7th Circuit: EEOC May Continue Investigation After Issuing Right-To-Sue Letter

Mealey's (September 7, 2017, 7:24 AM EDT) -- CHICAGO — The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may continue investigating an employer by seeking enforcement of its subpoena even after issuing a right-to-sue notice to the charging individuals and the dismissal of those individuals’ lawsuit, a Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 15, noting that the matter was one of first impression for the circuit (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Union Pacific Railroad Company, No. 15-3452, 7th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 15228)....