March 10, 2014
The Sixth Circuit on Monday denied the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's effort to obtain an en banc review of a decision that left it on the hook for legal fees after an unsuccessful race bias suit against staffing agency Peoplemark Inc.
February 19, 2014
Peoplemark Inc. urged the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday to reject the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's invitation to revisit a decision leaving the EEOC on the hook for legal fees Peoplemark incurred fighting a race bias suit, saying the agency already took "three bites at the apple."
January 07, 2014
A Sixth Circuit ruling that left the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the hook for fees and costs incurred by staffing agency Peoplemark Inc. while defending a race bias suit imposed a "stringent new pleading standard" on disparate-impact claims, the EEOC said in a rehearing bid Monday.
October 08, 2013
A decision by the Sixth Circuit that puts the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the hook for legal fees in its bungled lawsuit over a company's alleged criminal screening policy joins a growing list of rulings that show courts will hold the agency accountable when it brings claims it can't back up, attorneys say.
October 07, 2013
The Sixth Circuit on Monday upheld an order requiring the U.S. Equal Employment Commission to cover the costs and fees Peoplemark Inc. incurred fighting the agency's discrimination lawsuit over a blanket background check policy it turned out the staffing company didn't actually have.