Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bloomberg L.P.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 16, 2011No. 07 Civ. 8383(LAP)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion & Order
LORETTA A. PRESEA, Chief Judge.
In a heralded complaint, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accused Bloomberg L.P. of engaging in a pattern or practice of discrimination against pregnant employees or those who have recently returned from maternity leave in violation of Title VII, 42 United States Code. However, “J’accuse!” is not enough in court. Evidence is re quired. The evidence presented in this case is insufficient to demonstrate that discrimination was Bloomberg’s standard operating procedure, even if there were several isolated instances of…
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