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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 22 to discuss discrimination against employees with caregiving responsibilities. At this meeting, the agency will release a new document, Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities. This document will supplement formal guidance the EEOC issued on this topic in 2007.
The meeting will be held at the EEOC’s Washington, D.C. headquarters at 131 M Street, N.E. at 10 a.m. (Eastern Time). The scheduled panelists include: Cynthia Calvert, Deputy Director, The Center for WorkLife Law; Karen Minatelli, Director of Work and Family Programs, National Partnership for Women and Families; Heather Boushey, Senior Economist, Center for American Progress; and Jeff Norris, President, Equal Employment Advisory Council.