We are once again pleased to provide you with the latest edition of our annual analysis of trends and developments in EEOC enforcement, EEOC-Initiated Litigation: 2026 Edition. This desk reference compiles, analyzes, and categorizes the major case filings and decisions involving the EEOC in 2025 and recaps the major policy and political changes we observed in the past year. The changes
Continue Reading Now Available! EEOC-Initiated Litigation: 2026 EditionBy: Taylor Iaculla and Andrew L. Scroggins
Seyfarth Synopsis: Thirty days into the Federal government shutdown, few personnel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) are available and operations have been slashed. However, this does not mean that employers can put aside all EEOC-related concerns until the government opens again. New charges continue to be filed—though employers remain
Continue Reading The EEOC’s Out-of-Office Message: What It Means for EmployersBy: Ridhima Bhalla, Andrew L. Scroggins, and Christopher J. DeGroff
In a March 5, 2025 press release, Andrea Lucas, the Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), emphasized the agency’s plans to prioritize holding universities and colleges accountable to prevent the creation of hostile work environments for Jewish employees.
This emphasis follows other directives
Continue Reading EEOC Prioritizes Campus Antisemitism: What Employers Need to KnowBy: Taylor Iaculla, Andrew Scroggins, and Christopher DeGroff
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a dramatic policy shift, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) under Acting Chair Andrea Lucas announced, in a press release, a new focus on unlawful employment practices that favor non-American workers over American workers. The effort purports to address and rectify alleged discriminatory hiring
Continue Reading From Ally to Adversary: Employers Face New EEOC Scrutiny for Hiring ImmigrantsBy: Ridhima Bhalla, Samantha Brooks, Andrew L. Scroggins, and Christopher J. DeGroff
On January 17, 2024, just days before the new presidential term began, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its annual performance report for the preceding Fiscal Year 2024. The Report highlights a year filled with notable monetary recoveries, an overall surge in new discrimination charges
Continue Reading EEOC Issues Annual Report, Faces Future in FluxBy: Ala Salameh, Andrew Scroggins, and Christopher DeGroff
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 2, 2025, the EEOC released a report underscoring that a gender pay gap among federal employees has an age component as well; the gap is larger for those age 40 and over relative to those under age 40. In light of these findings, the EEOC recommends
Continue Reading Mind the Gap: EEOC Report Warns of Substantial Gender Pay Gap for Federal Employees, Exacerbated by Age.By: Taylor Iaculla, Yoon-Woo Nam, and Andrew L. Scroggins
Seyfarth Synopsis: On December 19, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published a new fact sheet titled “Wearables in the Workplace: Using Wearable Technologies Under Federal Employment Discrimination Laws.” The fact sheet describes some of the technologies employees may be fitted with, the types of information that may
Continue Reading (Smart)Watch Out! The EEOC’s Take on Wearable TechBy: Anthony LaPlaca, Dawn Solowey, Andrew Scroggins & Adrienne Lee
Seyfarth Synopsis: In June 2024, Seyfarth published a blog article warning construction industry employers of recent anti-harassment guidelines issued by the EEOC. We predicted that the EEOC has “put the construction industry squarely in its sights.”[1] In this follow-up Alert, we discuss recent cases confirming the renewed
Continue Reading What Construction Firm Employers Should Do Right Now to Minimize Legal Risk of Discrimination and Harassment LawsuitsBy: Christopher Kelleher, Andrew Scroggins, and Christopher DeGroff
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has issued a report that should have high tech employers on high alert. According to the EEOC’s findings, analysis, and enforcement information, there are barriers to equal employment for high tech jobs, which the Agency intends to address through heightened
Continue Reading EEOC Puts High Tech Employers on High Alert Regarding DiscriminationBy: Michael Jacobsen, Connor Bateman, and Yoon-Woo Nam
Seyfarth Synopsis: For the final blog in this series regarding the legacy of TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez (“TransUnion”), the Workplace Class Action blog closes its survey of federal Circuit Courts with key rulings from the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits.
TransUnion at a Glance
Among other things as we
Continue Reading No Harm, No Foul? The Legacy of TransUnion Two Years Later (Part 4)