The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its long-awaited final guidance on harassment claims this year, which went into immediate effect.  Per EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows, the final guidance, the EEOC’s first update on the subject in roughly 25 years, in intended to act as a “comprehensive resource” regarding “best practices for preventing and remedying harassment” as well as clarifying recent legal developments on the subject.

The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws banning discrimination against a worker or job applicant on the basis of a ...

Los Angeles County:

In 2016, the city of Los Angeles passed the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO).  Preempting California’s Fair Chance Act (FCA) by nearly two years, the FCIHO prohibits private employers operating in the city of Los Angeles from inquiring into a job applicant’s criminal history on job applications or postings.  The first instance in which such an inquiry can be made is after a conditional offer of employment is extended.  An employer that wishes to withdraw an offer of employment based on criminal history must first engage in a defined “Fair ...