U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

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If you believe you’ve been subjected to employment discrimination, knowing your rights is the crucial first step toward justice. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the federal agency responsible for enforcing various federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee based on various protected characteristics. Importantly,…

Read More Know Your Rights: A Guide to Filing a Complaint with the EEOC
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In a recent case, In re AAM Holding Corp., 2025 WL 2433651 (2d Cir. Aug. 25, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit weighed in on an important aspect of federal anti-discrimination law, namely, the authority of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to continue its investigation – here, its quest…

Read More 2nd Circuit: EEOC Retains Investigative Authority Following Right-to-Sue Letter
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In Udoh v. NYC Dept. of Probation, 24-cv-03982 (ER), 2025 WL 219961 (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 1, 2025), the court dismissed plaintiff’s sex discrimination claim asserted under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, because plaintiff did not “administratively exhaust” that claim before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. From the decision: The Court finds…

Read More Court, Applying the “Administrative Exhaustion” Doctrine, Dismisses Title VII Sex Discrimination Claim
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In Rivera v. Target Corp., 24-CV-6965 (JPO), 2025 WL 1616863 (S.D.N.Y. June 6, 2025), the court, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) discrimination claim, due to the failure to meet the “administrative exhaustion” requirement. From the decision: Rivera’s allegations before the EEOC made no reference to disability discrimination,…

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – which enforces various anti-discrimination laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – recently issued a Resolution Condemning Violence, Harassment, and Bias Against Jewish Persons in the United States (signed May 26, 2021). It provides, in full: WHEREAS the [EEOC], established by the landmark Civil…

Read More EEOC Issues Resolution Condemning Violence, Harassment, and bias Against Jewish Persons in the United States
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