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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Civil Rights Act Workplace Harassment Guidance

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EEOC Sues Three Employers for Workplace Harassment

Federal Agency Alleges Two Restaurants and an Airline Allowed Hostile Work Environments to Fester - WASHINGTON –The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a trio of lawsuits alleging that discriminatory...more

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EEOC Releases Guidance for Preventing Harassment at Construction Worksites

Recent guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) offers best practices for employers in the construction industry to prevent and address harassment in the workplace....more

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EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Workplace Harassment: Liability

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) first updated enforcement guidance on workplace harassment in 25 years is broken down into the three components of a harassment claim: (1) the covered bases and causation;...more

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Navigating the Rock & the Hard Place: Conflicting Federal and State Mandates for LGBTQ Employees

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“The rock and the hard place.” How often do employers find themselves here? If employers have LGBTQ employees in certain states, they are now bumping up against the “rock” of federal laws, like Title VII and Title IX, and the...more

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EEOC Releases Final Rule on Pregnant Worker Protections, Updated Guidance on Worker Harassment

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In April, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released two long-awaited final documents aimed at strengthening worker protections: the final rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA, or...more

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EEOC Publishes Proposed Guidance on Workplace Harassment

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On October 2, 2023, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued its long-awaited proposed guidance regarding harassment in the workplace (the “Guidance”). In January 2017, the EEOC published...more

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Proposed EEOC Guidance Highlights Harassment Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released proposed guidance seeking to clarify that harassment and discrimination based on LGBTQ+ status—including intentional misgendering, repeated use of...more

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EEOC Releases Proposed Workplace Harassment Guidance – 25 Years in the Making

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On September 29, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its long-awaited proposed guidance on workplace harassment. The last EEOC guidance on workplace harassment was issued in 1999. The public will...more

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EEOC Issues Long-Awaited Updates to Guidance on Workplace Harassment

Nearly six years after previous attempts to issue guidance stalled, on September 29, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced long-awaited draft guidance on workplace harassment. The EEOC is acting under...more

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In New Workplace Harassment Guidance, EEOC Moves to Broaden Enforcement

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In new draft guidance, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission proposes to recognize broad protections for LGBTQ+ employees in the workplace and allow bias claims premised on abortion-related decisions. It also...more

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EEOC Issues Guidance on Gender Identity Discrimination

By virtue of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 opinion in Bostock v. Clayton County, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or transgender status. On June 15,...more

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EEOC Issues Resolution Condemning Violence and Discrimination Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

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On March 22, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a Resolution condemning violence and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.  This resolution comes approximately one year after...more

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