Media Mentions

Nov 20, 2020

Gerald Maatman, Christopher DeGroff, Matthew Gagnon and Alex Oxyer quoted in HR Dive

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Gerald Maatman, Christopher DeGroff, Matthew Gagnon and Alex Oxyer's recent blog post, "EEOC Fiscal Year 2020 Fizzle? The EEOC’s Year Comes To A Surprisingly Quiet Close" was featured in a November 20 story from HR Dive, “EEOC reports record recovery, reduced case backlog for FY 2020.” According to Seyfarth, while legal filings generally peak at the end of the agency's fiscal year, it filed only 33 lawsuits in September and the agency's total for the year was down significantly; changes to EEOC programs, the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in agency leadership likely contributed to the drop. You can read the full article here.