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Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity
Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendment prohibiting discrimination based on military or veteran status, effective June 4, 2025.
Updated guidance to reflect amendments to state medical cannabis laws, effective May 24, 2025.
Updated statement and guidance to reflect amendment removing gender identity as a protected characteristic under state law, effective July 1, 2025.
Updated statement to reflect amendment defining sexual harassment to include conduct based on gender, effective March 21, 2025.
Updated guidance to reflect an amendment to the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act that expands the definition of “gender expression”, effective May 16, 2025.
Updated guidance to reflect new definition of sex under state law, effective March 14, 2025.
Updated statement to clarify language concerning harassing conduct that does not rise to the level of being unlawful.
Updated threshold to reflect guidance from the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights concerning employee coverage.
Updated threshold to reflect a January 2, 2025, court decision reinstating the handbook notice requirement.
Updated statement and guidance to reflect state constitutional discrimination protections under the Equal Rights Amendment, effective January 1, 2025.
National, state and local employee handbook templates, including guidance for employers, relating to equal employment opportunity.