Seventh Circuit Says Employers Cannot Defend Themselves by Claiming EEOC Failed to Conciliate a Char

In EEOC v. Mach Mining, LLC, No. 13-2455 (7th Cir. Dec. 20, 2013), the Seventh Circuit held that employers may not defend against an EEOC-filed lawsuit by claiming that the EEOC failed to comply with its statutory obligation to conciliate in good faith.