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Employment Law Now VIII-148- Part 1 of 2: The Final Interview With EEOC Commissioner Keith Sonderling
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Employment Law Now VIII-142 - Federal Agency Update (Part 1 of 2)
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The Burr Morning Show: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
DE Under 3: Biden "Hits the Brakes" on Non-Defense Discretionary Budgets for Federal Agencies in FY 2025 Budget Proposal
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The Burr Broadcast: EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has taken another step toward achieving its goal of equal pay and eliminating discrimination. EEOC objectives for fiscal years 2024 through 2028 are highlighted in its...more
These six will get the EEOC's attention in 2024-28. Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released its Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2024-28. Strategic Enforcement Plans provide a helpful preview of...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: An essential read for any employer, the EEOC’s final Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP), was released on September 21, 2023. The SEP identifies the agency’s enforcement priorities for the next five years,...more
On Tuesday January 10, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) publicly released its Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) for fiscal years 2023-2027. The SEP describes the EEOC’s top enforcement...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) recently published its substantive agency enforcement priorities to combat employment discrimination and promote inclusive workspaces over the next four...more
Court Awards Nearly $200,000 to Five Female Librarian Supervisors - On Dec 23, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland ruled that Baltimore City and its Enoch Pratt Free Library violated federal law...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As we look ahead to the end of the year, and Seyfarth Shaw’s annual analysis of trends and developments in EEOC litigation, we can begin to see how the EEOC has shaped equal pay litigation in the federal...more
In 2018, Elizabeth Rowe, principal flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), filed a lawsuit against the orchestra under Massachusetts’ equal pay law. Although Rowe was the only principal flutist, she claimed the BSO...more
Female Fraud Investigators Were Paid Less Wages Than Males for Performing Equal Work, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - The Maryland Insurance Administration, Maryland's agency charged with regulating the insurance...more
Paying an experienced female registered nurse (RN) less than a newly licensed male RN has a Wyoming healthcare employer defending a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). On September 28, 2018,...more
The EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017-2021 identified “Equal Pay” as a priority area that demands focused attention. The EEOC’s recent press releases show it is actively fulfilling this strategic...more
Female Sales Representative Was Paid Less Than Her Male Coworker, Federal Agency Charged - LOS ANGELES - Spec Formliners, Inc., a Santa Ana, Calif.-based business, will pay $105,000 and provide other relief to settle an...more
San Diego Pharmacy Chain Paid Female Pharmacy Tech Less Than a Male Tech and Fired Her for Complaining, Federal Agency Charges - SAN DIEGO - CJMBS Pharmacies, Inc., dba Community Pharmacy, a pharmacy chain in north San...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
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently revealed its Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2017-2021. Of course, this Plan was developed before the election of Donald Trump as President. Thus, the information...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently approved revisions to its 2017-2021 Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP). The SEP provides employers with an indication of where the agency will concentrate...more
Court Upholds Employer’s Dreadlock Ban Finds Grooming Policy Did Not Violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act - A federal appellate court recently held that an employer’s policy banning dreadlocks did not constitute...more
The EEOC is targeting the “21st-century workplace” by focusing on gig economies and the technology sector in its new Strategic Enforcement Plan. The new Enforcement Plan also targets what the EEOC calls “complex employment...more
On Monday, October 17, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") issued its updated Strategic Enforcement Plan ("SEP") for 2017-2021. The SEP identifies the following six priorities: - 1. Eliminating...more
On October 17, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved its updated Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017-2021. The SEP reflects the EEOC’s “continued commitment to focus efforts on...more
On October 17, 2016 the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) approved a Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2017 – 2021. This recently approved SEP updates the EEOC’s first SEP which spanned...more
Earlier this week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a new series of enforcement priorities on which it will focus over the next five years. By releasing its second-ever Strategic Enforcement Plan,...more
Representatives of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as well as the Department of Labor and the Department of Justice (DOJ), participated in an American Bar Association Equal Opportunity Law conference in...more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) opened its doors on July 2, 1965, exactly one year after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII of that act (“Title VII”) prohibits...more
In This Issue: - INTRODUCTION ..I. LOOKING BACK AT FY 2014: A REVIEW OF EEOC SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, AND SIGNIFICANT CASES AND DEVELOPMENTS TO WATCH FOR IN FY 2015 ..A. Key Statistics ...more