EEOC-Initiated Litigation - 2024 Edition

Table of Contents	V
PART I: Agency Composition	1
A. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Composition and Background	1
B. EEOC Staffing	2
C. EEOC Profiles	4
PART II: EEOC’s Enforcement Priorities	6
A. EEOC’s FY 2023 Cornerstone Documents	6
1. Background	6
2. Particular FY 2023 Strategic Enforcement Priorities	7
3. EEOC and Department of Labor Memorandum of Understanding	11
B. EEOC Focus on Equal Pay Protections	12
C. Preventing Discrimination In Recruiting and Hiring	16
1. Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Recruiting and Hiring	16
2. Other Technology in Hiring and the Path Ahead on AI	17
3. Job Advertisements	18
4. Job Segregation or Steering Based on Protected Characteristics	18
5. Focus Area: Hearing Impairment Issues In Recruiting and Hiring	19
6. Likely Focus on Vision Impairments in FY 2024	19
7. Staffing Company Issues	20
8. Focus Area: Underrepresentation in Particular Industries	20
D. Preventing Harassment In The Workplace	21
E. EEOC’s Emphasis on Combating Systemic Discrimination	23
PART III: District Office Profiles	24
PART IV: By The Numbers: EEOC Data Analysis	43
A. Trends in EEOC Federal Court Filings In FY 2023	43
B. EEOC Charge Data Analysis	46
PART V: Industry Focus	51
A. Hospitality Industry Profile	51
B. Healthcare Industry Profile	52
C. Construction Industry Profile	53
D. Retail Industry Profile	54
PART VI: EEOC Case Resolution	56
A. Resolution Through Conciliation	56
B. Consent Decrees	58
1. General Description of a Consent Decree	58
2. Common Provisions of a Consent Decree	59
C. EEOC Settlement Agreements	63
D. Trial Judgment	63
PART VII: Media and Publicity Elements of an EEOC Case	66
Seyfarth’s Complex Litigation Resources	70

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