Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Home of Economy, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1983No. 82-1819, 83-1216PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission appeals the district court’s dismissal without prejudice of its Equal Pay Act suit against Home of Economy, Inc. for failure to attempt conciliation with Home. On appeal, the EEOC argues that it is not required to conciliate as a prerequisite to litigation under the EPA. We agree and reverse the district court.
The Department of Labor began investigating Home, a retail department store business, in 1978 for potential EPA violations. As a result of the passage of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1978, authority for administration…
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