23 Nov EEOC Issues New Guidelines on National Origin Discrimination
Employment Discrimination, Workplace Culture and Conduct | BT CurrentsEarlier this week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidelines on national origin discrimination. These extensive guidelines, which update those issued in 2002, define what constitutes national origin discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and provide more than 30 examples as well as “promising practices” that can help employers avoid such discrimination. Title VII is wide-reaching, applying to employers with 15 or more full- or part-time employees. The new guidelines offer the following definition of national origin discrimination:…