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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued a press release on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, that gave some further clarification on unlawful discrimination related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). 

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act requires employers, upon request, to reasonably accommodate employees whose religious beliefs, practices, or observances conflict with work requirements. The only exception to this would be if the accommodation request causes undue hardship.  

One holiday where employers may be asked for religious accommodations is during Ramadan. This year, Ramadan begins on the evening of Friday, February 28, 2025, and ends Saturday, March 29, 2025. Employers may start to receive requests for religious accommodations and should be aware of the Title VII requirement to grant accommodation requests. 

OutSolve’s EEO colleague, Toni Ahl, is an occasional contributor to our blog. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this article belong solely to Toni and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of OutSolve or its employees.

OutSolve’s EEO colleague, Toni Ahl, is an occasional contributor to our blog. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this article belong solely to Toni and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of OutSolve or its employees.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released its Annual Performance Report (APR) for fiscal year 2023, providing insights into its efforts to promote equal employment opportunities and combat discrimination in the workplace.

The March release of the EEO-1 Component 2 dashboard by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has sparked a new wave of interest in U.S. pay gaps and potential concerns for businesses. This new data portal allows users to explore pay data from large employers across various industries, broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, and job category. The data from 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 collections offers unprecedented transparency into workforce demographics and compensation practices.

OutSolve’s EEO colleague, Toni Ahl, is an occasional contributor to our blog. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this article belong solely to Toni and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of OutSolve or its employees.

Sex was one of the original bases covered by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). The term sex discrimination has evolved throughout the years and now encompasses many additional areas of sex discrimination that Congress had not initially considered. Let’s look at some of the changes.

OutSolve’s EEO colleague, Toni Ahl, is an occasional contributor to our blog. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this article belong solely to Toni and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of OutSolve or its employees.

February is American Heat Month. February is also Black History Month. So, how are these topics related? And, how are they connected to the laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?

In recent legal developments, we delve into two crucial aspects of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) reporting and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemptions that have been making headlines. These events shed light on the intricacies of federal reporting requirements and data protection concerns. Let's explore these two significant narratives.

OutSolve’s EEO colleague, Toni Ahl, is an occasional contributor to our blog. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in this article belong solely to Toni and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of OutSolve or its employees.