OutSolve’s EEO colleague, Toni Ahl, is an occasional contributor to our blog. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this article belong solely to Toni and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of OutSolve or its employees.

It is crucial for companies to regularly reinforce their policies regarding non-discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. This training should be conducted annually for managers and supervisors, and at least every other year for employees.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) unveiled their proposed “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” in the federal register on October 2, 2023. This eagerly anticipated update comes after the initial release for public comment in 2017 was never finalized. While employers await the final approved guidance, they are advised to adhere to the current guidance issued on May 1, 1987.

New York makes substantial changes to its policy and training requirements and both New York and Chicago require annual sexual harassment training.

This is a guest post by Toni Ahl, President at EEO Advantage. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the author and do not necessarily reflect the view of OutSolve or its employees. 

The new effective date to include minimum and maximum salary and wage information in job advertisements is November 1, 2022

Changes included expanded sexual harassment definition, mandatory policy statement content, additional training requirements, and increased statute of limitations and penalties for violations.

Complainant was awarded over $125 million

I recently attended a webinar co-sponsored by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Labor (DOL) regarding breastfeeding. I found out that August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month. So, I decided to write about pregnancy and lactation.

Employers with at least 50 employees must complete a survey on or before July 1, 2020 identifying number of sexual harassment settlements, settlement payments, etc.

Illinois employers must train all employees on sexual harassment by December 31, 2020