EEOC Outlines Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-2030, Focusing on Systemic Enforcement and Outreach
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030 on August 26, 2026. This plan details the agency's enforcement and operational priorities for the upcoming four years, structured around three main strategic goals: enforcement, outreach and training, and organizational excellence. Under Strategic Goal I – Enforcement, the EEOC aims to intensify its focus on systemic discrimination cases, including those related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) employment practices, religious accommodation issues, protection against anti-American national origin discrimination, and enforcement of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). The agency also plans to improve intake services through technology and enhance monitoring of conciliation agreement compliance, with targets to reduce pending intake inventory by 2% annually and decrease processing times by 10% by FY 2030. Strategic Goal II – Outreach and Training, focuses on expanding employer education...