Ninth Circuit holds that the EEOC has broad access to personal information, including Social Security numbers

Hunton & Williams LLP, Lexology

On October 27, 2015, the Ninth Circuit held in EEOC v. McLane Co., Inc. that the EEOC has broad subpoena powers to obtain nationwide private personnel information, including Social Security numbers (“SSNs”), in connection with its investigation of a sex discrimination charge.

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