Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. The Chicago Club

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• holding that club .qualifies as private club despite fact that members appoint a general manager
• explaining that where the “exclusion is incorporated in the definition” the defendant should not bear the burden of proving the exclusions application
• explaining that the club was private even though it allowed an employee to host an event without a sponsoring member
• explaining that, to determine whether a club is private, the EEOC considers “the extent to which it limits its facilities and services to club members and their guests”
• explaining that the fact that guests could visit the club only at the invitation of members and that members “ultimately [were] responsible” for paying for nonmember events were signs that the club was private
• determining two events held at the club without a hosting member did not alter the club’s private status

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