Court Finds The EEOC's Delay In Pursuing Lawsuit Unreasonable

On June 28, 2012, Judge Thomas D. Schroeder of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina gave employers an additional tool for combating an increasingly common EEOC practice of dragging out investigations and the initiation of lawsuits. Judge Schroeder’s decision in EEOC v. PBM Graphics Inc., Case No. 1:11-CV-805 (M.D.N.C. June 28, 2012), addressed, among other issues, prejudice employers may face when the EEOC unreasonably delays pursing a Title VII claim. Judge Schroeder’s opinion is important for employers facing EEOC litigation after lengthy investigations into Title VII violations and seeking to utilize the doctrine of laches.

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