Seyfarth Synopsis: In the last fiscal year before the November 2020 election, the EEOC made significant changes to many of its programs, all in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Like most employers across the...more
10/1/2020
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Annual Filings ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) ,
Rehabilitation Act ,
Retaliation ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
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
3/11/2020
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Delegation Authority ,
Deregulation ,
EEOC Commissioner ,
EEOC General Counsel ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Labor Reform ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
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: We are once again pleased to offer our loyal blog readers a breakdown of the five most intriguing developments in EEOC litigation in 2017, in addition to a pre-publication preview of our annual report on...more
1/3/2018
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Pending Litigation ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Religious Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Subpoenas ,
Title VII ,
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: The Trump Presidency will undoubtedly impact how the EEOC pursues its enforcement agenda. Although it is impossible to predict exactly what changes are in store, we think that it is a good bet that they...more