Category Archives: EEOC

DOL Proposes to Revert the Independent Contractor Analysis to the Employee-Friendly Totality-Of-The-Circumstances Analysis 

Posted on October 18, 2022 by Massiel Sanchez

On October 11, 2022, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued a new proposed rule, entitled “Independent Contractor Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act,” for determining whether an individual is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor … Continue reading →

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EEOC Recognizes “Long COVID” as a Disability

Posted on September 17, 2021 by Amanda Marie Baer

Last week, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the “EEOC”) formally recognized that “long COVID” may be a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. “Long COVID” occurs when an individual had COVID-19 and continues to suffer from a … Continue reading →

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EEOC Opinion Letter: Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Ashlyn Dowd

On January 14, 2021, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finally issued an opinion letter addressing the long standing issue of whether information about non-U.S. citizen employees working outside of the United States must be included in the information disclosure … Continue reading →

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EEOC Releases Guidance on Mandatory Vaccinations

Posted on December 18, 2020 by Brian Casaceli

With Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine receiving emergency approval from the FDA, and emergency approval for Moderna’s vaccine expected shortly, many employers are wondering whether they can require employees to receive the vaccine once it becomes available to the general public. On December … Continue reading →

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EEOC Releases 2017 Enforcement & Litigation Statistics

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Brian Casaceli

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) – the federal agency tasked with enforcing certain federal employment laws – recently released its fiscal year 2017 Enforcement and Litigation Statistics. In fiscal year 2017, the EEOC resolved 99,109 charges of discrimination.  In … Continue reading →

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Employees May Now File Discrimination Complaints Online with the EEOC

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Bob Kilroy

On November 1st, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) launched an online system that allows employees nationwide to inquire about potential discrimination and electronically sign and file discrimination charges against their employers.  Following initial filing, the online system will permit … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: EEO-1 Pay Reporting Requirements Suspended Immediately

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Amanda Marie Baer

On August 29, 2017, Victoria Lipnic, the Acting Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), announced that the Office of Management and Budget’s (“OMB”) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has issued an immediate stay of the new … Continue reading →

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EEOC Publishes Proposed Guidance on Unlawful Employee Harassment

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Brian Casaceli

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently published proposed enforcement guidance regarding unlawful harassment in the workplace.  The proposed guidance, if adopted, would substantially update the EEOC’s current guidance, which only addresses sexual harassment (and which went into effect in … Continue reading →

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EEOC Releases 2016 Enforcement & Litigation Statistics

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Brian Casaceli

As many employers are aware, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) is a federal agency tasked with enforcing certain federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and/or genetic information.  The EEOC … Continue reading →

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EEOC Announces Approval of Revised EEO-1

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Amanda Marie Baer

On September 29, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced the approval of a revised Employer Information Report (the “Revised EEO-1”) that must be submitted by private employers and federal contractors with 100 or more employees. For many … Continue reading →

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