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E.E.O.C. v. SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD

No. 02-1605.

315 F.3d 696 (2002)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Applicant-Appellee, v. SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 24, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer S. Goldstein (argued), E.E.O.C., Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC, for Petitioner-Appellee.

Paul Grossman (argued), Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent-Appellant.

Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

POSNER, Circuit Judge.

In 1999, Sidley & Austin (as it then was) demoted 32 of its equity partners to "counsel" or "senior counsel." The significance of these terms is unclear, but Sidley does not deny that they signify demotion and constitute adverse personnel action within the meaning of the anti-discrimination laws. The EEOC began an investigation to determine whether the demotions might have violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. After failing...

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