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Proskauer - Minding Your Business

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

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

Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP

Ninth Circuit: EEOC Has Broad Subpoena Powers

On remand from the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit again vacated a District Court’s Order denying enforcement of an administrative subpoena issued to an employer by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...more

Orrick - Employment Law and Litigation

I’ll Defer To You: Supreme Court Rules Appellate Courts Should Apply Abuse Of Discretion Standard When Reviewing EEOC Subpoena...

Recently, in McLane Co., Inc. v. EEOC, case number 15-1248 , the United States Supreme Court clarified the standard for when an appellate court reviews a trial court’s order to enforce or quash a subpoena from the EEOC....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Supreme Court Message – Be Wary of EEOC Subpoenas

On Monday, the Supreme Court held that appellate courts must utilize the deferential “abuse-of-discretion” standard when evaluating a ruling on a subpoena issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”)...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects De Novo Review for EEOC Subpoenas

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The U.S. Supreme Court resolved a circuit court split regarding the standard of review applicable to district court decisions that evaluate the enforceability of EEOC investigative subpoenas and held yesterday that an abuse...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

EEOC Subpoenas are Subject to the Abuse of Discretion Standard of Review

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On April 3, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in McLane Co. v. EEOC, addressing how federal courts review subpoenas that the EEOC issues while investigating charges of employment discrimination. McLane involved...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

EEOC May Obtain Private (And Arguably Unnecessary) Employee Information

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Employers served with an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) subpoena requesting private employee information – regardless of its arguable relevance – may nevertheless be compelled to respond, according to a...more

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