The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC, has announced an increase to the monetary fine for employers who fail to post the proper Title VII postings. The penalty is now $525 per violation, a 150% increase from the previous $210 fine.
Pursuant to Title VII, the Americans with Disability Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), employers are required to post in conspicuous places Department issued postings “describing the applicable provisions of title VII, the ADA, and GINA.” The Department of Labor’s EEO is the Law poster contains the required postings.