It’s Time to Update EEO Posters

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Employers take note: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a new poster intended to replace its long running “EEO is the Law” poster.

Entitled “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal,” the new poster includes updated formatting and information that the EEOC believes will more clearly inform employees and applicants of their right to be free from unlawful workplace harassment and discrimination under federal laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability or genetic information, and retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding. The poster includes information on how to file a complaint, including a QR code on the printed version and a hyperlink in the digital version for faster digital access to EEOC resources.

Covered employers (see: www.eeoc.gov/employers/coverage-0) must post the poster in a conspicuous workplace location where notices to applicants and employees are customarily posted. Note that the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that such notices be available in a location and format accessible to disabled applicants and employees who have limited mobility or limited ability to see or read. The EEOC recommends that employers also consider posting a digital version of the notice on their websites to inform remote or hybrid workers of their rights.

The EEOC has not set a deadline for compliance, but strongly encourages employers to update their posters as soon as possible.

Access all versions of the poster and related guidance on the EEOC’s website at: www.eeoc.gov/poster. Note: EEOC revised the poster soon after it was issued. Be sure to post the most recent version, which says “Revised 10/20/2022” at the bottom of the last page of the poster.

For more information on hiring practices and harassment generally, see MMA Legal Services information packets on “The Hiring Process” and “Harassment and Sexual Harassment in The Workplace,” available free to members on our website (www.memun.org) (S.F.P.)

Employers take note: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued a new poster intended to replace its long running “EEO is the Law” poster.

Entitled “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal,” the new poster includes updated formatting and information that the EEOC believes will more clearly inform employees and applicants of their right to be free from unlawful workplace harassment and discrimination under federal laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability or genetic information, and retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding. The poster includes information on how to file a complaint, including a QR code on the printed version and a hyperlink in the digital version for faster digital access to EEOC resources.

Covered employers (see: www.eeoc.gov/employers/coverage-0) must post the poster in a conspicuous workplace location where notices to applicants and employees are customarily posted. Note that the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that such notices be available in a location and format accessible to disabled applicants and employees who have limited mobility or limited ability to see or read. The EEOC recommends that employers also consider posting a digital version of the notice on their websites to inform remote or hybrid workers of their rights.

The EEOC has not set a deadline for compliance, but strongly encourages employers to update their posters as soon as possible.

Access all versions of the poster and related guidance on the EEOC’s website at: www.eeoc.gov/poster. Note: EEOC revised the poster soon after it was issued. Be sure to post the most recent version, which says “Revised 10/20/2022” at the bottom of the last page of the poster.

For more information on hiring practices and harassment generally, see MMA Legal Services information packets on “The Hiring Process” and “Harassment and Sexual Harassment in The Workplace,” available free to members on our website (www.memun.org) (S.F.P.)