HR Compliance Overview: What Employers Should Know About EEO Retaliation

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency responsible for enforcing federal equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws. Each EEO law listed below covers certain private-sector employers and prohibits retaliation and related conduct. Retaliation occurs when an employer penalizes an employee or applicant for asserting his or her right to be free from discrimination under the EEO laws, including:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
• The Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA)
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
• Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
• Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)
• The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 (PWFA)

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