EEOC approves Strategic Enforcement Plan, adds equal pay to list of priorities
By Robin Shea on
Posted in Americans with Disabilities Act, Discrimination, Equal Pay, Harassment, Retaliation

(As the agencies and courts enter their year-end flurry of mischief, I'll be doing quick posts as needed on the latest developments.)

Dum-da-dum-dum!

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has adopted essentially the Strategic Enforcement Plan that I posted about earlier this year. The final version has added "equal pay enforcement" to its list of high priorities. Here is the EEOC's press release, and here is the final version of the Plan. The Plan will be in effect from Fiscal Years 2013 through 2016. We'll have to wait and see whether this really translates into more aggressive enforcement against employers.

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Robin Shea has 30 years' experience in employment litigation, including Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (including the Amendments Act). 
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