Eric Dreiband
Eric Dreiband | |
|---|---|
 Eric Dreiband takes oath as EEOC General Counsel in 2003 | |
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division | |
| Assuming office TBD | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Succeeding | John M. Gore (Acting) |
| General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | |
| In office 2003–2005 | |
| President | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Clifford Gregory Stewart[1] |
| Succeeded by | Ronald S. Cooper[2] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eric Stefan Dreiband September 23, 1963 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Education | Princeton University (AB) Harvard University (MTS) Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (JD) |
| *Pending Senate confirmation | |
Eric Stefan Dreiband (born September 23, 1963) is an American lawyer. Currently a partner at Jones Day, he has been nominated by President Donald Trump to serve as the United States Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.[3]
Education and career
Dreiband graduated from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts and earned a Master of Theological Studies from the Harvard Divinity School. He earned his Juris Doctor from the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Upon graduating from law school, Dreiband served as a law clerk to Judge William Joseph Bauer of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Following his clerkship, Dreiband served in the Independent Counsel's office for the Whitewater controversy. After a stint in private practice, Dreiband served in the administration of George W. Bush as deputy administrator of the United States Department of Labor's wage and hour division from 2002 to 2003 and as general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from 2003 to 2005. He again returned to private practice in 2005 and joined Jones Day in 2008, where he is currently a partner.[4][5][6]
Notable cases
- In 2002, Dreiband was part of the team on the Equal Employment Opportunity Company (EEOC) that sued Chicago meat processing company Carl Buddig & Co. for not hiring Blacks at its Chicago and South Holland meat processing plants and for limiting higher pay opportunities for women. The company settled and agreed to pay USD$2.5 Million and reform its hiring practices.[7][8]
- González v. Abercrombie & Fitch – in 2004, he represented the EEOC in a lawsuit against retailer Abercrombie & Fitch.[7] The company was accused of discriminating against African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, and women by preferentially offering floor sales positions and store management positions to white males.[9] The company agreed to a settlement of the class-action suit.[10][11][12]
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores – he represented Abercrombie & Fitch in a lawsuit filed in September 2009 in U.S. District Court by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.[13] In June 2008, 17-year-old Samantha Elauf, who wears a hijab due to her religious beliefs, applied for a sales position at an Abercrombie Kids store in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She claimed the manager told her the headscarf violates the store's "Look Policy".[14] The United States Supreme Court agreed to hear the case on February 25, 2015, and ruled 8–1 on June 1, 2015, against the company.[15][16]
References
- ^ https://www.congress.gov/nomination/108th-congress/288
- ^ https://www.congress.gov/nomination/109th-congress/1402
- ^ "PN729 — Eric S. Dreiband — Department of Justice". Congress.gov. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ https://www1.eeoc.gov//eeoc/meetings/7-15-09/dreiband_bio.cfm?renderforprint=1
- ^ Cohen, Kelly (June 29, 2017). "White House nominates DC labor lawyer to head civil rights division". Washington Examiner. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ Reinhard, Beth (May 1, 2017). "White House Considers Former EEOC Lawyer for Civil-Rights Post". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Front-runner to lead Justice Department civil rights defended Abercrombie in Supreme Court discrimination case". washingtonpost.com. May 8, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "Buddig settles discrimination suit". nwitimes.com. September 9, 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
- ^ "$40 Million Paid to Class Members in December 2005 in Abercrombie & Fitch Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement". Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP. Archived from the original on March 8, 2007.
- ^ "National Clothing Retailer Must Pay For Discrimination" The Defender. Winter 2005, 1. A publication of the NAACP LDF. Description of the settlement of Gonzalez.
- ^ Greenhouse, Steven (November 17, 2004). "Abercrombie & Fitch Bias Case Is Settled". The New York Times. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|registration=ignored (|url-access=suggested) (help) - ^ "Abercrombie & Fitch Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement Website". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Complaint, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc" (PDF). PacerMonitor. PacerMonitor. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ Gregory, Sean (September 23, 2009). "Abercrombie Faces a Muslim-Headscarf Lawsuit". Time. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Supreme Court To Hear Case Of Muslim Who Says Abercrombie & Fitch Denied Her Job Because Of Hijab". The Huffington Post. February 19, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ^ de Vogue, Ariane (June 1, 2015). "SCOTUS rules in favor of Muslim woman in suit against Abercrombie and Fitch over head covering". CNN. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
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