EEOC, Nike settle subpoena enforcement lawsuit

On August 12, a federal district court dismissed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) subpoena enforcement action against Nike at the EEOC’s request. The EEOC said Nike had provided it with the information it sought between March and August. The lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of Missouri in February after the original charge was filed in Oregon in May 2024, with the probe initially investigated by the San Francisco EEOC office. 

EEOC drops demand for Jewish staff list 

On July 23, the EEOC and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) agreed to settle the subpoena enforcement action demanding the university provide information on faculty involved in Jewish Studies and campus programs. The EEOC agreed not to take any further measures to enforce the subpoena seeking staff contact information, and UPenn is dropping its appeal to the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. Finally, the EEOC agreed not to enforce the federal district court’s order that granted most of its request. 

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