The EEOC Litigation Review - 2023 - Report - Page 9
improved tracking and internal reporting mechanisms, and related training for EEOC
field staff to ensure that conciliation agreements are enforced to the letter of the law.
B.
The Commission’s Strategic Enforcement Plan
The Commission’s strategic plan is distinct from its Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP).
The SEP is a statement of the EEOC’s priorities while the strategic plan is an
explanation of how those priorities will be effectuated.
When the EEOC first unveiled its SEP in December 2012, it stated that the plan
established substantive priorities and set forth strategies to integrate all components of
the EEOC’s private, public, and federal sector enforcement to have a sustainable
impact in advancing equal opportunity and freedom from discrimination in the
workplace.
C.
The EEOC’s Six Litigation Enforcement Priorities
The declared purpose of the EEOC’s strategic enforcement priorities is to focus the
Commission’s programs on reducing and deterring discriminatory practices in the
workplace. The SEP established six substantive priorities for 2022.
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