U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Autozone, Inc.

  1. October 05, 2015

    EEOC Wants 7th Circ. To Put AutoZone Bias Suit Back In Gear

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission turned to the Seventh Circuit on Friday, looking to revive a recently tossed race bias suit against AutoZone Inc. brought on behalf of a part-time sales manager who claimed he was transferred to a different store because he was black.

  2. August 04, 2015

    Judge Throws Out EEOC Race Bias Case Against AutoZone

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's racial discrimination suit against AutoZone Inc., ruling that the agency failed to show any evidence to back its claims that the company intentionally segregated and classified its workers based on race.

  3. June 26, 2015

    AutoZone Says EEOC Has No Proof Of Racial Segregation

    AutoZone Inc. told an Illinois federal judge Friday that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has no evidence to support its claims that the auto parts retailer segregated and classified its employees based on race, renewing its bid to escape the suit.

  4. June 16, 2015

    EEOC Says AutoZone Racially Segregated Its Chicago Workers

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Monday refuted AutoZone Inc.'s contention that transferring black employees to specific stores in the Chicago area cannot create a viable claim for employment bias if the employees are transferred laterally, calling the alleged practice "intentional racial segregation."

  5. June 08, 2015

    EEOC Says Sales Data Bid Timely In AutoZone Race Bias Suit

    AutoZone Inc. made incorrect statements in arguing that a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission bid for sales performance data was untimely, the EEOC told a Chicago federal court Monday, saying AutoZone should produce the data or be barred from relying on sales performance in its defense.

  6. June 04, 2015

    EEOC Says AutoZone Must Share Sales Data In Race Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday told an Illinois federal judge that AutoZone Inc. has refused to fork over sales performance data in a race bias row, arguing that the retailer either needs to hand over the information or stop relying on it as a defense.

  7. April 17, 2015

    AutoZone Ordered To Produce Some Information In Bias Case

    An Illinois federal judge Thursday granted a bid by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to compel information from AutoZone Inc. on transfer and compensation information for certain employees in Chicago but nixed the agency's request for data about previous bias complaints.

  8. April 14, 2015

    EEOC Fishing For Evidence In Race-Bias Case, AutoZone Says

    AutoZone Inc. urged an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to deny the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent bid to compel information on bias complaints and employee compensation, saying the agency is "attempting to fish for evidence" to back up a worker's race discrimination claim.

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