Discrimination

New and Updated

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Discrimination: Virginia

  Updated to reflect amendments to employer coverage and statute of limitations under the Virginia Human Rights Act, effective July 1, 2026.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  EEO Handbook Statement: Virginia

  Updated threshold to reflect that the Virginia Human Rights Act applies uniformly to employers with five or more employees, effective July 1, 2026.

• Date:

  June 12, 2026

  Type:

  News

  New EEOC Enforcement Plan Targets DEI Practices

  The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) for fiscal years 2025-29 cements the agency's commitment to Trump administration priorities such as targeting voluntary diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs and deprioritizing job protections for transgender individuals.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Rhode Island Adds Discrimination Protections for Domestic Workers

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Discrimination: Rhode Island

  Updated to reflect extension of discrimination protections to domestic workers, effective June 10, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Disabilities (ADA): Washington

  Enhanced to add coverage of Olympia ordinance providing disability protections, effective April 14, 2026.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Discrimination: Washington

  Enhanced to add coverage of Olympia antidiscrimination ordinance, effective April 14, 2026.

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Olympia, Washington, Enacts Discrimination Ordinance

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Oregon Expands Employment Protections for Immigration Status

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Discrimination: Oregon

  Updated to reflect discrimination protections for updates to personal information based on a lawful change in federal employment authorization documentation, effective June 5, 2026.