaration submitted by an EEOC official was sufficient evidence to show that the EEOC satisfied this obligation under Title VII.
In EEOC v. Dimensions Healthcare System, No. 15-2342 (D. Md. May
Lesson On EEOC Language Litigation: Employer Denied Summary Judgment After Terminating Non-English Speaking Employees
Seyfarth Synopsis: Court denied employer’s motion for summary judgment in EEOC race and/or national origin discrimination case involving the termination of non-English speaking employees.
In EEOC v. Wisconsin Plastics, Inc., No. 14-C-663 (E.D. Wis. May 5, 2016), the EEOC brought an action alleging discrimination in the workplace based on
Judgment Day Dooms Employer: No New Trial In EEOC Case After Finding Of Failure To Accommodate Anti-Christ Fears
In EEOC v. Consol Energy, Inc., Case No. 13-CV-215 (N. D. W.Va. Feb. 9, 2015), the EEOC brought a religious discrimination suit on behalf of an employee against his coal mining employer defendants, parent company Consol Energy, Inc. and subsidiary Consolidation Coal Company. The Commission alleged that defendants refused to provide
Court Allows EEOC’s Discrimination Suit Over Religious Garb To Proceed To Jury
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Christina M. Janice
In an order recently issued in EEOC v Jetstream Ground Services, Inc., Case No. 13-CV-02340 (D. Colo. Sept. 29, 2015), Judge Christine Arguello of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado ruled that the EEOC had satisfied all of its pre-suit conciliation requirements and
Court Finds Against EEOC And Holds Charging Party Who Represented Herself As Being “Totally Disabled” Was Not Qualified To Perform Her Job
In EEOC v. Vicksburg Healthcare LLC, et al., Case No. 13-CV-895 (S.D. Miss. Aug. 27, 2015), a case we have blogged about previously here and here, Judge Keith Starrett of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi recently rejected the EEOC’s lawsuit. He entered summary judgment in favor of
Court Rejects The EEOC’s Novel Attempt To Impose Disparate Treatment Liability Without Any Injury
By In EEOC v. Autozone, Inc., Case No. 14-CV-5579 (N.D. Ill. Aug. 4, 2015), Judge Amy St. Eve of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant and against the EEOC in a case in which the EEOC brought a disparate treatment
En Banc Sixth Circuit Reverses Itself And Finds That Nearly Unlimited Telecommuting Is Not A Reasonable Accommodation Under The ADA
By Christopher M. Cascino and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.
In EEOC v. Ford Motor Co., No. 12-2484 (6th Cir. Apr. 10, 2015), a case we blogged about previously here and here, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld summary judgment in favor of Ford and against the EEOC in an
Take Me To Court: The EEOC Is Allowed To Continue Pursuit Of Individual Prayer Break Religious Discrimination Claims
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley
After issuing the EEOC a series of defeats on its pattern or practice claims, on January 28, 2015, Judge Laurie Smith Camp of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska found in EEOC v. JBS USA, LLC, No. 8:10-CV-318 (D. Neb. Jan. 28,
Second Circuit Rejects EEOC Claim That “A Lawyer Is A Lawyer Is A Lawyer”
On September 29, 2014, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a high-profile lawsuit brought by the EEOC – entitled EEOC v. Port Auth. of N.Y. & N.J., No. 13-2705 (2d Cir. Sept. 29, 2014) – alleging that female attorneys were underpaid as compared
EEOC Signals More Widespread Use Of Summary Judgment Tool To Obtain Relief And Defeat Affirmative Defenses
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley
On August 7, 2014, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma entered its decision in EEOC v. Midwest Regional Medical Center, LLC, No. CIV-13-789-M (W.D. Okla. Aug. 7, 2014), and granted partial summary judgment in favor of the EEOC.
In a