Talking Turkey About EEOC Overreach

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)'s litigation tactics are perceived by many to be overly aggressive, and federal courts are increasingly reining them in.

In an article in Law360, "Talking Turkey About EEOC Overreach," Faegre Baker Daniels labor and employment partner Chuck Knapp explains three cases in which the EEOC has been dressed down in the last year: seeking to litigate claims that the agency failed to investigate and/or conciliate; asserting baseless disparate impact claims; and engaging in abusing litigation tactics.

"The EEOC has a noble and important mission and the tactics of some EEOC representatives do not reflect the practices of all," Knapp said. "But there can be no question that greater supervision and accountability is in order."

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