The EEOC’s long-awaited draft workplace harassment enforcement guidance puts a strong focus on protections for LGBTQ+ workers’ rights, but aspects of the new standards are poised for legal pushback in a heated political climate.
The draft guidance, which is open for comment until Nov. 1, includes instructions for employers to provide anti-harassment policies, trainings, and complaint procedures and to train supervisors to root out harassment. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission unanimously approved new harassment guidance in 2017, but it was reportedly held up by the Trump administration due to internal disagreements over LGBTQ+ worker protections and never finalized. ...
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