Punching In: Heavy Is the Head that Wears the EEOC Crown

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers

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Chris Opfer: It’s a big week for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which could have a functioning quorum for the first time in five months if all goes according to plan in the Senate. Lawmakers are slated to vote at some point in the week on Republican Janet Dhillon’s nomination to join the agency as its new chair. Dhillon, who’s likely to be confirmed on a mostly party-line vote, will have a lot on her plate.

Business lobbyists have been ...