Supreme Court Backs Companies in EEOC Job-Bias Clash
The justices say courts have power to enforce the requirement that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission try to conciliate disputes.
Gay couples and their legal teams, defending same-sex marriages cheer as they leave the US Supreme Court on April 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.
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The U.S. Supreme Court gave companies a new legal tool in fighting job-bias suits by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying judges should decide whether the agency took steps to resolve the case before suing.
Ruling unanimously in favor of a mining company accused of refusing to hire a woman, the justices said courts have power to enforce the requirement that the EEOC try to conciliate disputes.