April 2016

thSYZKELTSBy Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik

Seyfarth Synopsis: This Fourth Circuit ruling opens the door for the EEOC to investigate employers as a result of EEOC charges brought by unauthorized employees, even though an illegal alien worker may not be able to seek certain legal remedies.

Undocumented workers and immigration reform are part of the political debate
Continue Reading Investigating Illegal Aliens’ Charges: Fourth Circuit Says EEOC Can Serve Subpoena On Employer

thT9B6FHE7By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik

In what has become an oft-used recipe in the EEOC cookbook of Title VII retaliation litigation, the government has once again utilized the strategy of taking an employer’s deposition and thereafter moving for summary judgment.

In EEOC v. Peters’ Bakery, No. 13-CV-04507, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 54379 (N.D. Cal. Apr.
Continue Reading Still Cookin’ In California Court: Bakery Employer Survives EEOC Motion For Summary Judgment

Connecticut-sealBy Gerald L. Maatman, Jr. and Alex W. Karasik

Anti-discrimination laws command that “thou shall not retaliate…” The recent ruling in EEOC v. Day & Zimmerman NPS, Inc., Case No. 15-CV-01416 (D. Conn Apr. 12, 2016), is a case study in how employers can be taken to task for allegedly retaliating against workers who claim discrimination.

In this case,
Continue Reading Dismissal Denied For Discussing Disability: EEOC Case Against Employer Survives

thNB9IMGHGBy Julie G. Yap and Alison H. Hong 

In Arizona Ex Rel. Horne v. The Geo Group, No. 13-16081 (9th Cir. Mar. 14, 2016), the U.S. Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit vacated the district court’s summary judgment orders and reinstated a pattern or practice action brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Arizona Civil Rights
Continue Reading Conciliation Made Easy? The Ninth Circuit Reinstates EEOC Pattern Or Practice Action In Light Of Mach Mining