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Oct 28, 2013

The EEOC Seeks To Expand Title VII To Fight Human Trafficking

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is stretching Title VII jurisprudence to fight modern human trafficking. While the Commission’s goal is laudable, its legal theories are not grounded in existing law. This post addresses whether the EEOC’s novel expansion of federal employment discrimination statutes to address trafficking is necessary or desirable, especially in light of the existing civil and criminal statutory schemes already on the books.

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