EEOC Examines Connections Between COVID-19 and Civil Rights | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Expert Witnesses Show How Pandemic Harms Already Vulnerable Populations WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace at its first all-virtual Commission hearing today. “Today’s testimony makes clear that, while the pandemic continues to have serious impacts on public health and our economy, it has also created a civil rights crisis for many of America’s workers,” said EEOC Chair Charlotte A. Burrows. “All of us have a critical role to play in our economic recovery. We must come to...