September 12, 2016
An Illinois federal judge on Friday lifted a stay on a motion for attorneys’ fees sought by CVS Pharmacy Inc. against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in its suit challenging the company’s severance agreement, saying CVS was timely in its request.
March 09, 2016
CVS defeated the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's bid to revive its suit alleging the pharmacy retailer's severance agreements with its employees deterred them from contacting the agency when the Seventh Circuit refused Wednesday to rehear the case.
February 17, 2016
CVS has asked the Seventh Circuit to deny a petition by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for it to rehear a panel’s determination that the agency needed to engage in conciliation before filing a suit claiming that the retailer’s severance agreements deterred terminated employees from contacting the EEOC.
January 29, 2016
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has asked the full Seventh Circuit to rehear a dispute with CVS over severance agreements, saying a recent decision that it must engage in conciliation before filing suit strikes at the lifeblood of the agency.
December 17, 2015
The Seventh Circuit rejected arguments that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission could sue CVS over its severance agreements without first attempting informal resolution, finding Thursday that such power would undermine the "spirit and letter" of the law against employment discrimination.
October 29, 2015
A dispute between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and CVS over severance agreements made its way to the Seventh Circuit Thursday, with the EEOC arguing that CVS' attempt to force a conciliation process strikes at the very lifeblood of the agency.
September 08, 2015
CVS Pharmacy Inc., which is facing a lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over its separation agreements, told the Seventh Circuit on Friday that a Florida federal judge's recent decision in a similar case should not be followed.
September 03, 2015
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in its bid to revive its suit over CVS Pharmacy Inc.'s separation agreements, on Thursday highlighted for the Seventh Circuit a ruling in a similar suit against an Applebee's franchisee that supports its ability to bypass pre-suit conciliation in its challenge of the pacts.
July 17, 2015
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged the Seventh Circuit Thursday to revive its suit over a CVS Pharmacy Inc. separation agreement that it says interfered with workers' rights to bring EEOC charges, saying the appeals court "should not credit CVS's fruitless efforts."
June 24, 2015
Two business groups and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce backed CVS Pharmacy Inc. in a legal scrum over the retailer's separation agreements, telling the Seventh Circuit the agreements benefit both the employers and the employees.