Elizabeth Houghton LaGreca

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Nathaniel M. Glasser |Elizabeth Houghton LaGreca |Frank Morris Jr.

Just days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stayed a preliminary injunction blocking executive orders that refer to the promotion of diversity, equity, and inclusion as “illegal DEI,” the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly announced new guidance with a stated purpose of “educating the public about unlawful discrimination related to ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ (DEI) in the workplace.” EEOC and DOJ...

Oct 10, 2023 | workforcebulletin.com | Elizabeth Houghton LaGreca

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently released proposed guidance on workplace harassment prohibited under federal law. The new guidance, posted on September 29, 2023, is available for public review and commentary until November 1, 2023. If finalized, this guidance will supersede five longstanding guidance documents issued from 1987 through 1999. In other words, this is the first proposed EEOC guidance on harassment in the past 25 years.