Product Description
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” Large Print Poster is the ideal posting solution for organizations or institutions that have employees or applicants with visual impairments. The “Know Your Rights” Large Print Poster provides information on federal laws that prohibit discrimination in employment based on specified protected categories:
- Race
- Color
- Religion
- National Origin
- Sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation and gender identity)
- Age (40 and older)
- Disability
- Genetic information ( including employer requests for, or purchase, use or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history)
- Retaliation for filing a charge, reasonable opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding
It includes sections applicable to most private employers, state and local governments, educational institutions, employment agencies, and labor organizations; employers holding federal contracts or subcontracts; and programs or activities receiving federal funds.
Posting Requirement
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) require every virtually employer, employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee post notices in an accessible format to applicants, employees, and members describing the nondiscrimination and retaliation protections under Federal laws.
- Federal contractors and subcontractors are required to post notices describing the nondiscrimination and pay transparency provisions established by Executive Order 11246 (EO 11246), Section 503 or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 503), and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA).
- The Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) “Know Your Rights” Large Print Poster covers Title VII, ADA, GINA, EO 11246, Section 503 and VEVRAA.
- For private sector employers, “Know Your Rights” replaces the previous “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” posting.
- For Federal contractors, the “Know Your Rights” replaces the previous “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” posting and the “EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.” It does not replace the replace the “Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision” posting.
Large Print Format
The ADA requires employers to make the EEO printed notice available in an accessible format, as needed, to persons with disabilities that limit the ability to see or read. The EEO Large Print Poster contains all the provisions of the original notice except that the font size of the text has been increased to make the notice easier to read. The EEO Large Print Poster is fully compliant with legal posting requirements. The EEO Large Print Poster should be posted in conspicuous places in the workplace where notices to applicants and employees are customarily posted.