May 30, 2014
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged an Illinois federal court Wednesday to force Dollar General to release more information in a race bias suit over criminal background screens, saying the company has cited no legitimate reason not to.
May 22, 2014
Dollar General Corp. urged an Illinois federal court Wednesday to reject the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's efforts to wrest more data from the retailer in a race bias suit over the company's use of criminal background screens, calling the EEOC's bid for more information "unduly burdensome."
April 28, 2014
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment said Friday that Dollar General was refusing to fully comply with discovery requirements in the agency's suit alleging that the company's criminal background check system disproportionately excluded black job applicants, urging an Illinois federal judge to force additional disclosures.
January 01, 2014
Court battles involving the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will be getting close scrutiny in 2014 as attorneys look for guidance from judges caught between the EEOC and companies who say the agency is overstepping its bounds.
August 13, 2013
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission failed to engage in required good-faith conciliation efforts before slapping a Dollar General Corp. subsidiary with a lawsuit claiming the company's use of criminal background checks disproportionately excluded black job applicants, Dollar General told a Chicago federal court Friday.