Topic Archives: EEOC

March 25, 2020 - Coronavirus (COVID-19), EEOC, Privacy & Data Security

EEOC Issues Updated Guidance for Employers on COVID-19

By: Janie F. Schulman, Christine E. Lyon, Niles A. Pierson, and Taj Moore

In a welcome development for U.S. employers, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued an updated announcement and updated guidance for employers about what they can and cannot ask their employees as they seek to protect their workforces against COVID-19. These updates …›

August 5, 2017 - EEOC

Let Us Pray: The Challenges of Accommodating Muslim Prayer in the Workplace

Some prayers go unheard; others go to the Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission. Recently, employers in three states have faced actions from Muslim employees demanding increased accommodation for prayer in the workplace. In May, an employer in Minnesota refused to schedule prayer breaks requested …›