Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Joe Ryan Enterprises, Inc.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

MARK E. FULLER, District Judge.

This agency-initiated sex discrimination lawsuit is before the Court on Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) Motion to Strike or Alternatively to Dismiss (Doc. # 15) Defendant Joe Ryan Enterprises, Inc.’s (“Joe Ryan Trucking”) affirmative defenses. Having considered the fully-briefed motion and the relevant law, the Court finds that EEOC’s motion is due to be DENIED.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In September of 2011, the EEOC commenced this lawsuit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et…