The EEOC Trades Shotgun For Sniper Rifle In FY 2012 Federal Lawsuit Filings

Since the inception of the EEOC’s Systemic Initiative in 2005-2006, the EEOC has traditionally launched large salvos of federal court complaints across the country in the waning weeks of its fiscal year (which closes on September 30 of each year). Last year, the EEOC’s filings ran the gamut of legal theories ranging from protected classes to targeted employment practices. As we reported here, the EEOC revved its engine in the last eight weeks of its 2011 fiscal year filing an astonishing 175 lawsuits in this compressed time period.

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