The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), an agency that has suffered a number of very public setbacks in its litigation efforts in 2013, will finish the year on a high note. In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, breaking ranks with its sister circuits, held that employers cannot
To What Extent Are The EEOC’s Conciliation Efforts Reviewable, the Seventh Circuit Will Tell Us
On June 28, 2013, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted the EEOC’s petition for an interlocutory appeal of a district court’s decision and order holding that the Commission’s conciliation efforts are subject to, at least, some judicial review. In re Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC v. Mach Mining, LLC), No. 13-8012