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EEOC's New Procedure Provides Position Statements to Charging Parties

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For the past few decades, information provided to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or "Commission") has been protected from disclosure during the pendency of an investigation and to some degree after the...more

Locke Lord LLP

Employer Beware - EEOC Will Now Allow Release of Position Statements to Charging Party

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A well-crafted position statement is critical to the employer’s defense of a charge of discrimination filed at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). It is the company’s opportunity to tell its side of the story,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

New EEOC Procedures Allow Charging Parties Immediate Access to Employer Position Statements

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The EEOC has implemented new, nationwide procedures allowing a charging party and/or her representative to request immediate access to the employer’s position statement. More than ever, employers need to carefully consider...more

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EEOC Tells Employers To Reconsider Their Position On Position Statements

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Employers should be specific in position statements they submit to the EEOC, and must recognize that those position statements and supporting documents will now routinely be sent to the charging party for further response,...more

Maynard Nexsen

There's Nothing Quite Like a Silver Platter: The EEOC's New Nationwide Procedures for Releasing Respondents' Position Statements...

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On Feb. 18, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its Nationwide Procedures for Releasing Respondent Position Statements and Obtaining Responses from Charging Parties, which are retroactive to all...more

Clark Hill PLC

EEOC Implements Nationwide Procedures for Releasing Respondents' Position Statements to Charging Parties

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently implemented a new procedure that allows Charging Parties to request and obtain the Respondent employer's position statements and non-confidential attachments during...more

McGuireWoods LLP

EEOC Allows Release of Position Statements to and Response by Charging Party

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) implemented significant procedural changes regarding position statements. The new procedures apply to all EEOC requests for position statements made on after January 1,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

EEOC to Allow Charging Parties Access to Employer's Position Statement

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When employers receive a charge of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, their response to the agency takes the form of a Position Statement, which sets forth the employer’s reasons for the...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

You May Want To Reconsider Your Position – EEOC Announces New Procedure to Handle Administrative Charges Against Employers

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently announced new nationwide changes to the procedures relating to its investigation of administrative charges filed against employers. When an individual files a...more

Fisher Phillips

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes At The EEOC

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Agency Revises Discrimination Charge Practices - Starting January 1, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) implemented significant changes to its case-handling process. As a result, all employers who...more

Miller & Martin PLLC

The EEOC Is "Playing Sides" with the Charge Response Process

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The EEOC has announced new procedures under which it will now release employers' Position Statements to Charging Parties upon request. This new procedure is designed to facilitate the EEOC obtaining additional responsive...more

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