Tag: Enforcement Priorities

EEOC issues fair warning to employers in its 2017-21 SEP

By Virginia Employment Law Letter Mar 29, 2017 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Michael Barnsback In September 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced its 2013-16 Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP). The SEP provided employers a clear road map of the EEOC’s enforcement priorities for the coming years. True to its word, the agency focused its enforcement efforts on the six substantive areas identified in the SEP. […]

EEOC Slows Enforcement, But Makes Headway on Backlog

By Kate McGovern Tornone Dec 14, 2016 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

Preliminary data from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) shows that in Fiscal Year 2016, it filed fewer lawsuits and resolved fewer claims outside of court than it has in recent years, despite an increase in charges filed. Employers also paid less monetary relief.