Seyfarth Synopsis: On February 4, 2020, EEOC Chair Janet Dhillon’s released a list of priorities for the Commission in 2020. While the priorities primarily focus on continuing to seek justice for workers raising claims of...more
2/6/2020
/ Administrative Backlogs ,
Ban the Box ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Vulnerable Victims ,
Worker Protection Standard
Seyfarth Synopsis: The EEOC recently released its enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2019. Notably, the statistics indicate that 2019 saw the lowest number of charges filed in over 20 years, though there...more
1/28/2020
/ #MeToo ,
Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Complaint Procedures ,
Conciliation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pay Gap ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Settlement ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Stepping into a new year always gives one a chance to reflect on the lessons and trends of the prior year. In that spirit, we are pleased to present our annual selections for the five most intriguing...more
1/3/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Altitude Express Inc v Zarda ,
Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Deregulation ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Ebola ,
EEO-1 ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender Identity ,
Gender Neutral ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Regulations ,
LGBTQ ,
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) ,
OMB ,
Pay Data ,
Protected Class ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Temporary Employees ,
Title VII ,
Transgender ,
Traveling Employee ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 19, 2019, the EEOC released its inaugural “Agency Financial Report” (“AFR”) for Fiscal Year 2019. Substantively, the AFR is a data compilation regarding the EEOC’s financial health,...more
11/21/2019
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Administrative Backlogs ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Financial Reporting ,
OMB ,
Performance and Accountability Report ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Trump Administration has succeeded in replacing several open positions within the upper echelons of the EEOC. Employers are anxiously looking for any sign as to how this slate of leadership will put...more
10/1/2019
/ ADEA ,
Administrative Appointments ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
Seyfarth Synopsis: On April 10, 2019, the EEOC released its comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for Fiscal Year 2018. ...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: We are once again pleased to offer our readers an analysis of the five most intriguing developments in EEOC litigation in 2018, in addition to a pre-publication preview of our annual report on developments...more
1/3/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
LGBTQ ,
Pleadings ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Title VII
Seyfarth Synopsis: The uncertainty of a new administration’s impact on the EEOC that plagued FY 2017 is fading, but the results are not what some would expect. Not only has the EEOC brought a mountain of filings compared to...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: 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: Reviewing the EEOC’s case filings during the first half of the Commission’s fiscal year may already reveal some surprising trends, most notably a sharp uptick in the total number of case filings – up 75%...more
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
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