EEOC Picks Mix Civil Rights, Business Litigation Experience

Carlton Fields labor and employment attorney Rae Vann was quoted in a Bloomberg Law Labor & Employment Report article about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) recent proposed revamp of its own leadership panel.

The three nominees’ resumes have been thoroughly reviewed, with several parties sounding off on potential commissioners’ experience and expertise.  

“If I were to name some of the most important qualities an EEOC commissioner should possess, they would include a deep knowledge and understanding of federal nondiscrimination policy and how the laws the EEOC enforces came to be,” stated Vann, who also served as a member of an EEOC task force studying workplace harassment.

Vann also advises that a commissioner should be able to “build bridges” with colleagues that think differently than they do “to ensure that the agency carries out its vital nondiscrimination mission fairly, capably, and efficiently.”

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