January 19, 2017
An Illinois federal judge on Wednesday cut 275 legal work hours CVS Pharmacy Inc. is billing the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission for over its failed claims that a separation agreement is discriminatory, finding that the hours currently put forward are excessive when compared to what was produced during litigation.
September 12, 2016
An Illinois federal judge on Friday lifted a stay on a motion for attorneys’ fees sought by CVS Pharmacy Inc. against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its suit challenging the company’s severance agreement, saying CVS was timely in its request.
December 05, 2014
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday it will bring to the Seventh Circuit its suit challenging CVS Pharmacy Inc.'s severance agreement after an Illinois federal judge held the agency hadn't done enough to try to conciliate the dispute before suing.
October 08, 2014
A federal judge's dismissal of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's challenge of CVS Pharmacy Inc.'s separation agreement focused on procedural issues instead of the case's key questions, a ruling attorneys say won't dissuade the EEOC from its close scrutiny of employers' severance pacts.
October 08, 2014
Explaining his decision to toss the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's suit challenging CVS Pharmacy Inc.'s severance agreement, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday that the agency hadn't met its obligations to try to conciliate the dispute before filing suit.
September 19, 2014
An Illinois federal judge on Thursday dismissed a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit that alleged that CVS Pharmacy Inc.'s employee separation agreement restrains employees' rights to file discrimination charges.
July 08, 2014
CVS Pharmacy Inc. told an Illinois federal court on Monday that the company's employee separation agreement does nothing to stop former workers from filing discrimination charges with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pushing the court to throw out an EEOC lawsuit.
June 09, 2014
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged an Illinois federal court Friday not to dismiss its suit over CVS Pharmacy Inc.'s severance agreement, claiming the severance conditions aim to deter workers from standing up for themselves and accusing CVS of "resistance" to Title VII rights.
June 06, 2014
A U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission official on Thursday defended the agency's challenge of CVS Pharmacy Inc.'s severance pact, while an attorney from Jones Day — which represents CVS — warned of potential ripple effects stemming from the agency's pursuit of the case.
May 06, 2014
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuits against CVS Pharmacy Inc. and a private college suggest the agency is paying close attention to employee severance agreements and show that even common terms in the pacts may now draw fire, attorneys say.