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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Associated Dry Goods Corp.

U.S. Supreme CourtMarch 17, 1980No. No. 79-1068
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Case Details

Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
appeal
Circuit
9th Circuit

Related Laws

No specific laws identified for this ruling.

Claim Types

Discrimination

Outcome

The Supreme Court denied certiorari in this EEOC employment discrimination case against Associated Dry Goods Corp., allowing the lower court's decision (which favored the defendant) to stand.

What This Ruling Means

**EEOC v. Associated Dry Goods Corp. - What Workers Should Know** This case involved a dispute between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Associated Dry Goods Corp., a retail company. While the specific details of the employment discrimination claims aren't provided in the available information, the case made its way through the federal court system, with the EEOC bringing action against the company for alleged violations of employment law. The case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, but the Court chose not to review it, denying what's called "certiorari." This meant the decision made by the lower Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals remained the final word on the matter, without the Supreme Court weighing in to potentially change or clarify the ruling. For workers, this case highlights that the EEOC actively pursues employment law violations on behalf of employees, even taking cases through multiple levels of federal courts when necessary. When the Supreme Court declines to review a case, it doesn't mean they agree or disagree with the lower court's decision—it simply means that particular ruling stands as decided. Workers should know that employment discrimination cases can be complex and may require persistence through various court levels.

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