EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of Labor: codify rule regarding religious exemptions to equal opportunity clause (see H.R. 9436), H8800 [6DE]

Employment: commemorate anniversary and recognize importance in protecting rights of workers, holding employers accountable for workplace discrimination and harassment, and addressing wage gap (see S. Res. 707), S3270 [13JY]

——— establish voluntary compliance assistance initiative relative to usage of skills-based employment tests and selection procedures by employers (see S. 5333), S9778 [21DE] (see H.R. 9082), H8316 [29SE]

——— extend age discrimination protections to additional employees (see H.R. 8690), H7556 [9AU]

——— require employers to report number of settlements for employees with claims of discrimination on basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, genetic information, or combination of factors (see H.R. 8618), H7538 [29JY]

Federal employees: provide that all Executive branch employees are at-will employees (see H.R. 8550), H7403 [28JY]

Independent agencies: require commissioners to approve commencing, intervening in, or participating in certain litigation and increase transparency relative to such decisions (see S. 4270), S2620 [19MY] (see H.R. 7856), H5207 [19MY]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 4664), S3782 [28JY] (see H.R. 8256), H5929 [1JY]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform job functions are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition (see S. 4431), S3003 [16JN]

Notices

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) tie vote on nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to EEOC, S2703 [25MY]

Remarks in House

Civil rights: improve remedies for discrimination in payment of wages based on sex (H.R. 7), H3769 [16MR], E1302 [15DE]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies: making appropriations, H1410, H1411 [9MR]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform job functions are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, H10527 [23DE], E1361 [27DE]

Remarks in Senate

Biden, President: evaluation of administration relative to political nominees, S2685 [25MY]

Courts: eliminate waiver of State immunity relative to workplace pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition accomodations, S10070 [22DE]

Gilbride, Karla Ann: nomination to be EEOC General Counsel, S9733, S9734 [21DE]

——— nomination to be EEOC General Counsel, unanimous-consent request, S9733 [21DE]

Kotagal, Kalpana: nomination to EEOC, S2685 [25MY]

Women: ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform job functions are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition, S10070, S10071, S10081 [22DE]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform job functions are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition (S. 1486), S2347 [5MY]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform job functions are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition (S. 4431), S3008, S3009 [16JN], S3017 [21JN], S7048–S7050 [8DE]

——— ensure reasonable workplace accommodations for workers whose ability to perform job functions are limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition (S. 4431), unanimous-consent request, S7049 [8DE]

——— establish religious entity exemption to workplace pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition accomodations, S10069, S10070 [22DE]

Reports filed

Nomination of Karla Ann Gilbride To Be EEOC General Counsel: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate), S6857 [29NO]

Science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 8256) (H. Rept. 117–395), H5929 [1JY]

Texts of

S. Res. 707, commemorate EEOC anniversary and recognize importance in protecting rights of workers, holding employers accountable for workplace discrimination and harassment, and addressing wage gap, S3276 [13JY]