Risk Briefs

EEOC’s latest performance report highlights risk of employment-related lawsuits

<big><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">EEOC’s latest performance report highlights risk of employment-related lawsuits</span></strong></big>

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released its performance report for fiscal year 2023, which ended September 30, 2023. The EEOC is responsible for enforcing various federal equal employment opportunity laws. According to the EEOC, “the agency’s performance during FY 2023 reflects both an increased demand for its services and significant remedies for workers who suffered discrimination.” The data contained in its annual performance report can be used to better understand various employment-related liability exposures that continue to pose a significant risk to most employers.

EEOC’s new Know Your Rights poster replaces EEO is the Law poster

<big><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">EEOC’s new <em>Know Your Rights</em> poster replaces <em>EEO is the Law</em> poster</span></strong></big>
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a new mandatory workplace poster entitled Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

New EEOC guidance limits employers’ ability to test employees for COVID-19

<big><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">New EEOC guidance limits employers’ ability to test employees for COVID-19</span></strong></big>
New guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may limit an employer’s ability to test employees for COVID-19 going forward.

EEOC Enforcement Activity Increasing, Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels

<big><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">EEOC Enforcement Activity Increasing, Approaching Pre-Pandemic Levels</span></strong></big>
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s enforcement capabilities are returning to pre-pandemic levels