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  1. October 01, 2019

    EEOC, Dollar General Reach Deal In 6-Year-Old Race Bias Suit

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission struck a deal with Dollar General to end a long-running Illinois federal suit alleging the bargain retailer's criminal background check policy discriminated against a nationwide class of black job applicants.

  2. December 12, 2017

    Dollar General's Bid For Job Data Denied In EEOC Case

    An Illinois federal judge largely denied Dollar General's bid to force the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to provide more evidence that the discount chain's background checks have a disparate impact on black applicants, saying the agency had already conducted a study on their effect.

  3. April 11, 2017

    Dollar General Loses 2 Defenses In EEOC Race Bias Suit

    An Illinois federal judge dealt Dollar General a setback on Monday in a suit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over allegedly racially biased background checks for prospective hires, saying two of the discount chain's defenses can't be used.

  4. March 15, 2017

    Dollar General Says EEOC Doc Important To Race Bias Suit

    Dollar General on Tuesday fought an attempt by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to strike from the record a sealed document said to detail a confidential conciliation process that occurred before the EEOC formally accused the retailer of racial discrimination in court.

  5. February 17, 2017

    EEOC Says Conciliation Info From Dollar General Must Go

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asked an Illinois federal court on Thursday to strike a sealed document referencing the presuit confidential conciliation process, arguing that placing it in the record during a suit alleging the company's background checks were racially discriminatory jeopardized the commission's ability to conduct frank discussions.

  6. November 22, 2016

    Dollar General Fights For EEOC Race Bias Documents

    Dollar General on Monday objected to an Illinois federal judge's ruling that it can't force the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to hand over records in its case accusing the retailer of discriminating against African-American workers

  7. November 07, 2016

    Dollar General Can't Get Eyes On EEOC Race Bias Docs

    An Illinois federal judge ruled Monday that Dollar General can't force the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to hand over records in its case accusing the retailer of discriminating against black workers, finding the agency could keep its calculation methods private.

  8. November 17, 2015

    Dollar General Gets 2nd Crack At EEOC Race Bias Data

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday ordered a magistrate judge to take a second look at whether Dollar General can get access to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's presuit race bias analysis data in the agency's suit challenging the discount retailer's criminal background check policy.

  9. June 19, 2015

    Dollar General Denied EEOC Hiring Data In Racial Bias Row

    An Illinois federal judge overseeing a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission race bias case over Dollar General's criminal background check policy on Friday again rejected the discount retailer's bid for access to EEOC's own use of background checks, saying the company's arguments were unpersuasive.

  10. June 04, 2015

    EEOC Slams Dollar General's Renewed Bid For Hiring Data

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Wednesday urged an Illinois federal court to move discovery forward in its suit over Dollar General's criminal background check policy, saying the court should reject the retailer's "repetitive" bid for data on the EEOC's own background checks.