September 2012

Blog Image.jpgBy Christopher DeGroff and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.

While we usually post about “hot off the press” federal decisions in employment-related class action litigation, today we highlight litigation that is still simmering in the pleadings stage. In EEOC v. United Parcel Service Inc., No. 09-CV-05291 (N.D. Ill. Sept. 28, 2011), Judge Robert M. Dow Jr.

EEOC seal.pngBy Christopher DeGroff and Gerald L. Maatman, Jr.

The EEOC just published an updated Draft Strategic Plan For Fiscal Years 2012-2016. It is required reading for all employers.

In the Draft Strategic Plan, the EEOC outlined its four-year strategy for accomplishing its mission to “combat employment discrimination through strategic law enforcement,” and for achieving