Eastern District of Washington wipes out another EEOC attempt to circumvent § 706's 300-day limitation period *

USA - August 2 2012
Joining a wave of similar decisions across the country, Judge Edward F. Shea of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington this week held that EEOC actions seeking relief for a pattern or practice of unlawful employment actions under § 707 must adhere to the 300-day limitations period set forth by § 706.

Co-authors: Christopher J. DeGroff .

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Wine and roses, Part II: District Court initiates disciplinary proceedings following class counsel's improper expense requests *

USA - June 4 2012
A few months ago, we wrote about an interim decision in Plumbers Union Local No. 12 Pension Fund v. Ambassadors Group Inc., No. CV-09-214-JLQ, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26232 (E.D. Wash. Feb. 28, 2012), in which Judge Quackenbush of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington was contemplating disciplinary action against class counsel for an attorneys’ fees, costs, and expenses request that included expenses for wine, first class airline tickets, and expensive hotel bills.

Co-authors: Kathryn "Chris" Palamountain .

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The EEOC makes another plea to the Eighth Circuit in EEOC v. Crst Van Expedited, Inc. *

USA - May 11 2012
On the heels of its resounding loss on May 8, 2012 at the hands of an Eighth Circuit panel in EEOC v. CRST Van Expedited, Inc., Case Nos. 09-3764, 09-3765 & 10-1682 (8th Cir. May 8, 2012), the EEOC has renewed its petition for rehearing - again requesting that the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit review the panel’s opinion and judgment - just one day after its loss.

Co-authors: Christopher J. DeGroff , Gerald L. Maatman, Jr..

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8th Circuit grants EEOC petition for rehearing in the CRST litigation, but holds against the EEOC again and renews its criticism of improper EEOC investigation and conciliation tactics *

USA - May 9 2012
As the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this week can attest, what one hand giveth, the other may taketh away.

Co-authors: Christopher J. DeGroff , Gerald L. Maatman, Jr..

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Collective in bargaining, yes, but insufficient evidence to support class treatment (for now): individual union members fail in their first bid for class certification against service employees international *

USA - April 16 2012
This past week the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a decision denying class certification in Herrera et. al. v. Service Employees International Union Local 87, No. 3:10-CV-01888-RS (N.D. Cal. April 10, 2012), in which Plaintiffs alleged that their union violated Title VII and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act by discriminating on the basis of national origin.

Co-authors: Laura J. Maechtlen .

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