04/03/2023
According to its most recent data, the EEOC has received about 6,000 COVID-related complaints. Of those, about 60% involve alleged violations of the ADA, including disability-discrimination claims focusing on telework as an accommodation and discrimination against workers perceived as vulnerable to serious COVID-19 outcomes.
03/30/2023
The EEOC has long taken the position that automatically barring those with criminal records from employment may disparately impact certain protected classes and therefore amount to race or national origin discrimination under Title VII. The agency says employers should evaluate each applicant’s record and assess whether the conviction is job related and a hiring ban is for a justifiable business reason.