On May 7, 2020, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it was postponing the collection of EEO-1 data due to the Coronavirus. The EEO-1 report, which normally applies to employers with at least 100 employees, would have been required to be filed by March 2020, for the 2019 report. The 2019 report is now not due until March of 2021.
Whether American employers are reducing their workforces in response to the pandemic, or re-opening and/or expanding their workforce, numerous liability issues exist. This article discusses the types of liability issues most likely to result in litigation against employers.
Many employers limit light duty jobs to workers who have suffered work-related injuries. However, a new case out of the Eleventh Circuit tells us that the employer that fails to offer these light duty jobs to pregnant employees with medical restrictions risks being liable for discrimination. Durham v. Rural/Metro Corp., 18-14687 (11th Cir., 4/17/20).