Blog Post
Sep 5, 2012
The EEOC's Strategic Plan For Fiscal Years 2012-2016 Is Still Under Construction - This Week The Commission Released Another Draft
The EEOC just published an updated Draft Strategic Plan For Fiscal Years 2012-2016. It is required reading for all employers.
In the Draft Strategic Plan, the EEOC outlined its four-year strategy for accomplishing its mission to “combat employment discrimination through strategic law enforcement,” and for achieving its vision of “justice and equality in the workplace” by implementing a consistent investigation, conciliation, and litigation system. Throughout the EEOC’s drafting process, it has solicited public input on the Plan. In June 2012, Seyfarth Shaw submitted its recommendations to the Commission for ways in which it can better achieve the goal of discrimination-free workplaces – one of the few private organizations submitting a response to the EEOC’s request for public input (discussed here and here). Following up on the written submissions, the EEOC held a full-day public meeting seeking additional input on its Plan. We attended, and discussed the meeting in a posting that same day here.
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