January 12, 2024
A Black former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attorney who said she faced harassment for complaining about race bias had her suit thrown out by a federal judge Friday, who ruled the attorney's "extreme, dilatory, and unprofessional" handling of her case warranted dismissal.
January 10, 2024
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge Wednesday to toss a former agency attorney's suit alleging she was harassed in retaliation for filing bias complaints, arguing that she appears to have abandoned her suit a week before trial.
February 02, 2023
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Thursday gave the green light for trial in a former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission attorney's retaliation suit alleging she was targeted for filing bias complaints, but trimmed some legal theories that lacked legs.
March 15, 2021
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is usually spearheading litigation when it heads to court, but the workplace bias watchdog is no stranger to discrimination suits from within its own ranks. Here's a look at seven ongoing cases where the EEOC is in the defendant's chair.
July 20, 2018
A Washington, D.C., federal judge on Thursday rejected a bid by a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawyer to reinstate her claims that the agency discriminated against her by not granting her an extended period of leave while administrative complaints she filed were processed.