EEOC Subpoena Enforcement Litigation Tracker

Since the start of fiscal year 2025, the EEOC has filed nearly two dozen suits in federal courts nationwide to enforce administrative subpoenas it issued employers during investigations of workplace discrimination charges.


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NEWS & ANALYSIS

EEOC Says Halting Penn Subpoena Would Compromise Probe

By Anne Cullen

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission argued in a federal court filing Friday that allowing the University of Pennsylvania to freeze the agency's subpoena for information on the school's Jewish employees would undercut its investigation into antisemitism on campus.

Penn Wants EEOC Subpoena Order Stayed For 3rd Circ. Look

By Grace Elletson

The University of Pennsylvania urged a federal judge to freeze an order requiring it to fork over the contact information of Jewish employees for a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission probe into alleged antisemitism, saying the Third Circuit could find the decision violates the U.S. Constitution.

New Law360 Tool Tracks EEOC Subpoena Enforcement Suits

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent win in a subpoena enforcement action against the University of Pennsylvania marked a noteworthy development in one of several high-profile EEOC suits seeking to pry information from employers that the agency is investigating. Law360's EEOC Subpoena Enforcement Tracker gives attorneys a new tool to stay up to date on these court battles.

UPenn Must Hand Over Jewish Employee Info In EEOC Probe

By Anne Cullen

A Pennsylvania federal judge said Tuesday that the University of Pennsylvania must comply with a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission subpoena for information on Jewish members of its campus community, greenlighting a request that comes as part of an EEOC investigation into allegations of antisemitism.

EEOC Lacks Quorum For Probe Of NM Schools, Board Argues

By Crystal Owens

A New Mexico school board that is suing the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission argued Friday in federal court that the EEOC lacked the quorum needed to initiate a race-discrimination charge and investigation of the board, because President Donald Trump removed two commissioners last year.

EEOC Says Sysco Flouted Subpoena In Hiring Bias Probe

By Grace Elletson

Sysco's failure to turn over information has "hampered" a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigation into allegations that the food distributor discriminated against Black and female job seekers, the EEOC told an Illinois federal court.

EEOC Seeks Info From Repair Co. In Hiring Bias Probe

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has urged a Florida federal judge to force a home appliance repair company to turn over records as part of an agency investigation into whether its hiring practices were discriminatory.

Nike Says EEOC Lodged Information Demand In Wrong State

By Patrick Hoff

A U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suit seeking to force Nike to fork over information to help the EEOC's probe into whether the company discriminated against white workers should be dismissed or transferred to Oregon, Nike told a Missouri federal judge.

EEOC Wants Info From Delivery Co. In Pregnancy Bias Probe

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a Louisiana federal court Thursday to force a delivery services company to comply with demands for information tied to a pregnancy discrimination probe the agency is conducting.

Judge Seems Open To Giving EEOC Penn's Jewish Staff Info

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania federal judge seemed inclined Tuesday to enforce the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's subpoena for the University of Pennsylvania's Jewish employees' contact information, a request that has alarmed the school and several advocacy groups, expressing doubt that the information would be used for nefarious purposes.

UPenn May Face Long Odds As EEOC Seeks Jewish Staff List

By Anne Cullen

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's robust investigative authority may give it an edge when it squares off with the University of Pennsylvania in federal court Tuesday to debate the agency's demand for detailed information on the Jewish members of the campus community, experts say.

A Look Inside The EEOC Probe Of Nike's DEI Practices

By Tracey O’Brien and Erik Eisenmann

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's recent sweeping subpoena against Nike for alleged discrimination against white employees and applicants signals a dramatic change in enforcement posture toward diversity, equity and inclusion programs that were previously permissible, say attorneys at Husch Blackwell.

EEOC Says Napa Auto Parts Delaying Race Bias Probe

By Vin Gurrieri

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating whether Napa Auto Parts discriminated against Black job applicants, according to a Texas federal court filing Thursday that accused the company of failing to comply with the agency's demands for information.

EEOC Sues Nike To Pry Loose Info For Anti-White Bias Probe

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Nike in Missouri federal court Wednesday, claiming the sports apparel giant hasn't complied with demands for information in a probe assessing whether Nike discriminated against white workers through diversity, equity and inclusion policies.

EEOC Calls School Board's Bias Probe Challenge Premature

By Grace Elletson

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a New Mexico federal judge to toss a school board's challenge to an agency investigation into alleged hiring discrimination against Native Americans, arguing the case is procedurally out of line.

UPenn Says EEOC's Bid For Jewish Staff Info Lacks Teeth

By Grace Elletson

The University of Pennsylvania urged a federal judge to reject the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's request for the contact information of Jewish employees, arguing that the lists the agency aims to compile shirk the U.S. Constitution and disregard "frightening" instances in history.

Groups Seek To Halt EEOC Bid For Jewish UPenn Student Info

By Grace Elletson

A Jewish law student association and other groups urged a federal judge to let them step in and oppose the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's efforts to craft a "registry" of Jewish students and staff at the University of Pennsylvania, saying the agency's information push evokes "a terrifying history."

EEOC Gets Judge's Support For On-Site Visits In Bias Probe

By Grace Elletson

An Illinois federal judge recommended that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission be allowed to conduct site visits at a packaging company the agency is probing for possible hiring bias, rejecting the company's claim that the visits would be too burdensome.

EEOC Accuses Northwestern Mutual Of Blocking DEI Probe

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a Wisconsin federal court Thursday to force Northwestern Mutual to hand over details about its diversity, equity and inclusion policies and workplace trainings, saying the company's evasion is impeding an investigation into a former employee's bias allegations.

UPenn Stonewalling In Antisemitism Probe, EEOC Says

By Patrick Hoff

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urged a federal court to force the University of Pennsylvania to turn over names of workers who may have endured or witnessed antisemitism on campus, arguing the school is hindering an investigation into alleged civil rights law violations.