EEOC-Initiated Litigation - 2022 Edition

48 | EEOC-Initiated Litigation: 2022 Edition © 2022 Seyfarth Shaw LLP Priority #6 - Preventing Systemic Harassment Harassment continues to be one of the most frequent complaints raised in the workplace. The most frequent bases of harassment alleged are sex, race, disability, age, national origin, and religion. The EEOC has had plenty of opportunity to shape the law of sexual harassment through its litigation activities. Those cases often hinge on two issues: whether the alleged actions rise to the level of unlawful harassment, and whether an employer can be held liable for harassment perpetrated by employees.