On Monday, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released the latest version of its enforcement guidance on workplace harassment. The newly updated guidelines reflect significant recent developments such as the U.S. Supreme Court’s impactful Bostock ruling and the increasing prevalence of remote work.
The Bostock ruling, handed down by the U.S.’ highest court, portrayed a watershed moment for workers’ rights by establishing that an employer who fires an individual for being gay or transgender violates the Civil Rights Act’s prohibition on sex discrimination. With telework becoming increasingly common due to the global pandemic, the EEOC’s updated enforcement guidance is expected to have far-ranging effects.
For more detailed information on the EEOC’s updated enforcement guidance and its implications, legal professionals are encouraged to access
the version released by the EEOC itself.