THE U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brings relatively few cases against employers – 300 or so each year. But the caseload signals the direction and priorities of the agency, and for that reason is closely tracked by the employment community.
Since Chairwoman Cari M. Dominguez took the helm six months ago, the commission has brought several big new cases and settled others for record amounts of money. Here is an overview of the key cases identified by Ms. Dominguez and the agency’s enforcement branch.
