Discrimination

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Discrimination: South Carolina

  Updated to reflect the repeal of employee protections related to COVID-19 vaccination mandates, effective December 31, 2023.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Employee Discipline: South Carolina

  Updated to reflect the expiration of employee protections related to COVID-19 vaccination mandates, and its removal from this article.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  South Carolina Repeals COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Protections

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  Policies and Procedures

  Dress Code and Appearance Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

• Type:

  Policies and Procedures

  Employee Dating and Personal Relationships Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Hawaii

  Updated guidance to reflect the state’s pay transparency law, and an amendment to the Equal Pay Law prohibiting pay discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic, both effective January 1, 2024.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Oregon

  Updated threshold and guidance to reflect discrimination and harassment protections for participants in on-the-job training programs, effective January 1, 2024. 

• Date:

  December 12, 2023

  Type:

  News

  EEOC Aims to Finalize PWFA Regulations by End of Year

  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) expects to issue final regulations implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) by the end of 2023, according to the agency's latest regulatory agenda.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Personal Appearance Handbook Statement

  Enhanced statement to improve comprehensiveness.

• Type:

  Policies and Procedures

  Religious Accommodation Policy

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope of coverage.