EEOC’s New Enforcement Guidance On Pregnancy Expands Interpretation of Existing Law
7/22/14
By: Amanda McCallum Cash After a 3-2 vote, on July 14, 2014, the EEOC issued its first Enforcement Guidance on pregnancy in over 30 years. While the new guidelines cover a number of pregnancy-related topics that all employers should consider, two hot topics in the recent Guidance are (1) light duty for pregnant employees and…
EEOC to Continue Focus on Systemic Discrimination
11/5/12
By: Ben Mathis Over the last few years, in both formal policy statements and in many public presentations, the EEOC has emphasized that it’s investigative and litigation focus is on cases involving “systemic discrimination.” In other words, the EEOC has focused on cases where there are “widespread” or “institutional” discriminatory practices. Most often, the EEOC…