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U.S. Supreme Court

May 11, 2015

High court got it right on EEOC's pre-suit obligations

The decision deals a heavy blow to employers looking to use a "failure to conciliate" defense as a backdoor mechanism to unduly delay, and possibly dismiss, proceedings on the merits. By Jennifer A. Reisch and Marisa Diaz


By Jennifer A. Reisch and Marisa Diaz


The U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision in Mach Mining LLC v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that promises to end frivolous procedural delay tactics by employers to hamper justice
for employees challenging workplace discrimination.


At issue was whether and to what extent courts may review the sufficiency of conciliation
efforts ...

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