4. Job Segregation or Steering Based on Protected Characteristics . . . . . . . ....... 33 5. Focus Area: Shifts in Enforcement for Underrepresented Groups . . . . . . . ....... 34 G. Preventing Harassment In The Workplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 35 1. Pregnancy, Childbirth, or Related Medical Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 36 2. Harassment in Virtual Work Environments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 36 3. Scope of Hostile Work Environment Claims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 36 H. EEOC’s Emphasis on Combatting Systemic Discrimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 37 PART III: District Office Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 PARTIV: ByTheNumbers:EEOCDataAnalysis..........................................61 A. Trends in EEOC Federal Court Filings in FY 2025 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 61 B. EEOC Charge Data Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................. 65 PART V: Industry Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 A. Hospitality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................... 69 B. Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................................... 70 C. Construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................... 71 D. Retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......................................... 72 E. Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................... 73 F. Transportation & Logistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... 74 PARTVI: EEOCCaseResolution........................................................ 76 A. Resolution Through Conciliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................ 76 B. Consent Decrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... 78 1. General Description of a Consent Decree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 78 2. Common Provisions of a Consent Decree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 79 C. EEOC Settlement Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................. 81 D. Trial Judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................................... 82 PARTVII: MediaandPublicityElementsofanEEOCCase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Seyfarth’sComplexLitigationResources.................................................91 AdditionalResources................................................................... 92 ©2026 Seyfarth Shaw LLP EEOC-INITIATED LITIGATION: 2025 EDITION | v
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTkwMTQ4