Former U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) General Counsel Eric Dreiband, currently a partner at Jones Day, reviews the EEOC's fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, including significant regulatory and policy documents issued by EEOC; its significant wins and losses in the courts, and Supreme Court decisions that considered its position; Congressional oversight of the EEOC; and other significant developments. Mr. Dreiband also discusses: • EEOC’s potential actions, plans and strategies for the coming year. • EEOC's lawsuit that alleges that a hair policy amounted to race discrimination. • EEOC's recently issued guidance about pregnancy and sex discrimination. • The Supreme Court's upcoming term and review of EEOC's pre-suit conciliation obligations. • The dismissal of a nationwide pattern or practice intentional discrimination class action because the EEOC did not conduct any nationwide investigation. • Decisions by various courts to sanction the EEOC. • The status of EEOC's enforcement efforts concerning the use by employers of criminal and credit history of applicants and employees.