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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Kaplan Higher Education Corporation

  1. May 06, 2013

    EEOC Loses Bid To Revive Racial Bias Suit Against Kaplan

    An Ohio federal judge on Monday refused to reconsider the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's two-year dispute over Kaplan's allegedly discriminatory use of credit checks as part of its hiring process, arguing that the agency's appeal contained untimely new arguments that weren't permissible.

  2. April 22, 2013

    Kaplan Failed To Collect Race-Impact Data, EEOC Says

    Test prep company Kaplan Inc. ignored its obligation to retain data showing the impact of its selection procedures on minorities, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday, urging an Ohio federal court to revive its race bias suit over Kaplan's use of credit checks in hiring. 

  3. April 08, 2013

    Kaplan Rips EEOC Bid To Revive Credit Check Bias Case

    Test prep company Kaplan Inc. on Thursday blasted the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid to revive a discrimination suit over the company's use of credit checks in hiring, saying the agency is merely remaking legal arguments it has already lost.

  4. March 08, 2013

    Judge Sides With Kaplan Over EEOC Rule Break In Bias Suit

    An Ohio federal judge on Friday sent the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission back to work on its bid to revive a race bias suit against Kaplan Inc., siding with the for-profit education firm's procedural argument that the agency had exceeded page limits in its motion for reconsideration.

  5. February 27, 2013

    EEOC Looks To Revive Bias Suit Over Kaplan's Credit Checks

    An Ohio federal court erred by excluding an expert declaration that backed up the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's claim that Kaplan Inc.'s use of credit checks in hiring had a disparate impact on blacks and granting Kaplan summary judgment, the EEOC said Tuesday.

  6. January 28, 2013

    EEOC's Racial Discrimination Suit Against Kaplan Tossed

    Kaplan Higher Education Corp. won summary judgment Monday in its battle with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, ending a two-year dispute over Kaplan's use of credit checks as part of its hiring process, which the EEOC deemed racially discriminatory.

  7. April 20, 2012

    EEOC Must Disclose Credit Check Info In Kaplan Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must answer more questions from Kaplan Higher Education Corp. about its own credit check requirements for job applicants, an Ohio federal judge ruled Wednesday in the EEOC's case over Kaplan's allegedly discriminatory use of credit histories in hiring.

  8. May 27, 2011

    Kaplan Gets OK To Question EEOC Hiring In Bias Suit

    The Ohio federal judge overseeing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's putative class action over Kaplan Higher Education Inc.'s allegedly discriminative use of credit histories in hiring ruled Friday that the defense can question the agency about its own background checks.

  9. May 11, 2011

    Judge Narrows EEOC Race Bias Suit Against Kaplan

    An Ohio federal judge on Tuesday narrowed the liability period for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's lawsuit alleging Kaplan Higher Education Inc.'s rejection of job candidates based on their credit histories has a disparate impact on black job seekers.

  10. December 21, 2010

    Kaplan Credit Checks Hurt Black Job Applicants: EEOC

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Kaplan Higher Education Inc. on Tuesday over its rejection of job candidates based on their credit histories, claiming the practice has had a disparate impact on a class of black job seekers.

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