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Lamar Alexander: “I believe the EEOC has placed too much emphasis on litigating high profile lawsuits and too little emphasis on dealing…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2014
I believe the EEOC has placed too much emphasis on litigating high profile lawsuits and too little emphasis on dealing with the complaints that have been filed, creating a huge backlog of complaints about discrimination.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Alexander critiques the EEOC's focus on litigation over addressing complaints.

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