Senator Alexander versus the EEOC – Goal to Reduce Case Backlog

Seyfarth Synopsis: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) takes aim at the EEOC’s EEO-1 data collection proposal and systemic litigation efforts through proposed legislation.

 

On March 16, 2016, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN) introduced a bill taking aim at the EEOC’s new EEO-1 data collection proposal, penchant for systemic litigation, and lack of transparency regarding its litigation-related expenditures. The proposed EEOC Reform Act (Senate bill S.2693) would require that:

 

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