ii | EEOC-INITIATED LITIGATION: 2023 EDITION ©2023 Seyfarth Shaw LLP TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: Current Trends in EEOC Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A. A Year Of Shifting Leadership; A New Democratic Regime On The Horizon . . . . . . 1 B. Changes Made; Changes Continue To Be Reversed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 C. Demystifying EEOC Determination, Conciliation & Litigation Timeline . . . . . . . . . 3 D. Trends In EEOC Federal Court Filings In FY 2022 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 E. EEOC Charge Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 F. EEOC District Office Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PART II: EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 A. The EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 1. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2. FY 2022 Strategic Enforcement Priorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 B. A Developing Conflict Between Religious And LGBTQI+ Rights After Bostock . . . . 32 C. Ensuring Equal Pay Protections For All Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 D. Preventing Discrimination In Recruitment And Hiring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 1. Recent Judicial Decisions Involving Discrimination Resulting From Pre-Employment Screening Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 2. Preventing Disability Discrimination In Recruitment And Hiring . . . . . . . . . 44 a. EEOC’s Guidance On Preventing AI- And Technology-Related Disability Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 b. EEOC Pursues An Anomalous ADA Title V Claim . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 E. Preventing Harassment In The Workplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Seyfarth’s Complex Litigation Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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