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EEOC-Initiated Litigation - 2025 Edition

Table of Contents VI-VII
PART I: Agency Composition 1-2
A. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Composition and Background 1-2
B. EEOC Staffing Challenges in FY 2024 and Beyond 1-2
C. EEOC Profiles 5-6
PART II: EEOC’s Enforcement Priorities 7-8
A. EEOC’s FY 2024 Cornerstone Documents 7-8
1. Background 7-8
2. Particular FY 2024 Strategic Enforcement Priorities 7-8
3. EEOC and Wage Hour Division Memorandum of Understanding 11-12
4. Impact of Loper Bright 13-14
5. Recent EEOC Guidance on Vision and Hearing 13-14
6. Focus Area: Hearing Impairment Issues in Recruiting and Hiring 13-14
7. Staffing Company Issues 15-16
8. Amicus Briefs and Other Noteworthy Filings 15-16
B. EEOC Focus on Equal Pay Protections 23-24
C. Preventing Discrimination In Recruiting and Hiring 27-28
1. Artificial Intelligence and Technology in Recruiting and Hiring 27-28
2. Other Technology in Hiring and the Path Ahead on AI 29-30
3. Job Advertisements 31-32
4. Job Segregation or Steering Based on Protected Characteristics 31-32
5. Focus Area: Underrepresentation in Particular Industries 31-32
D. Preventing Harassment In The Workplace 31-32
E. EEOC’s Emphasis on Combatting Systemic Discrimination 35-36
PART III: District Office Profiles 35-36
PART IV: By The Numbers: EEOC Data Analysis 53-54
A. Trends in EEOC Federal Court Filings In FY 2024 53-54
B. EEOC Charge Data Analysis 57-58
PART V: Industry Focus 61-62
A. Hospitality 61-62
B. Healthcare 63-64
C. Construction 63-64
D. Retail 65-66
E. Technology 65-66
F. Transportation & Logistics 67-68
PART VI: EEOC Case Resolution 69-70
A. Resolution Through Conciliation 69-70
B. Consent Decrees 71-72
1. General Description of a Consent Decree 71-72
2. Common Provisions of a Consent Decree 71-72
C. Trial Judgment 75-76
PART VII: Media and Publicity Elements of an EEOC Case 77-78
Seyfarth’s Complex Litigation Resources 81-82

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