Contact Lianne Simeone at lsimeone@littler.com or (614) 463-4208
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reached major milestones in FY 2015. The agency celebrated its 50th anniversary, plus the 25th anniversary for the Americans with Disabilities Act. As significantly, the EEOC was a party to two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, EEOC v Mach Mining, LLC and EEOC v Abercrombie, and had a prominent role in Young v UPS because the impact of the agency’s 2014 guidance on pregnancy discrimination was discussed by the Court.
This webinar will review various highlights from Littler’s Annual Report on EEOC Developments - Fiscal Year 2015, which provides a comprehensive overview of the significant cases, regulatory developments and other activities involving the EEOC. This session will review key EEOC developments in FY 2015 and what to anticipate in FY 2016.
Topics:
- Key statistics, including review of data involving systemic investigations and related litigation
- Review of EEOC’s success and major losses in FY 2015
- Littler’s Top Ten List of What to Watch for in FY 2016
- The View from Washington and noteworthy regulatory developments
- An update on procedural developments, including the impact of Mach Mining and recent cases discussing the decision
- An update on key EEOC litigation related to its Strategic Enforcement Plan involving:
- Hiring and recruitment barriers, including large-scale claims involving both intentional discrimination and disparate impact claims implicating criminal history and testing practices
- Emerging trends, particularly focusing on litigation involving pregnancy discrimination, religious accommodation, reasonable accommodation and other significant challenges under the ADA, and evolving LGBT rights under Title VII
- Enforcing Equal Pay laws
- Preserving access to EEOC processes, including EEOC- initiated litigation without charges, or conciliation involving releases and arbitration plans
- Preventing harassment on the basis of sex, race and other forms of harassment through systemic enforcement
- Final takeaways for EEOC compliance in 2015
Time:
10:00 – 11:15 am PT
11:00 am – 12:15 pm MT
12:00 – 1:15 pm CT
1:00 – 2:15 pm ET
An additional 15-minute question and answer session will follow the presentation.
Login information will be emailed to registered participants.
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