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, 2016, 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: EEOCs potential actions, plans and strategies for the coming year EEOC's lawsuit that alleges that a hair policy amounted to race discrimination The Supreme Court's decision about standards that govern attorney's fee awards against the EEOC The Supreme Court's upcoming term Significant pending and recently-decided cases The EEOC's efforts to regulate wellness plans The EEOC's proposed changes to the EEO-1 form and corresponding proposed requirement that employers report information about employee pay The status of EEOC's enforcement efforts concerning the use by employers of criminal and credit history of applicants and employees.