In EEOC v. Consol Energy, Inc. et. al., Case No. 1:13-CV-215 (S.D. W. Va. Aug. 21, 2015), a jury found in favor of the EEOC in its claim brought under Title VII that the employer denied an employee a religious accommodation involving an exemption from using a biometric hand scanner. Prior
Court Awards The EEOC Attorneys’ Fees And Contempt Fines In Post-Judgment Discovery Dispute
In EEOC v. Northern Star Hospitality, Inc., No. 12-CV-214 (W.D. Wis.), a case we have blogged about previously here, Judge Barbara B. Crabb of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin imposed contempt sanctions on an employer for failure to cooperate in post-judgment discovery and granted the
The EEOC Settles Its First Transgender Suit Filed Under Title VII
By Gerald L. Maatman Jr. and Howard M. Wexler
As we have previously reported, the EEOC has decided to pursue protections for transgender workers under Title VII’s prohibition against “sex” discrimination and harassment as part of its strategic mission even though no federal statute, including Title VII, explicitly prohibits employment discrimination based on gender
The EEOC Snares A $12.2 Million Settlement In Colorado, Representing More Than Half The $22.5 Million The EEOC Recovered In The Entirety Of FY 2014
By Christopher M. Cascino and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.
The EEOC recently announced reaching its largest settlement in the last 2 years in EEOC v. Patterson-UTI Drilling Co. LLC, No. 15-CV-600 (D. Colo. Mar. 24, 2015). In this case, Patterson-UTI agreed to settle a race and national origin pattern or practice claim brought by
Minnesota District Court Shoots Down The EEOC’s Request For Preliminary Injunction Over Wellness Program
On November 6, 2014, in EEOC v. Honeywell International, Inc. Case No. 14-CV-4517, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157945, (D. Minn. Nov. 6, 2014), Judge Ann Montgomery of the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota denied the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) request for a preliminary injunction enjoining Honeywell International
The Need For Vigilance: The EEOC Comes Back For A Second Bite Of An Employer After A Settlement
By Chris DeGroff and Brian Wong
In the world of EEOC systemic enforcement, court-imposed injunctive relief accompanies nearly every settlement of Title VII claims. The parties memorialize this relief in the form of a consent decree to be approved by the Court and entered as an enforceable order. Though the parties and the public tend
EEOC Urges U.S. Supreme Court To Affirm That Its Conciliation Efforts Are Not Reviewable
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Jennifer A. Riley
This week, the EEOC responded to Mach Mining’s petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court in EEOC v. Mach Mining, Case No. 13-1019 (U.S. May 29, 2014). Although the EEOC prevailed in the Seventh Circuit, it backed Mach Mining’s request for
Court Rejects EEOC’s Objections To $22,900 Spoliation Sanction Award
By Gerald L. Maatman Jr., Howard M. Wexler, and Nadia Bandukda
In a case we previously blogged about (here and here), EEOC v. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, 13-CV-46 (E.D.N.C. Mar. 24, 2014), Magistrate Judge L. Patrick Auld held the EEOC liable for spoliation sanctions based on the “negligence, if
The EEOC “Throws A Challenge Flag” At Massive Fee Award
By Eric M. Lloyd and Laura J. Maechtlen
The EEOC has launched a “Hail Mary pass” just in time for the NFL’s conference championship weekend. On January 16, 2014, the Commission has asked the Eighth Circuit to reverse what is believed to be the largest fee sanction award against it in the EEOC’s history –
A Major Milestone – The EEOC Settles Its First GINA Systemic Lawsuit
By Reema Kapur and Lily M. Strumwasser
Just nine days into the new year the EEOC settled its first systemic lawsuit ever filed alleging genetic discrimination under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”). Over the past several years the EEOC has trumpeted its focus on high-impact and high-profile cases and the $370,000 settlement of EEOC