Gardere’s labor and employment practice group hosted the “What’s Next?” discussion with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at the firm’s office building in downtown Houston.
Rayford Irvin, director of the Houston District Office of the U.S. EEOC, and regional attorney Rudy L. Sustaita led the open question discussion. The segment focused on potential labor policy changes under the Trump administration.
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