Earlier this month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released an updated poster, "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal," that covered employers are required to prominently display in the workplace.
The new poster is available here.
The biggest substantive change is the new poster's statement that sex discrimination can also encompass pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, and gender identity – consistent with recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
Other changes include simplifying the language, adding a QR code for quick digital access to the EEOC's charge-filing webpage, and adding a section covering equal pay discrimination for federal contractors.
Employers should ensure the new poster is displayed conspicuously in the physical workplace – and online, if required or part of the employer's regular practice.