Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is issuing this final rule and interpretive guidance to implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which requires a covered entity to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee's or applicant's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause an undue hardship on the operation of the business of the covered entity.
Agency Information Collection Activity: Comment Request; Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
This notice announces the intention of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to request a three-year approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), of a revision to the current Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved. This collection is part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process to seek feedback from the public on service delivery.
Amendment of Procedural and Administrative Regulations To Include the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA); Correction
On February 14, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (``EEOC'' or ``Commission'') amended its procedural regulations to include references to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (``PWFA''). Due to drafting errors, two of those changes would not be recognized in the Code of Federal Regulations as drafted, and the Commission therefore issues these correcting amendments to ensure that its procedural regulations reference the PWFA where appropriate.
2024 Adjustment of the Penalty for Violation of Notice Posting Requirements
In accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, this final rule adjusts for inflation the civil monetary penalty for violation of the notice- posting requirements in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Genetic Information Non- Discrimination Act, and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Congressional Disapproval of Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures
Pursuant to their authority under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), Congress passed, and the President signed, a joint resolution disapproving the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's (EEOC or Commission) final rule titled ``Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures.'' Under the joint resolution and by operation of the CRA, this rule has no legal force or effect. The Commission hereby is removing it from the Code of Federal Regulations.
Amendment of Procedural and Administrative Regulations To Include the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (``EEOC'' or ``Commission'') is issuing an interim final rule to amend some of its existing procedural regulations to include references to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (``PWFA''), which requires covered employers to provide reasonable accommodations to a qualified applicant's or employee's known limitations related to, affected by, or arising out of pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless the accommodation will cause the employer an undue hardship. As an interim final rule, this will become effective on the date of publication but also is subject to change based on the public comments the EEOC receives during a subsequent 60-day comment period.
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