What are my Responsibilities Under Federal Employment Discrimination laws?

Employers should provide a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. In practice, that means having clear policies, training managers, responding promptly to concerns, documenting investigations and decisions, and applying policies, procedures, and rules uniformly and consistently.

When discipline or other adverse action is needed, employers are best protected when the decision is supported by legitimate business reasons that have been documented and handled consistently with comparable situations.

Read more about laws that impose an affirmative obligation to investigate.