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Coleman Company and EEOC Reach Agreement To Resolve Discrimination Charge And Revise Settlement Agreements

DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and The Coleman Company, Inc. have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of disability discrimination raised by a former employee,...more

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Seventh Circuit Affirms the Dismissal of Lawsuit Based on the EEOC's Failure to Conciliate Claims Related to Releases

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On December 17, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court’s dismissal of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy.  This lawsuit has been the subject...more

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Seventh Circuit Tosses EEOC Lawsuit Challenging CVS Severance Agreements Due to Failure to Conciliate

Last month, the Seventh Circuit again rejected the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s attempt to declare an employer’s standard severance agreement illegal under Title VII. The EEOC and CVS Pharmacy have clashed over...more

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EEOC Must Conciliate, But Still Few Answers Regarding Routine Separation Agreement Provisions

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In February 2014, the EEOC sent waves through employer communities when it filed a lawsuit against a national retail pharmacy contending some of the company’s separation agreement provisions — which many considered “standard”...more

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Seventh Circuit Rejects EEOC’s Attack on Severance Agreements

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On December 17, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by the EEOC against CVS Pharmacy, Inc. In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc., the EEOC...more

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Seventh Circuit “Releases” CVS From EEOC’s Separation Agreement Attack

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As we previously blogged about, the EEOC has gone on the offensive challenging employer severance agreements. In one such case, the EEOC attacked CVS Pharmacy Inc.’s standard release agreement which contained terms more...more

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7th Cir. Won’t Let EEOC Skip Pre-Suit Conciliation

When CVS fired store manager Tonia Ramos in 2011, it offered her its standard severance agreement that included a broad release of waivable claims, including claims under Title VII, but explicitly preserving the right to...more

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Court Dismisses EEOC's Challenge To CVS' Severance Agreement; Holds That EEOC Failed To Conciliate With CVS

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) made headlines earlier this year by filing a lawsuit attacking CVS Pharmacy, Inc.’s standard severance agreement, which the EEOC argued unlawfully restricts former...more

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EEOC Lawsuit Against CVS Pharmacy Challenging Severance Agreements Dismissed

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On October 7, 2014, District Judge John Darrah of the North District of Illinois dismissed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s lawsuit against CVS Pharmacy. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. CVS Pharmacy,...more

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