EEOC General Counsel Will Leave In December

According to the National Law Journal, earlier this week P. David Lopez announced that he will resign in December as general counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Lopez, who has held his position for six and one-half years, is the longest-serving general counsel in the agency's history.  His term was scheduled to end in 2018.  The EEOC enforces U.S. employment discrimination laws, including laws barring religious discrimination in employment.