The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a "Know Your Rights" poster, which replaces the previous "EEO is the Law" poster. The new poster summarizes federal laws prohibiting job discrimination and explains that employees or applicants can file a charge if they believe that they have experienced discrimination. Covered employers are required by federal law to prominently display the poster at their work sites. The EEOC also encourages employers to post a notice digitally.
The EEOC advises that employers should remove the old poster and display the new one within a reasonable amount of time. Covered employers are subject to fines for noncompliance, with the maximum penalty being $612 per offense.
New York City's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers, detailed in a previous Alert, expired on Nov. 1, 2022. The expiration of the private-sector mandate does not curtail an employer's ability to create and enforce its own vaccine policies, subject to applicable local, state and federal laws. For example, employers are still permitted to require their employees to be vaccinated to enter their workplaces.
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