Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 10, 2019, the EEOC released its comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2018. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 15, 2018, the EEOC released its annual Performance and Accountability Report (‘PAR”) for Fiscal Year 2018 – a year-end report card of sorts, and a critical publication for employers to consider...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC operates with limited resources, yet has the daunting responsibility of enforcing an alphabet soup of anti-discrimination laws. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: This month the EEOC released its 2018-2022 strategic plan, which focuses on preventing and combating discrimination and improving the EEOC’s organizational functionality. It also released the agency’s 2019...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: We are once again pleased to offer our loyal blog readers a breakdown of the five most intriguing developments in EEOC litigation in 2017, in addition to a pre-publication preview of our annual report on...more
1/3/2018
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Pending Litigation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Subpoenas ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 15, 2017, the EEOC released its annual Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2017 – its internal “report card” for its fiscal year 2017. The report touts the EEOC’s progress in...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: With uncertain times and profound changes anticipated for the EEOC, employers anxiously await what enforcement litigation the EEOC has in store. Although 2016 showed a marked decline in filings, fiscal year...more
10/2/2017
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discrimination ,
EEO-1 ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
GINA ,
Hiring & Firing ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Retaliation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: After a Fifth Circuit decision affirming a ruling by a U.S. District Court in Texas allowed the EEOC to seek compensatory and punitive damages in its high-profile Title VII pattern or practice race...more
We are once again pleased to offer our loyal readers our annual analysis of the five most intriguing developments in EEOC litigation in 2016, along with a pre-publication preview of our annual report on developments and...more
1/3/2017
/ Conciliation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EEO-1 ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Independent Contractors ,
Judicial Review ,
LGBTQ ,
Mach Mining v EEOC ,
Middle East ,
Muslims ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Presidential Elections ,
Reporting Requirements ,
SCOTUS ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Subcontractors ,
Temporary Employees ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 17, 2016, the EEOC unveiled its updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) for Fiscal Years 2017-2021. It ought to be required reading for every employer and their executive teams.
The New...more
10/21/2016
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan
On November 19, 2015, the EEOC released its annual 2015 Performance and Accountability Report (“PAR”). The Report reflects the progress of the EEOC’s continued efforts to meet the enforcement priorities outlined in its 2012...more