National Origin Discrimination: EEOC Guidance and “Project Firewall”

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released updated guidance on national origin discrimination, expanding its focus to modern workplace issues. The update includes new examples related to language use, employee accents, remote work decisions, and harassment tied to an employee’s cultural or geographic background.

These clarifications support the EEOC’s broader enforcement initiative known as “Project Firewall,” which aims to strengthen protections for workers facing discrimination rooted in national origin biases.

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