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GROUP BLOG: The EEOC’s mandatory duty to conciliate discrimination claims under question in EEOC v. Mach Mining

Jan 15, 2015 | Articles & Updates

On Jan. 13, the Supreme Court heard arguments in EEOC v. Mach Mining, a case that could tame, what some employer groups have called, the agency’s aggressive litigation posture in certain high-profile cases.

Presented before the high court is the question of “whether and to what extent a court may enforce the EEOC’s mandatory duty to conciliate discrimination claims before filing suit.” Click here to read Associate Joshua A. Brand’s take on the case and its possible impact on employers.