Seyfarth Synopsis: Following a handful of sluggish years in terms of EEOC litigation activity, the Commission returned to form by filing 144 merit lawsuits in Fiscal Year 2023. Given that the EEOC finally secured its...more
10/1/2024
/ ADEA ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2024, Seyfarth published a blog article warning construction industry employers of recent anti-harassment guidelines issued by the EEOC. We predicted that the EEOC has “put the construction...more
9/17/2024
/ Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Construction Industry ,
Discrimination ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Harassment ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Race Discrimination ,
Settlement ,
Sex Discrimination
Seyfarth Synopsis: One of the most anticipated employment cases of the term was recently argued before the United States Supreme Court. In Muldrow v. City of St. Louis the Court requested the parties address the issue:...more
12/21/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Employee Transfers ,
Employees ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Hostile Environment ,
Muldrow v City of St Louis ,
Oral Argument ,
Performance Reviews ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Retaliation ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII
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
10/19/2023
/ Administrative Agencies ,
Administrative Appointments ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Class Action ,
Disabilities ,
Disability Discrimination ,
EEOC General Counsel ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan
Seyfarth Synopsis: Following the EEOC’s aggressive litigation posture in the Obama-era, the Commission’s federal case filings has been markedly sluggish, at least in part because of transitions in leadership. Seyfarth...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
Employers are challenged to manage demographic and technological changes. Technology is transforming the workplace at an accelerating rate. ...more