Tag: systemic discrimination

EEOC’s controversial EEO-1 change would root out pay discrimination

By Indiana Employment Law Letter Mar 20, 2016 Diversity & Inclusion

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Amanda Shelby On January 29, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged with administering and enforcing the civil rights laws that prohibit workplace discrimination, proposed a significant revision to its Employer Information Report (also known as the EEO-1). The federal government uses the EEO-1 to collect demographic data about an […]

EEOC pursuing more systemic cases

By Alabama Employment Law Letter Dec 28, 2015 HR Hero Line

Updated: Jan 7, 2018

by Jerome Rose The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been pursuing cases beyond its traditional reach to expand its enforcement authority toward a goal of developing and litigating systemic cases (i.e., cases in which a policy or practice discriminates on a broader basis, as opposed to a single decision affecting a single employee). As […]