Employer Law Blog

On March 31, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced its intent to amend its Charge of Discrimination forms to create a new gender option for individuals to select—that is, an “X” to indicate nonbinary gender.  The EEOC will also modify the forms to include “Mx.” in the list of prefix options.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits covered employers from making employment decisions based on an individual’s sex/gender. This year, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL) and President Obama continued the ongoing efforts to expand employment protection to transgender workers.