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· 1/23/2009

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Watkins Motor Lines, Inc.

Citations

  • 553 F.3d 593
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 1334
  • 91 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,450
  • 105 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 364

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • requiring only the filing of a valid charge to authorize the EEOC to investigate
  • “[A] document may be a ‘charge’ even if it lacks an appropriate caption and charging language. A piece of paper that alleges discrimination and asks the agency to take remedial action suffices.”
  • “We know from [Holowecki], that a document may be a ‘charge’ even if it lacks an appropriate caption and charging language. A piece of paper that alleges discrimination and asks the agency to take remedial action suffices.”
  • “The [EEOC] is entitled to vindicate the interests of all employees.”

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Judges: Easterbrook, Evans, Tinder

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