New EEOC National Enforcement Plan FY2025-FY2029: Agency Priorities, Policy Shift, Best Practices for Compliance

Mr. Paretti is an experienced management-side employment and labor relations attorney with in-depth political and policy knowledge of labor, pension, healthcare and employment law, regulations and legislation. He is well versed in all aspects of legislative and political processes with demonstrated knowledge in the substance of federal labor and employment policy. Mr. Paretti has over two decades of experience working with federal legislators and policymakers, including former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Chairmen of the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and senior level administration officials.

Mr. Patrick partners with employers on practical solutions to ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO), including counseling on affirmative action, pay equity and transparency, and diversity. In short, he develops actionable strategies under privilege that identify and eliminate unseen barriers to EEO in personnel practices—often informed by trends in employee data. Mr. Patrick’s work focuses on developing affirmative action programs, proactive pay analyses, diversity analyses, statistical evaluation of employment practices, and defending U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs (OFCCP) compliance reviews. He has successfully guided many federal contractors through hundreds of OFCCP audits, including Corporate Management Compliance Evaluations, on-site investigations, focused reviews, compensation scrutiny, and hiring discrimination investigations. Mr. Patrick also provides advice and counsel related to potential risks of reduction in force, latent liabilities in target acquisition employment practices, and other analytics in the context of client mergers, acquisitions, and other restructuring.

Ms. Talton represents local and national employers in litigation in state and federal courts of all levels and governmental agencies including the EEOC and its state counterparts. From the outset of a dispute, she works with clients to develop a strategy that leads to successful resolutions. Ms. Talton also helps employers avoid litigation by addressing day-to-day workplace issues proactively. She uses her litigation experience to work closely with clients across all industries to provide effective preventative counseling. This includes regularly advising clients on disability and leave management, performance challenges, hiring, diversity, DEI compliance, drug testing, background checks, non-competition agreements, trade secret protections, employment contracts, discipline, terminations, and layoffs. Ms. Talton is an experienced management and workforce trainer whose courses are accessible, dynamic, and interactive. She has experience representing clients in a wide range of industries, including the restaurant/hospitality, real estate, healthcare, insurance, and tech industries, as well as municipal employers.