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EEOC Seeks Comments on Proposed Enforcement Guidance to Address National Origin Discrimination

June 27, 2016

The EEOC recently issued Proposed Enforcement Guidance to address national origin discrimination, which noted that 11% of the charges of discrimination received from the private sector allege national origin discrimination. The guidance is meant to assist EEOC’s staff investigating national original charges and EEOC lawyers instituting litigation, as well as to assist employers and employees. Once adopted, the guidance will supplant the section in the EEOC Compliance Manual addressing national origin discrimination.

Federal Government Announces Plan to Collect Pay Data from Large Employers

February 01, 2016

By: Perry MacLennan

The White House, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), and Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced Friday, January 29, a new plan to address payment discrimination against women and minorities. Under the proposed plan, the federal government intends to collect pay data from employers with over one hundred employees.