For Immediate Release – October 26, 2022
Hagåtña, Guam – The Guam Department of Labor would like to announce that the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated the “Know Your Rights” poster, which has not been updated since 2009. The poster can be found online at https://dol.guam.gov/compliance/fepd.
The new poster updates and replaces the previous “EEO is the Law” poster. Covered employers are required by federal law to prominently display the poster at their work sites. A number of laws the EEOC enforces require employers to post a notice describing the Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination. The poster summarizes these laws and explains that employees or applicants can file a charge if they believe they have experienced discrimination. The poster shares information about discrimination based on:
- Race, color, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, religion;
- Age (40 and older);
- Equal Pay;
- Disability;
- Genetic Information (including family medical history or genetic tests or services); and includes
- Retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participation in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding.
The changes to the “Know Your Rights” poster include:
- Uses straightforward language and formatting;
- Notes that harassment is a prohibited form of discrimination;
- Clarifies that sex discrimination includes discrimination based on pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity;
- Adds a QR code for fast digital access to the how to file a charge webpage (https://www.eeoc.gov/how-file-charge-employment-discrimination); and
- Provides information about equal pay discrimination for federal contractors.
The posters should be placed in a conspicuous location in the workplace where notices to applicants and employees are customarily posted. In addition to physically posting, covered employers are encouraged to post a notice digitally on their websites in a conspicuous location.
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that notices of Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination be made available in a location that is accessible to applicants and employees with disabilities that limit mobility.
The poster can also be found on the EEOC website at https://www.eeoc.gov/poster.
For more information, contact the Fair Employment Practice Division of the Guam Department of Labor at 671-300-4544 or visit our website at https://dol.guam.gov/compliance/fepd/.
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