"The
EEOC said they would not have new rules until at least 2021, but it could take longer," said Janet Hendrick, a director with Phillip Murrah PC who specializes in employment law.
The company has also agreed to provide training on sex discrimination to its managers and employees, post a notice of employee rights under Title VII, and report future complaints of sex harassment to the
EEOC.
It is also noteworthy that each
EEOC office and individual investigators may differ on how they approach interaction with individual employers.
In one suit, the
EEOC alleges that the employer disproportionately screened out workers from jobs using a hiring policy that denied employment to workers with certain convictions dating back any number of years.
Hunt for correcting its policy on criminal convictions and for taking measures toward ensuring equal employment opportunities for all workers," said Olophius Perry, district director of the
EEOC's Los Angeles District Office.