Investigations, Employee Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

When Is a Company Your Employer? Understanding the Integrated Enterprise Doctrine Under Title VII

Jaburg Wilk on 8/15/2025

Filing a charge of employment discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) can be confusing when determining who the employer is. That’s especially true in a complex corporate environment, where...more

Workplace Investigations – One Size Does Not Fit All

Troutman Pepper Locke on 4/4/2025

Over the last few years, employers have faced new and expanded obligations under state and federal employment laws relating to prohibition of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace. These changes stem...more

Key Insights for Impartial Investigations: Can One be Opinionated and Unbiased at the Same Time?

Oppenheimer Investigations Group on 3/17/2025

People, including investigators, have opinions, but that doesn’t necessarily get in the way of doing impartial investigations into school or workplace claims of misconduct, which often center around sensitive issues such as...more

Investigations: Employers Can Avoid Getting in Their Own Way with Some Planning

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 1/31/2025

At some point, every employer will need to investigate an employee’s complaint. An investigation is an important tool that employers can use to fix a workplace problem and minimize liability. Or, an investigation can create...more

EEOC and US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division Partner to Enhance Enforcement

ArentFox Schiff on 9/25/2023

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to encourage enhanced law enforcement and greater...more

What’s in Store for the Next Four Years? The EEOC’s Strategic Plan

Akerman LLP - HR Defense on 1/10/2023

The EEOC promises to secure greater equitable relief, to better investigate systematic discrimination, and to improve its customer service over the next four years, among other New Year’s resolutions. In its draft EEOC...more

Annual Report on EEOC Developments - Fiscal Year 2013

Littler on 1/27/2014

In this Report: - Introduction - Reflections On Fifty Years Of Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964 And Unsettled Issues Involving Systemic Claims And Class-Based Litigation By The EEOC - Overview...more

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