Legal Opinion

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Use of the Collateral Source Rule in Federal Sector Discrimination Cases

Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel

Decided August 12, 2024Published

1Opinion of the Court

(Slip Opinion) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Use of the Collateral Source Rule in Federal Sector Discrimination Cases When the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission awards past pecuniary damages against a federal agency pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(b), it may apply the collat- eral source rule to decline to deduct insurance benefits that a claimant received through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. August 12, 2024 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE ACTING GENERAL COUNSEL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE This dispute concerns whether the Equal Employment Opportunity…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. University of Tex. Southwestern Medical Center v. NassarSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  2. Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  5. Lane v. PenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996

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