Employer Law Blog
April 18, 2017
It’s Unanimous
The SCOTUS handed down a definitive 9-0 decision on a case centered on issues surrounding appellate courts, district courts and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission subpoena requests. How will the decision impact employers? Appellate courts should defer to district court decisions regarding Equal Employment Opportunity Commission subpoena requests and only consider if the lower court abused its discretion in approving or denying a subpoena, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.