24 | EEOC-INITIATED LITIGATION: 2024 EDITION ©2024 Seyfarth Shaw LLP PART III: District Office Profiles While the EEOC is a national enforcement body, the Commission’s 15 District Offices often take different approaches to their respective litigation and settlement activity. To that end, Part III provides an overview of key developments from each District Office in FY 2023. Each summary begins with a District Profile, which outlines key players and litigation statistics. These statistics include: 1) the number of lawsuits filed in FY 2023, followed by the district’s rank among other offices; 2) the average time period between the issuance of a determination letter and the subsequent failure to conciliate notice; 3) the average time period between the failure to conciliate notice and the EEOC’s complaint; and 4) the average time period between the issuance of a determination letter and the EEOC’s complaint. Finally, the District breakdowns also contain summaries of notable lawsuits and settlements attributable to each office in FY 2023. KEY CASES FILED IN FY 2023 EEOC v. Zoe Center for Pediatric & Adolescent Health LLC, 4:23-cv-00167 (M.D. Ga.) According to the EEOC, Zoe Center, a provider of pediatric and adolescent health services, violated the ADA. Specifically, the EEOC alleged that, in January 2022, an employee requested an accommodation to work remotely three days per week due to her disabilities. The employee was a web designer capable of performing all her duties remotely. Nonetheless, the company denied her request the next day and terminated her. EEOC v. Waste Industries, U.S.A., 1:23-cv-0429 (N.D. Ga.) The EEOC filed suit against four companies in the waste industry on behalf of a class of applicants who applied for truck driver positions at various locations who were passed over because of their sex. During the application and interview processes, female applicants faced derogatory comments about their feminine appearance and were often subjected to discriminatory inquiries casting doubt on their competency to perform the job based on sex-based stereotypes. The female applicants were qualified to perform the job but were allegedly denied employment in favor of less qualified, male applicants. KEY SETTLEMENTS SECURED IN FY 2023 EEOC v. Grady Memorial Hospital Corp., 1:22-CV-02059 (N.D. Ga.) Atlanta public hospital Grady Memorial agreed to pay $55,000 and provide other relief to resolve an ADA lawsuit. The EEOC alleged that Grady failed to accommodate an employee’s disability by requiring her to furnish superfluous EEOC Atlanta District Office DISTRICT PROFILE Director: Darrell Graham Regional Attorney: Marcus G. Keegan Merit Cases Filed in FY 2023: 9 (T-4th) Average Days Between Determination Letter & Failure to Conciliate: 99 Average Days Between Failure to Conciliate & Complaint: 185 Average Days Between Determination Letter & Complaint: 285 GA SC Atlanta
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