Sterling Jewelers Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Case Updates

The petition for writ of certiorari was denied.

The U.S. Chamber filed an amicus brief in support of a cert. petition challenging the Second Circuit’s decision that although Title VII permits courts to review whether the EEOC conducted an investigation before bringing an enforcement action, it does not permit courts to review the sufficiency and scope of such an investigation. The Chamber’s brief argued that the Second Circuit’s erroneous view of the Supreme Court’s decision in Mach Mining will have a dramatic impact on American business and that its decision conflicts with the statutory text, structure, and purpose of Title VII. Also, the brief details how the Supreme Court’s intervention is required to rein in the EEOC’s expanding and aggressive enforcement policy.

Collin O'Connor Udell of Jackson Lewis P.C. served as counsel for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the U.S. Chamber Litigation Center.