In a new guidance, the EEOC has shed some light on DEI-based policies and discrimination under the Civil Rights Act. The EEOC made clear that the employer is not allowed to treat its employees differently at all. Employees of all backgrounds should receive the same mentoring, training, and access to workplace networks. All employment actions taken by an employer must not be based in any way on an employee’s membership in a protected class.
Employers can be held liable for sexual harassment based on the type of music that is played in the workplace for all to hear. Sexual harassment is now so broadly defined that the music does not need to target any one person and can be simultaneously offensive to both men and women. Employers should regulate the type of music employees may be allowed to play in the workplace – or limit the type of music to a predetermined list of songs or music channel.
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