Tag: EEOC conciliation

EEOC actions spark employer wrath, scathing report from Senate panel

By Tammy Binford Dec 5, 2014 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)—long tasked with protecting workers from unfair treatment—is now coming under fire for what some claim is unfair treatment perpetrated by the agency itself. Republicans on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions issued the Minority Staff Report  “EEOC: An Agency on the Wrong Track? Litigation Failures, Misfocused Priorities, […]

Judge halts EEOC lawsuit, citing ‘obstinate’ refusal to cooperate

By Hawaii Employment Law Letter Oct 16, 2012 HR Hero Line

Updated: Oct 16, 2012

by Amanda Jones Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 mandates that after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has investigated a charge of discrimination and determined there’s reasonable cause to believe the claim is true, it must try to negotiate a settlement with the employer through a conciliation process before filing a […]