Discovery, Appeals, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Business Recovers Millions in Fees, Expenses, and Costs After Claims by EEOC Found to be "Frivolous"

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,... on 12/12/2019

A district court awarded nearly $4.7 million in fees, expenses, and costs to a trucking business after the court found Title VII claims brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) to be “frivolous,...more

Fifth Circuit Confirms that Documents Listed on a Privilege Log Are Not Per-Se Privileged

Proskauer - Minding Your Business on 6/3/2017

If one party in a lawsuit merely identifies documents on a privilege log without detail, does the other party bear the burden of showing that the withheld materials were not privileged, in order get access to those documents?...more

Supreme Court Limits EEOC Subpoena Power

Fisher Phillips on 4/4/2017

In a 7 to 1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that courts of appeals should largely defer to lower courts’ decisions when policing subpoenas issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). By...more

Power of the Subpoena: Will Nominee Gorsuch Limit Scope of EEOC Reach?

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 3/8/2017

Just how broad is the EEOC’s subpoena power and are we likely to get some guidance soon? We’ve said before that the McLane v. EEOC case (which is about the EEOC’s subpoena power and is currently before the Supreme Court) is...more

The Election’s Tilt on the Supreme Court and The Impending Ruling in McLane v. EEOC

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/23/2017

President-elect Trump’s election injects uncertainty into the Supreme Court’s makeup and its future rulings, including for employment-related cases. Because the Senate has not held confirmation hearings on Merrick Garland,...more

Investigating Illegal Aliens’ Charges: Fourth Circuit Says EEOC Can Serve Subpoena On Employer

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 5/2/2016

Seyfarth Synopsis: This Fourth Circuit ruling opens the door for the EEOC to investigate employers as a result of EEOC charges brought by unauthorized employees, even though an illegal alien worker may not be able to seek...more

Annual Report on EEOC Developments – Fiscal Year 2012

Littler on 1/9/2013

Over the years, Littler has provided periodic reports on significant cases, regulatory developments and other activities involving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or “the Commission”). While such guidance is...more

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