Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

New and Updated

• Date:

  March 28, 2023

  Type:

  News

  Penalty for EEO Poster Violations Swells to $659

  The $659 penalty is assessed for each offense, so employers with multiple worksites and/or locations where notices to applicants and employees are customarily posted may face additional penalties.

• Date:

  January 25, 2023

  Type:

  News

  2022 Was a Bad Year for Arbitration, a Key Employer Defense Against Class Actions

  Duane Morris' annual class action report details blows to arbitration from US Supreme Court rulings and federal legislative actions, as well as other developments.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  EEO - Discrimination: Federal

  Updated to reflect expanded lactation accommodations required under the PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act, effective December 29, 2022.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  New York Requires Electronic Availability of Mandated Workplace Posters

• Type:

  Posters and Notices

  Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination Is Illegal Poster

  Updated to reflect new version of the mandatory EEOC workplace discrimination poster.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  EEO - Harassment: Connecticut

  Updated to reflect change to employer coverage threshold under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act and protections for victims of domestic violence, effective October 1, 2022.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  EEO Handbook Statement: Texas

  Texas employers with 15 or more employees should consider including this model policy statement in their handbook.

• Date:

  July 18, 2022

  Type:

  News

  "Circumstances" Must Justify COVID Testing, EEOC Says

  To ensure that workplace COVID testing does not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, employers must consider the level of community transmission, the vaccination status of employees and other factors.

• Date:

  July 12, 2022

  Type:

  News

  Florida Medical Practice Settles EEOC COVID-Related Genetic Discrimination Case

  A medical practice will compensate affected employees and provide other relief to resolve a COVID-19-related genetic information case filed by the EEOC.

• Type:

  Employee Handbooks

  EEO Handbook Statement: South Dakota

  Updated guidance to reflect amendments to state medical cannabis law, effective July 1, 2022.