On January 9, 2013, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision in Young v. UPS in which it considered whether UPS’s “facially neutral” light duty policy violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). Despite arguments from Young and the ACLU (which submitted an amicus brief in support of Young) […]
Labor & Employment Law Update
EEOC ADOPTS 2013-2016 Strategic Enforcement Plan
on Wednesday, 23 January 2013 in
Labor & Employment Law Update: Sarah M. Huyck, Editor
On December 17, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) adopted a Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) that (1) establishes its priorities for the next four fiscal years and (2) integrates all components of the EEOC’s private, public, and federal sector enforcement. The SEP was adopted after a public comment period […]
