NEWS & ANALYSIS

By Anne Cullen

A Pennsylvania federal judge said Tuesday that the University of Pennsylvania must comply with a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission subpoena for information on Jewish members of its campus community, greenlighting a request that comes as part of an EEOC investigation into allegations of antisemitism.

By Crystal Owens

A New Mexico school board that is suing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission argued Friday in federal court that the EEOC lacked the quorum needed to initiate a race-discrimination charge and investigation of the board, because President Donald Trump removed two commissioners last year.

By Grace Elletson

Sysco's failure to turn over information has "hampered" a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into allegations that the food distributor discriminated against Black and female job seekers, the EEOC told an Illinois federal court.

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has urged a Florida federal judge to force a home appliance repair company to turn over records as part of an agency investigation into whether its hiring practices were discriminatory.

By Patrick Hoff

A U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit seeking to force Nike to fork over information to help the EEOC's probe into whether the company discriminated against white workers should be dismissed or transferred to Oregon, Nike told a Missouri federal judge.

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a Louisiana federal court Thursday to force a delivery services company to comply with demands for information tied to a pregnancy discrimination probe the agency is conducting.

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania federal judge seemed inclined Tuesday to enforce the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's subpoena for the University of Pennsylvania's Jewish employees' contact information, a request that has alarmed the school and several advocacy groups, expressing doubt that the information would be used for nefarious purposes.

By Anne Cullen

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's robust investigative authority may give it an edge when it squares off with the University of Pennsylvania in federal court Tuesday to debate the agency's demand for detailed information on the Jewish members of the campus community, experts say.

By Tracey O’Brien and Erik Eisenmann

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent sweeping subpoena against Nike for alleged discrimination against white employees and applicants signals a dramatic change in enforcement posture toward diversity, equity and inclusion programs that were previously permissible, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating whether Napa Auto Parts discriminated against Black job applicants, according to a Texas federal court filing Thursday that accused the company of failing to comply with the agency's demands for information.

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Nike in Missouri federal court Wednesday, claiming the sports apparel giant hasn't complied with demands for information in a probe assessing whether Nike discriminated against white workers through diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a New Mexico federal judge to toss a school board's challenge to an agency investigation into alleged hiring discrimination against Native Americans, arguing the case is procedurally out of line.

By Grace Elletson

The University of Pennsylvania urged a federal judge to reject the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's request for the contact information of Jewish employees, arguing that the lists the agency aims to compile shirk the U.S. Constitution and disregard "frightening" instances in history.

By Grace Elletson

A Jewish law student association and other groups urged a federal judge to let them step in and oppose the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's efforts to craft a "registry" of Jewish students and staff at the University of Pennsylvania, saying the agency's information push evokes "a terrifying history."

By Grace Elletson

An Illinois federal judge recommended that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission be allowed to conduct site visits at a packaging company the agency is probing for possible hiring bias, rejecting the company's claim that the visits would be too burdensome.

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a Wisconsin federal court Thursday to force Northwestern Mutual to hand over details about its diversity, equity and inclusion policies and workplace trainings, saying the company's evasion is impeding an investigation into a former employee's bias allegations.

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a federal court to force the University of Pennsylvania to turn over names of workers who may have endured or witnessed antisemitism on campus, arguing the school is hindering an investigation into alleged civil rights law violations.

By Sozi Tulante, Nicolle Jacoby and Catherine Gorey

As the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is expected to soon regain its quorum with a Republican majority, employers should be prepared for a more assertive EEOC, especially as it intensifies its scrutiny of diversity, equity and inclusion programs, say attorneys at Dechert.

By Anne Cullen

The Second Circuit ruled Monday that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission can keep investigating a discrimination charge even after the complainant files their own lawsuit, throwing a stake in the ground on an issue that has long divided federal appellate courts.

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Friday that it asked a New Mexico federal judge to enforce subpoenas seeking testimony from school administrators in a workplace investigation into Native American bias, after the district balked at the probe and called it a "fishing expedition."