EEO Essentials

EEO Essentials is an engaging and interactive course that explains the meaning of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), why it’s important, and how it’s legally enforced by the EEOC (the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission).

This interactive program focuses on four key areas: 

•          EEO and Workplace Harassment
•          Retaliation and “Protected Activity”
•          The Protected Classes
•          Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for 2024 through 2028

It explains that U.S. civil rights law enforced by the EEOC targets employment discrimination that’s specifically based on certain characteristics such as race, disability, religion, and gender—and how associated workplace harassment is considered a form of discrimination, and therefore illegal.

The explanation of “protected activity” and overview of the EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Plan for 2024 through 2028, which provides essential information about the EEOC’s current enforcement priorities, is a great resource for understanding what the EEOC does and why.