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EEOC's 2017 - 2021 Initiatives Announced

February 1, 2017 Published Works

Originally published on Verrill Dana's Labor & Employment law blog, Taking Care of HR Business, an article authored by Tawny Alvarez entitled "EEOC's 2017 - 2021 Initiatives Announced" was republished on the Best Lawyers website. The article discusses the substantive priorities of the EEOC as found in the EEOC's Strategic Enforcement Plan for fiscal years 2017 - 2021.

Read "EEOC's 2017 - 2021 Initiatives Announced" on BestLawyers.com.

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