EEOC

#ATTN EEO-1 filers! The 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is NOW OPEN. To file your report, visit our dedicated website to access the EEO-1 Component 1 Online Filing System (OFS) and find the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet. The final deadline to submit your report is Tuesday, June 24, 2025. https://lnkd.in/gguUh4bG

In just the first 120 days of the Trump Administration, EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas has mobilized the full weight of the agency to restore evenhanded enforcement of employment laws on behalf of ALL Americans. - The EEOC is rooting out unlawful DEI-related discrimination through targeted enforcement and by delivering comprehensive resources to help workers and employers understand, identify, and report unlawful DEI practices. - The EEOC is putting a stop to on-campus antisemitism and religious bias against employees by holding American universities accountable for unlawful inaction. - The EEOC is shutting down national origin discrimination by prioritizing enforcement against employers with unlawful preferences for foreign workers. The wins listed here and in the EEOC’s news release represent only a small fraction of work being done to protect the American worker from discrimination and harm in the workplace. https://lnkd.in/emE8sBJe

#NEW The 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open! Get updates, supplementary helpful resources, and access the EEO-1 Component 1 Online Filing System (OFS) at https://lnkd.in/gguUh4bG. The deadline to submit your report is Tuesday, June 24, 2025!

According to an EEOC lawsuit, Marriott Vacations Worldwide and Marriott Ownership Resorts initially allowed an employee, who is a Seventh-Day Adventist, a religious accommodation that allowed her to avoid Saturday shifts. Following a change in management, the companies began scheduling her for Saturday shifts. After the employee made repeated complaints, her schedule was changed, negatively impacting her sales and commissions, and they continued to schedule her for Saturdays, forcing her to choose between showing up to work and her religious practice, the suit charged. Such alleged conduct violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination because of an individual’s religion and requires employers to reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious observance or practice unless doing so would cause an undue hardship. https://lnkd.in/eYSXeQeQ

Today 4 “BigLaw” firms settled with the EEOC following letters sent by Acting Chair Andrea Lucas regarding their DEI practices. These firms affirmed their commitment to lawful merit-based hiring and more: https://lnkd.in/ed26P7HD #DEI

President Donald J. Trump has renominated Acting Chair Andrea R. Lucas to another five-year term at the EEOC. In the first 60 days of Acting Chair Lucas’s leadership, the EEOC has made significant progress towards the goal of restoring evenhanded enforcement of employment civil rights laws for all Americans. Significant actions include: - combating DEI-related discrimination in our nation’s elite law firms (https://lnkd.in/ejdupmKd); - developing resources to help workers and employers understand DEI-related discrimination with the Justice Department (DOJ) (https://lnkd.in/ekZaHQc9); - promising to hold universities accountable for antisemitism on campus workplaces (https://lnkd.in/e9FuvGhC); - focusing the EEOC on protecting American workers from anti-American bias (https://lnkd.in/gJme7F-i); and - restoring the EEOC’s role of protecting women in the workplace by removing gender ideology (https://lnkd.in/earZKtYy). Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eDtqGXBM

DEI at work. Do you know what to do if you experience or have experienced unlawful DEI-related discrimination at work? A new EEOC resource helps you identify and report unlawful DEI. https://lnkd.in/g4nTxhVA

Acting Chair Andrea Lucas says the EEOC will hold accountable universities and colleges which have created hostile work environments for Jewish employees. Acting Chair Lucas will prioritize protecting workers from religious bias and harassment, including the egregious and widespread antisemitism.  “Universities are workplaces, too, and large-scale employers. In addition to Jewish professors on campus, universities employ Jewish staff who work a variety of jobs, all of whom have the right not to be discriminated against or harassed on the basis of religion, national origin, or race.” – Acting Chair Lucas    The EEOC and Acting Chair Lucas have published multiple resources for employees and employers about addressing antisemitism at work: -EEOC Fact Sheet: What To Do If You Face Antisemitism at Work: https://lnkd.in/eZipAcqv   -EEOC’s Unanimous Resolution Condemning Violence, Harassment, and Bias Against Jewish Persons in the United States: https://lnkd.in/dzuWYBb   -EEOC’s Religious Discrimination Enforcement Guidance: https://lnkd.in/eawqVMn4   -Training on Combating Anti-Semitism in the Workplace by Acting Chair (then Commissioner) Lucas with the Louis D. Brandeis Center: https://lnkd.in/ezVHJ5FN     If you work for a university or college (or any other employer) and have experienced antisemitism at work, you can file a charge with the EEOC. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gMpVrAd. 

Workplace Retaliation Could be Hurting Your Business: Strategies for Prevention and Response March 25, 2025, 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET Virtual Registration Fee: $275 per person   Did you know that retaliation continues to be the most frequently filed charge with the EEOC with over 50% of charges citing a retaliation claim? Join us for an insightful and engaging workshop that explores the critical issue of retaliation in the workplace. Learn how to recognize, prevent, and respond to retaliatory behaviors that undermine workplace fairness and employee morale. This session will cover key legal protections, practical strategies for creating a respectful environment, and steps to take if retaliation occurs. Whether you're a manager, attorney, or HR professional, this workshop will equip you with the knowledge and tools to foster a safer, more equitable workplace. Use this link to learn more about the workshop and to register: https://lnkd.in/g6Fiz9pY

The State of the EEOC: Frequently Asked Questions Recently, President Trump issued a series of executive orders directing the federal government, including the EEOC, to combat serious patterns of discrimination and harassment. With these orders and recent changes in the bipartisan leadership panel of EEOC Commissioners, the EEOC has received questions about the agency’s operating status. A new document, “The State of the EEOC: Frequently Asked Questions,” responds to many of the questions. Under the leadership of Acting Chair Andrea Lucas, the EEOC remains open for business and fully committed to protecting the civil rights of all Americans, advancing individual equal opportunity for all, and relentlessly combatting private sector and public sector discrimination. Use the link below to read the Q&As and related Executive Orders which are linked in the document. https://lnkd.in/eantwVSD