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Nov 15, 2017

Bulldozing The Backlog & Doubling Filings: EEOC’s 2017 Performance And Accountability Report Shows Decreased Inventory And A Surge In Filings

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Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 15, 2017, the EEOC released its annual Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2017 – its internal “report card” for its fiscal year 2017. The report touts the EEOC’s progress in reducing charge inventory, as well as the increased number of merits lawsuits that were filed by the EEOC over last fiscal year. The report notes that those filings more than doubled over FY 2016.

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