U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments On EEOC Paying Attorney Fees

Mealey's (March 28, 2016, 2:36 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court should not only solve a circuit conflict and find that prevailing defendants in a Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 case may seek attorney fees from the plaintiff as long as the defendants meet the standard established in Christiansburg Garment Co. v. EEOC (434 U.S. 412 [1978]) but also find that in the matter before the court, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission must pay attorney fees after losing its gender bias suit, the attorney representing CRST Van Expedited Inc. argued March 28 (CRST Van Expedited, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, No. 14-1375, U.S. Sup.)....