Understanding Your Responsibilities Under Employee Discrimination Laws
Gene Marks welcomes Vice Chair of the U.S. Equal Employee Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Jocelyn Samuels. Listen in as Jocelyn talks about what the EEOC does, the importance of understanding discrimination laws as an employer, what to watch out for when using HR technology, and much more.
Topics:
00:14 — Introducing Jocelyn Samuels
00:51 — Introduction to the EEOC
02:09 — Why is the EEOC important to employers?
05:25 — Inclusive workplaces are good for business
07:13 — Hot topics employers should be aware of
08:04 — Businesses that are exempt
10:05 — Having anti-harassment policies in place
11:28 — Being aware of retaliation
13:00 — Discrimination and technology
16:56 — AI-based software and biases
21:36 — How employees can report to the EEOC
27:37 — The impact of remote work on discrimination
32:59 — The EEOC is there to provide support
35:35 — Wrap up
