Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Dolgencorp, LLC

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Andrea R. Wood, United States District Judge

This case concerns the allegedly discriminatory use of criminal background checks in hiring and firing determinations by Defendant Dolgencorp, LLC (“Dollar General”). After receiving charges of discrimination from two former Dollar General -employees, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) investigated and determined that there was reasonable cause to believe that Dollar General had engaged in employment discrimination on the basis of race. Thereafter, the EEOC brought this lawsuit against…