Litigation Oversight Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-549
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7]
Introduced: 2015-01-27
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Civil actions and liability

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Government information and archives
Latest action: action_date: 2015-03-24
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Litigation Oversight Act of 2015</strong></p> <p>Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the EEOC shall commence or intervene in litigation involving: (1) multiple plaintiffs, or (2) an allegation of systemic discrimination or a pattern or practice of discrimination. Provides EEOC members with the power to require the EEOC to approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the EEOC commences or intervenes in any litigation.</p> <p>Requires the EEOC, within 30 days after commencing or intervening in litigation pursuant to such an approval, to post on its public website: (1) information regarding the case, including the allegations and causes of action; and (2) each Commissioner's vote on commencing or intervening in the litigation. </p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 549 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2015 Mr. Walberg (for himself, Mr. Rokita , and Mr. Hudson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to require the EEOC to approve commencing or intervening in certain litigation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 . 2. Approval of EEOC litigation commencement or intervention Section 705 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000e–4 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) (1) The Commission shall approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the Commission shall commence or intervene in litigation involving multiple plaintiffs, or an allegation of systemic discrimination or a pattern or practice of discrimination. (2) A member of the Commission shall have the power to require the Commission to approve or disapprove by majority vote whether the Commission shall commence or intervene in any litigation. (3) Neither the Commission nor a member of the Commission may delegate the authority provided under paragraph (1) or (2) to any other person. (4) Not later than 30 days after the Commission commences or intervenes in litigation pursuant to approval under this subsection, the Commission shall post and maintain the following information on its public website with respect to the litigation: (A) The court in which the case was brought. (B) The name and case number of the case. (C) The nature of the allegation. (D) The causes of action brought. (E) Each Commissioner’s vote on commencing or intervening in the litigation. (5) The Commission shall issue, in a manner consistent with section 713, procedural regulations to carry out this subsection. .