Punching In: EEOC Chair Targets AI, Pay, Pregnancy as Priorities

Monday morning musings for workplace watchers.

EEOC Ramping Up|'Power to Pump’

Riddhi Setty: Equal pay, harassment guidance, artificial intelligence bias, and protections for pregnant workers are among EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows’ top issues to tackle as the commission kicks into gear with a long-awaited Democratic majority following the confirmation of Kalpana Kotagal.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission chair has made few public appearances in the weeks since Kotagal was confirmed by the Senate July 13, breaking a persistent partisan deadlock on the panel that had limited its ability to issue regulations and finalize its strategic plans.

But at the National ...