In its first all-virtual/remote video-cast hearing, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) discussed workplace civil rights implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for employees and employers. (Transcript of the April 28, 2021 hearing is available here.) During the hearing, Chairwoman Charlotte Burrows acknowledged that the EEOC must help employers navigate the new workplace landscape created

Ana C. Shields
Ana C. Shields is the co-leader of the firm’s Employment Litigation practice group nationally, serves on the firm’s Board of Directors and is the Office Managing Principal of the firm's office in Melville, New York.
As a management side defense litigator, Ana exclusively represents employers and management with respect to claims of harassment, discrimination, retaliation and other alleged violations of labor and employment laws before federal and state courts, Arbitrators, and administrative agencies.
In addition to her significant litigation practice, Ana frequently is retained by management to conduct high level independent investigations of alleged workplace harassment by c-suite or senior level executives.
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