The EEOC’s Public Meeting On National Origin Discrimination – Is Additional Guidance In The Works?

Amidst a nation characterized by rapidly changing demographics, the EEOC today held a public meeting to discuss national origin discrimination. We attended to get a front row seat for our loyal blog readers. The bottom line – employers should pay attention to this.

Commissioner Yang, in conjunction with Chair Berrien, led the effort to organize the meeting. The Commissioners heard testimony from advocates and management representatives alike to discuss the many challenges in today’s workplace related to national origin discrimination, including English-only policies, language fluency requirements, accents, occupational segregation, customer preference, and harassment. Chair Berrien structured the meeting differently than in the past, where all panelists sat together during the Commissioners’ question and answer period, which facilitated a more back and forth discussion amongst the panelists and Commissioners than in prior meetings.  

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