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The Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) is a strategy developed by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which 1) establishes priorities for the EEOC and 2) integrates the EEOC's private and... more +
The Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) is a strategy developed by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission which 1) establishes priorities for the EEOC and 2) integrates the EEOC's private and public enforcement efforts. The purpose of the SEP is to focus the EEOC's resources to best address discriminatory practices in the workplace. less -
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EEOC Takes Action to Address Mental Health Discrimination in the Workplace

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​​​​​​​Employers must take notice that the United State Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is cracking down on companies that discriminate against workers because they have a mental health condition. Mental health...more

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Senate Confirms New EEOC General Counsel As New Case Filings Climb

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The Senate has confirmed Karla Gilbride as the EEOC’s General Counsel, following an almost two and a half year vacancy. As GC, Gilbride is poised to make her mark on the EEOC’s litigation program by...more

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EEOC's "not-so-sweet six" priorities, for 2024 and beyond

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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

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EEOC Announces Enforcement Priorities for 2023-2027

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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

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Changing Rules Governing Artificial Intelligence in Employment

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In recent years, employers have begun to use artificial intelligence, machine learning, algorithms, and other automated systems or technologies (“AI Technologies”) to recruit and hire employees and make other employment...more

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EEOC Draft Strategic Enforcement Plan Reflects Focus on Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence

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On January 10, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published a draft Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”) in the Federal Register. In it, the EEOC outlines the enforcement priorities that will guide its...more

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OFCCP Week In Review: September 2022

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The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott. In today’s edition,...more

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Army Sustainment, LLC Sued by EEOC for Disability

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Government Contractor Prohibited Employees From Taking Their Disability-Related Medications, Federal Agency Charges - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Army Sustainment, LLC violated federal law when it required employees to discontinue...more

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5 Key Trends For Workplace Class Action Litigation For 2019: Trend #3 Governmental Enforcement Litigation Trends In 2019

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Seyfarth Synopsis: The third key trend from our 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report involves governmental enforcement litigation, including an overview of priorities and filings by the EEOC, the U.S....more

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Entertainment Benefits Group Settles Two EEOC Lawsuits for $925,000

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Travel and Entertainment Provider Failed to Address EEO Complaints, Federal Agency Charges - LAS VEGAS - The Miami-based travel and entertainment company Entertainment Benefits Group (EBG) has settled sexual harassment...more

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Blood Bank of Hawaii to Pay $175,000 to Settle EEOC Discrimination Lawsuit

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Blood Collection Company Fired Employees with Disabilities for Needing Additional Time Off, Federal Agency Charges - HONOLULU, Hawaii - Blood Bank of Hawaii, a non-profit blood collection company, will pay $175,000 to...more

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Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications to Pay $99,500 to Settle EEOC Disability Lawsuit

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Telecommunications Company Fired Employee While Out on Leave for Cancer Surgery, Federal Agency Charged - LOS ANGELES - Time Warner Cable, Inc. and Charter Communications, Inc. agreed to pay $99,500 and provide other...more

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Pilgrim’s Pride to Pay $50,000 to Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit

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Retail Poultry Product Provider Fired Employee With a Disability Who Needed Leave for Medical Treatment, Federal Agency Charged - BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, a leading provider of retail poultry...more

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EEOC Issues FY 2018 Performance Report

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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported significant increases in its outreach efforts and enforcement actions to prevent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination during fiscal year...more

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EEOC Sues Imperial Trading for Failing to Accommodate Disabled Employees

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Company Used Unlawful Leave and "100% Healed" Policies to Deny Accommodations and Fire Disabled Employees, Lawsuit Alleges - NEW ORLEANS-Imperial Trading Company, LLC, a wholesale distributor which supplies convenience...more

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EEOC Sues Oceanic Time Warner Cable / Spectrum for Disability Discrimination

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Communication Company's Inflexible Leave and Attendance Policies Deny Employees Reasonable Accommodations, Federal Agency Charges - HONOLULU, Hawaii - Oceanic Time Warner Cable LLC, doing business as Spectrum, violated...more

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Cloverland Farms Dairy Will Pay $75,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

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Dairy Forbade Employees With Disabilities From Parking in Spots Reserved for That Purpose, Federal Agency Charged - BALTIMORE - Cloverland Farms Dairy, the major milk producer in the Baltimore/Washington market, will pay...more

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EEOC Sues Stanley Black & Decker For Disability Discrimination

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Tool Manufacturer Fired Employee Who Needed Leave for Medical Treatment, Federal Agency Says - BALTIMORE - Stanley Black & Decker Inc., a global diversified industrial company, violated federal law when it terminated an...more

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Mueller Industries Settles EEOC Class Disability Discrimination Lawsuit For $1 Million

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Company's Strict Enforcement of 180-Day Maximum Leave and Attendance Policies Disadvantages Workers With Disabilities, Federal Agency Says - LOS ANGELES - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced...more

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EEOC Sues Pacific Sunwear Of California, LLC

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Lifestyle Clothing Retailer Refuses to Hire Applicant in Wheelchair, Federal Agency Charges - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Pacific Sunwear of California (PacSun), a leading specialty retailer that sells casual apparel,...more

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LA Louisanne Restaurant Settles EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit For $82,500

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Los Angeles Cajun Restaurant and Nightclub Denied Pregnant Servers Work, Federal Agency Charges - LOS ANGELES - LA Louisanne, Inc., a Los Angeles restaurant and jazz night club, will pay $82,500 and furnish other relief...more

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EEOC Sues M&R Consulting, LLC For Disability Discrimination

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Home Care Company Refused to Hire Home Caregiver It Perceived as Disabled, Federal Agency Says - BALTIMORE - M&R Consulting, LLC, a Towson, Md,-based home care agency doing business as Home Instead Senior Care, violated...more

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Capstone Logistics to Pay $50,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit

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Company Refused to Hire Qualified Applicant Because He Is Deaf, Federal Agency Said - BALTIMORE -- Capstone Logistics LLC, a Norcross, Ga.-based manufacturing and distribution company, will pay $50,000 and provide...more

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Another Severance Agreement Bites the Dust: EEOC Continues Its Campaign against Provisions that Preclude Talking to the Government

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Ever wonder why the severance agreement that I (or your other favorite employment lawyer) send you says “nothing in this Agreement prevents Employee from filing a charge with the EEOC” (or words to that effect)? I mean, isn’t...more

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Coleman Company and EEOC Reach Agreement To Resolve Discrimination Charge And Revise Settlement Agreements

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DENVER - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and The Coleman Company, Inc. have reached a voluntary conciliation agreement to resolve allegations of disability discrimination raised by a former employee,...more

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