‘Major shift’ | EEOC launches new National Enforcement Plan - employers urged to review workflows

Employment lawyers have urged businesses to review their practices, workflows, and records following the release of a new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

The NEP, in place for fiscal years 2025 – 2029, replaces a previous plan in place for fiscal years 2024 – 2028.

EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas said the NEP, officially published last week, “reaffirms the agency’s unwavering commitment to merit-based, evenhanded enforcement of our nation’s civil rights laws.”

In an article published by the National Law Review, employment law experts from Jackson Lewis described the plan as a “major shift,” with key changes made to the EEOC’s priorities.