EEOC Announces Web Portal to Be Available July 15, 2019

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced their web-based portal for the submission of the Component 2 EEO-1 reports for 2017 and 2018 will be active by July 15, 2019 via the Component 2 EEO-1 Online Filing System. The EEOC has contracted with...
EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement and Litigation Data

EEOC Releases Fiscal Year 2017 Enforcement and Litigation Data

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced 84,254 workplace discrimination charges were filed with the federal agency nationwide during fiscal year (FY) 2017.  The fiscal year ended September 30, 2017.  EEOC states they secured $398 million for...

EEO-1 Report Due March 31

The Employer Information Report EEO-1, otherwise known as the EEO-1 Report, is required to be filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee. Reports must be submitted and certified by March 31, 2018 at the latest....

EEOC’s Wellness Rules Vacated by Court

On December 20, 2017, The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion from the AARP to alter or amend the judgment, and to vacate the challenged “voluntary” incentives allowed in certain wellness programs subject to the Americans with...

EEOC Sues CSX Transportation for Company-Wide Sex Discrimination

A recent lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against CSX Transportation has reinforced the need for employers to carefully consider discriminatory effects of pre-employment testing. Since 2008, CSX Transportation has used an isokinetic...

EEOC Tool to Help Employers Reduce Harassment in the Workplace

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently recirculated a portion of their 2016 comprehensive report on harassment in the workplace.  It consists of various charts identifying risk factors for harassment and possible employer response strategies to...