December 2013

By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Howard M. Wexler

We previously reported here on the EEOC’s stunning defeat in the Tenth Circuit in the case of EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch, No. 11-5110 (10th Cir. Oct. 1, 2013), concerning a job applicant who was not hired because she wore a hijab in violation of Abercrombie’s “Look Policy.” In this
Continue Reading Take Two? EEOC Moves For Reconsideration After Losing High-Profile Religious Discrimination Case Over Abercrombie’s “Look Policy”

By Gerald L. Maatman Jr. and Howard M. Wexler

In case wrought with discovery battles – as previously discussed here – Judge Paul D. Borman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan denied Weight Watchers’ motion for summary judgment in EEOC v. The WW Group, Inc., d/b/a Weight Watchers, Case No 12-CV-11124, 2013 U.S. Dist.
Continue Reading “Weight” Of Authority Leads To Denial Of Employer’s Summary Judgment Motion In Hotly Contested EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit