Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC

  1. July 25, 2017

    EEOC, Bass Pro Reach $10.5M Deal To End Race Bias Suit

    Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC has agreed, without admitting wrongdoing, to pay $10.5 million to a class of black and Hispanic workers the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged it discriminated against by failing to hire, according to the consent decree filed on Monday in Texas federal court.

  2. May 03, 2017

    Bass Pro Casts For 5th Circ. Ruling On Bias Suit Question

    Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC urged a Texas federal court Tuesday to allow it to appeal a December 2016 decision that found the U.S. Supreme Court's Tyson Foods decision on class membership doesn't apply to an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's suit  accusing Bass Pro of discriminating against minority job applicants.

  3. January 04, 2017

    Late Bass Pro Applicants Can't Join EEOC Class

    A Texas federal judge Tuesday ruled that applicants cannot join a class in the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's case alleging Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC discriminated against minority applicants if they applied after the commission issued its determination.

  4. January 03, 2017

    Tyson Foods Irrelevant To EEOC's Bass Pro Race Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's mandate to advance the public interest renders the U.S. Supreme Court's Tyson Foods decision irrelevant to the agency's suit alleging Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC discriminated against minority applicants, a Texas federal judge ruled recently.

  5. November 01, 2016

    Bass Says High Court Tyson Ruling Means EEOC Suit Must Go

    Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC told a Texas federal court on Monday that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission misses the point in arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Tyson decision is irrelevant to the commission’s hiring discrimination class action against the retailer because it hasn't shown the class members are similarly situated.

  6. October 24, 2016

    EEOC Says Recent Tyson Ruling Irrelevant In Bass Pro Fight

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal judge in Texas Friday that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Tyson decision doesn't affect its ability to bring hiring discrimination allegations against Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC, because they are different actions.

  7. September 26, 2016

    Bass Pro Invokes Tyson In EEOC Discrimination Fight

    Seeking a favorable judgment, Bass Pro told a Houston federal court Friday that the U.S. Supreme Court's recent Tyson decision has "profound" implications for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's hiring discrimination allegations against the outdoor goods retailer.

  8. June 20, 2016

    Bass Pro Loses 5th Circ. Bid to Escape Discrimination Suit

    Bass Pro Outdoor World Inc. lost its bid to dodge allegations from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of hiring discrimination against minorities in the Fifth Circuit on Friday, with a panel affirming the agency could seek damages while alleging a pattern of discrimination.

  9. April 21, 2016

    EEOC Slams Bass Pro Bid To Obtain Evidence During Stay

    The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a Texas federal court Wednesday that Bass Pro was making an "unprecedented" push to force it to hand over documents during a pause on discovery in the EEOC's suit accusing the outdoor recreation retailer of discriminating against black and Hispanic applicants.

  10. April 11, 2016

    Bass Pro Fights EEOC Bid For More Hiring Data In Bias Suit

    Bass Pro Outdoor World LLC argued Friday that it can't be blamed for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decision to request statistical data on a limited number of stores in its racial bias suit rather than all Bass Pro stores, urging a Texas federal court to deny the agency's motion to compel more data.

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