EEO

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  EEO Handbook Statement: Michigan

  Updated statement to reflect law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, effective June 14, 2023.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  EEO Handbook Statement: New Mexico

  Updated threshold, statement and guidance to reflect the addition of gender as a protected characteristic and the definition of gender identity under amendments to the New Mexico Human Rights Act, effective June 16, 2023.

• Date:

  June 5, 2023

  Type:

  News

  Texas, Arkansas Are Latest States to Adopt CROWN Acts

  Texas and Arkansas have become the latest two states to adopt CROWN Acts - laws that prohibit discrimination based on hairstyles often associated with race such as Afros, locks and braids.

• Type:

  50-State Charts

  EEO Protected Classes by State and Municipality

  Updated to reflect forthcoming Texas law prohibiting discrimination based on hair textures or protective hairstyles commonly or historically associated with race.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  EEO - Discrimination: Texas

  Updated to reflect forthcoming law prohibiting discrimination based on hair textures or protective hairstyles commonly or historically associated with race.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Texas Bans Hairstyle Discrimination

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  EEO - Discrimination: New York

  Updated to reflect forthcoming New York City law banning discrimination based on height and weight.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New York City Bans Height and Weight Discrimination

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Florida Prohibits COVID-19-Related Discrimination

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  EEO - Discrimination: Florida

  Updated to reflect an amended law prohibiting discrimination and adverse employment actions against individuals for refusing vaccination, testing or face coverings, effective June 1, 2023.