Category: EEOC

EEOC States That COVID-19 May Qualify as a Disability According to New Guidance The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released new guidance adding clarification to a long-held debate as to whether COVID-19 may qualify as a disability...

EEOC Settles with Former Hospital Owners for $150,000 in Disability Discrimination Suit The previous owner of an Oak Park, Illinois hospital will be required to pay $150,000 in settlement for a disability discrimination lawsuit the Equal Employment...

EEOC Releases New Guidelines for Preventing Related COVID-19 Retaliation The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) has released more guidelines for employers on the prevention of workplace retaliation related to COVID-19. These new guidelines...

EEOC Beginning a New Initiative on The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment The EEOC has recently begun an initiative to study how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used in hiring decisions as well as others that may affect employment....

EEOC Releases New Guidance for Religious Exemptions for COVID-19 Vaccines The EEOC has released a much-needed update of its technical assistance on COVID-19 to provide further guidance for employers on judging whether or not to grant religious exemptions...