EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY v. WAL-MART STORES

No. 20-3473 & 21-1124.

38 F.4th 651 (2022)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. and Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 30, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gail S. Coleman , Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Sean T.H. Dutton , Kevin Michael LeRoy , Misha Tseytlin , Attorneys, Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellants/Cross-Appellees.

Before Easterbrook, Rovner, and Kirsch, Circuit Judges.


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