Seyfarth Synopsis: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has issued a report that should have high tech employers on high alert. According to the EEOC’s findings, analysis, and enforcement information, there...more
9/12/2024
/ Computer Software Workers ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
STEM
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released its 2023 Annual Performance Report and a new dashboard highlighting resolved cases. Compared to the prior fiscal year, the EEOC contacted substantially...more
4/10/2024
/ Annual Reports ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Race Discrimination ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Retaliation ,
Statutory Violations ,
Title VII
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
Seyfarth Synopsis: On August 22, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission officially adopted its new Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-2026. The Strategic Plan outlines the Commission’s major goals and objectives...more
8/24/2023
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
GAO ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Guidance ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Strategic Planning
Seyfarth Synopsis: Over the past several years, the EEOC has maintained a litigation focus on protecting young workers in low wage jobs from sexual harassment. This has translated to intense scrutiny of teenagers working in...more
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: 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: 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
Seyfarth Synopsis: A federal district court in Illinois recently granted the EEOC’s motion for partial summary judgment in EEOC v. Dolgencorp, LLC, No. 13-CV-4307 (N.D. Ill. Apr. 10, 2017), relative to two defenses advanced...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: An Alabama district court granted a temporary staffing company’s motion to dismiss all claims in one of the EEOC’s most high-profile lawsuits asserting hiring discrimination and abuse of vulnerable workers....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In the high-profile EEOC race discrimination litigation against Bass Pro, the Court denied the EEOC’s motion for a ruling that would have allowed it to include in its § 706 claims those individuals who had...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