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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been very active in the past few months, implementing significant changes and updates to its interpretations of the law and to its priorities as an agency. Among those are:

• A proposal to eliminate the EEO-1 and other reports that track workforce data by sex and race/ethnicity;
• Issuance of a new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for Fiscal Years 2025-2029, which replaces the Biden-era Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2024-2028
• The solicitation and receipt of an Opinion Letter from the Department of Justice regarding the constitutionality of the EEOC’s interpretation of disparate impact;
• And the proposed rescission of its 1979 guidance regarding voluntary affirmative action plans under Title VII

Speakers

Alissa Horvitz, Member Attorney - Roffman Horvitz, PLC
Alissa A. Horvitz is a Member Attorney and co-founder of Roffman Horvitz, PLC. The Firm advises employers on a broad array of human resource compliance matters. Alissa has been advising employers for more than 35 years. She has deep experience in advising clients regarding inclusion and diversity programs, federal contractor employment regulations, and analysis of employment data. In assisting employers of the course of career, she has developed a thorough understanding of the gamut of human resources issues and how they affect businesses and organizations. Alissa particularly enjoys conducting live and web-based training on various employment topics, including lawful inclusion and training programs, applicant tracking, and regulatory compliance.

Joshua S. Roffman, Managing Attorney - Roffman Horvitz, PLC
Joshua S. Roffman is the Managing Attorney and co-founder of Roffman Horvitz, PLC. The Firm advises employers on a broad array of human resource compliance matters. Josh has been advising employers for more than 20 years. He has deep experience in advising clients regarding pay equity, inclusion and diversity programs, federal contractor employment regulations, and analysis of employment data. In assisting employers over the course of his career, he has developed a thorough understanding of the gamut of human resources issues and how they affect businesses and organizations. Josh combines his understanding of employment law, statistics, and how businesses and organizations operate to develop regressions and other statistical analyses of various employment practices, including compensation, that are tailored to the specific goals and circumstances of the individual client. Josh works closely with his clients to assess how best to run the analyses, which he and the Firm run in-house.

James M. McCauley, Of Counsel - Roffman Horvitz, PLC
James McCauley is an Associate Attorney with Roffman Horvitz. His primary focus is assisting in the preparation of affirmative action plans for federal government contractors. James's experience includes creation and review of affirmative action plans, preparation of EEO-1 employment data, and analysis of applicant and hire records to address potential claims of hiring disparities. Prior to working at Roffman Horvitz, James held legal internships at the Department of Justice Immigrant and Employee Rights section (IER), and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Washington Field Office. He also received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers Student Advocacy Award for his work in the Georgetown Law Civil Rights Clinic.

Resources Mentioned: 

• NEP for Fiscal Years 2025-2029
• EEOC Votes to Rescind Affirmative Action Interpretive Guidelines and Related Compliance Manual
• Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2024–2028

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