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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Enforcement Authority

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EEOC Roundup, Part III: 7 EEOC Policy Topics for Employers to Keep on the Radar in 2021 and Beyond

Our previous articles in this spotlight series on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) highlighted the agency’s enforcement and litigation metrics and political composition of the Commission - matters that...more

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Title VII Enforcement Powers Against Employers Clarified by EEOC Opinion Letter

On Thursday, September 3, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued an Opinion Letter shedding light on the agency's own ability to sue employers under Section 707(a) of Title VII of the Civil...more

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EEOC Opinion Letter Limits Agency’s Pattern or Practice Litigation

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SUMMARY - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a new opinion letter providing a more limited interpretation of its authority to bring pattern or practice cases against employers than it did in...more

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Guess What? The EEOC Doesn’t Always Need an Individual Charge to Investigate Possible Discrimination at Your Workplace

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On June 5, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a new webpage reminding us of the agency’s authority under certain circumstances to commence a discrimination investigation even absent receipt of...more

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The Winds Of Change Are Suddenly Gusting: EEOC Commissioners Vote To Strip The General Counsel Of Substantial Litigation Authority

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 10, 2020, the EEOC released information about an internal resolution that may drastically change how high-stakes litigation decisions are made at the EEOC. ...more

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Beltway Buzz - January 2020 #3

Where is Everybody? Perhaps due to the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, it’s been a relatively quiet week in the labor and employment arena in Washington, D.C. President Trump and U.S. Secretary of Labor Eugene...more

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Fifth Circuit Finds EEOC Exceeded its Authority in Issuing Enforcement Guidance on Arrest and Conviction Records

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On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit held that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in...more

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DOJ Expands Time Frame to Investigate Immigration-Related Discrimination Actions

Earlier in 2017, new rules became effective from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division impacting the authority of the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER)—formerly known as the Office of Special...more

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Workplace Law Under President-Elect Donald Trump: What to Expect

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President-elect Donald Trump will assume office on January 20, 2017, with a Republican majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. While it is difficult to predict whether the new administration will be able...more

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EEOC Will Now Process Sexual Orientation Discrimination Claims

On February 3rd, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released an internal memorandum stating that the EEOC will now process and investigate claims of discrimination based on sexual orientation, transgender status, and...more

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