On September 29, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its long-awaited proposed guidance on workplace harassment. The last EEOC guidance on workplace harassment was issued in 1999. The public will have until November 1, 2023, to comment on the proposed guidance.
The proposed guidance provides a broad overview of the legal standards for harassment and employer liability under equal employment opportunity (EEO) statutes. In addition, the proposed guidance highlights and clarifies a number of workplace harassment issues, many of which were the subject of recent cases or are in response to current workplace trends.
