The EEOC Suffers Another Resounding Defeat Due To “Shoot First, Aim Later” Tactics

In one of the EEOC’s most high profile cases, Chief Judge Loretta Preska of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York issued a pair of decisions (here and here) yesterday in the case of EEOC v. Bloomberg L.P., 07 Civ. 8383 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 9, 2013). When read together, Judge Preska’s decisions leaves the EEOC with a single count of pregnancy discrimination on behalf of a single individual – a far cry from the systemic pattern or practice pregnancy discrimination class action allegations that originally formed the basis of this high-profile lawsuit back in 2007. In addition to dismissing most all of the remaining claims, and taking the EEOC to task for its pre-lawsuit action (or, more appropriately, inaction), Judge Preska provided Bloomberg with leave to file an application for attorneys’ fees as the prevailing party in this dispute.

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