On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) rescinded by vote its April 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace. The rescission eliminated the guidance in full, without a notice and comment period, signaling a landmark recalibration of the EEOC’s approach to harassment enforcement.
As Proskauer previously covered, alongside discussion
The New York City Commission on Human Rights has issued new enforcement guidance on discrimination based on actual or perceived national origin or immigration status in employment, as well as in housing and public accommodations. While enforcement guidance does not have the same force of law as a statute or formal regulations, it provides significant
The EEOC is seeking public comment on proposed enforcement guidance addressing unlawful workplace harassment under the federal anti-discrimination laws enforced by the agency – namely, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act