Labor/Employment
Oct. 7, 2011
EEOC unlikely to fill vacuum
The Supreme Court's decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, while hurting employee class actions, has no impact on cases brought by the EEOC. But California lawyers don't think the agency will take the opportunity to increase its power.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes, while hindering employee class actions, has no impact on cases brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Still, California employment lawyers say they don't think the agency will take the opportunity to increase its power in policing discrimination.
In the watershed case, the court held that a suit brought by 1.5 mill...
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