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#WorkforceWednesday: New Leadership and Priorities for the EEOC
The EEOC, now under the leadership of Chair Andrea Lucas and with a quorum for the first time in months, is signaling shifts in enforcement priorities that could have significant implications for employers.
What Employers Should Know:
New Leadership: Chair Lucas has emphasized a commitment to "upholding merit-based, colorblind equality" in workplace policies.
Key Priorities: Among the EEOC's key priorities are protecting pregnant workers, addressing religious bias, and scrutinizing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs for potential reverse discrimination.
Religious Focus: The EEOC is…
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