April 28, 2015
BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC asked the federal judge overseeing a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission background check race bias case on Monday to deny the agency's bid to force a "complete answer" to a question about a spreadsheet allegedly so complex it violated a limit on discovery queries.
April 24, 2015
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shot back Thursday against BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC's bid to compel the agency to fork over its analysis of the automaker's background check policy in a racial discrimination suit in South Carolina federal court, saying the spreadsheet at issue was just a draft.
April 15, 2015
BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC on Tuesday renewed its bid to compel the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to turn over its pre-litigation analysis documents of BMW's background check policy in a racial discrimination row, telling a South Carolina federal judge that the agency has refused to comply with past orders.
March 18, 2015
BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC on Tuesday told a South Carolina federal court that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has chosen to disregard a December order that it turn over its pre-litigation analysis of the automaker's background check policy in a race bias suit, saying the agency's "disobedience" is "unfounded."
March 02, 2015
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a South Carolina federal court Friday that BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC has offered no valid reason for why the agency should hand over its "privileged" pre-litigation analysis of the luxury automaker's background check policy in a race bias suit.
February 18, 2015
BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC on Tuesday urged a South Carolina federal judge to compel the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to answer questions about its analysis of the luxury automaker's background check policy in a race bias suit, saying the agency is improperly hiding behind government privilege.
December 09, 2014
A South Carolina federal judge on Monday ordered the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to turn over information about its background check policy to BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC in a race bias suit against the automaker in the event the agency's policies are relevant to BMW's defense.
November 18, 2014
BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC on Monday suggested again to a South Carolina federal court that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is "hiding" something by refusing to provide information about the agency's use of background checks in a race bias suit against the automaker.
November 07, 2014
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday pushed back against BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC's objection to a federal judge's determination that the agency's use of background checks in hiring is not relevant to allegations that BMW's criminal record check policy disproportionately screens out black job applicants.
October 24, 2014
BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC on Thursday criticized a South Carolina federal judge's determination that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's use of background checks in hiring is not relevant to the agency's allegations that BMW's criminal record check policy disproportionately screens out black job applicants.