Are employers required to provide employees with written notification of their right to file a discrimination claim?

In Utah, employers are not required to provide written notification of employees’ rights to file a discrimination claim. However, employers are required to provide notice of their policy against workplace discrimination in the form of a nondiscrimination policy and/or a policy statement against harassment and discrimination. This policy must be sufficiently distributed and clearly communicated to employees. Under Utah Employment Discrimination Law, employers are prohibited from discriminating against employees or applicants based on their sex, age, race, religion, national origin, disability, and other protected characteristics. Employers are also prohibited from retaliating against employees for filing discrimination charges. As such, it is in an employer’s best interest to provide notice of the rights of employees to file such discrimination claims against the employer. Employees have the right to file complaints of discrimination with the state’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Additionally, employees can file discrimination charges against employers with the Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division. Employers may want to consider creating and providing a written notification of their policy against discrimination and harassment as well as the methods available to employees in order to file discrimination claims. This written notification can help employers ensure that they remain in compliance with both state and federal employment law.

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