The work of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission poses an ongoing risk for employers who want to avoid the financial and public relations implications of discrimination suits. No one wants to be accused of mistreating any of their workers, including those in a protected group.
The EEOC has been active on this topic in recent years, and the goalposts for what constitutes discrimination under both EEOC regulations and the law at large are shifting. A recent webinar from Littler Mendelson, titled “Littler’s Annual Report on the EEOC” (based on an annual publication the law firm releases about the commission), focuses on the trends that employers need to watch for in 2015.
