Monthly Archives: November 2016

Most Recent OFCCP Enforcement Settlements Continue to Close Out Aging Audits

OFCCP has recently announced a number of settlements in the form of conciliation agreements, all dealing with audits going back

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Settlement Between EEOC and BNV Home Care Serves as Reminder of GINA’s Restrictions on Obtaining Employees’ Genetic Information

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a settlement recently in a class-based discrimination lawsuit brought by the agency against

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OFCCP Rescinds Outdated 1990 Directive on Jurisdiction Contract Dollar Thresholds

A recently disclosed directive issued by former Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Patricia Shiu shortly before she

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DOL, EEOC Agree to Multimillion-Dollar Payouts To Settle Overtime Claims Brought by Agency Employees

Two federal agencies with significant authority over private-sector workplace enforcement — the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment

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Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave and Right To Work Among Employment-Related State Initiatives Approved by Voters in 2016 Election

While attention regarding the November 8 elections has been focused primarily on the presidential race and control of Congress, there

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Fifth Circuit Rules That Claim for Temporary Total Disability Benefits Did Not Preclude ADA Failure To Accommodate Lawsuit

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has revived a lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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Federal Court Ruling Underscores Importance of Limiting Recruiter Access to Race/Ethnicity Data

A federal trial court in New Jersey recently dismissed a plaintiff’s Title VII lawsuit accusing a company of race discrimination

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Compliance Deadlines on Three Obama Administration Regulations Still Set To Go Into Effect Before Inauguration

While there is considerable speculation that the incoming Trump Administration will make changes to workplace compliance policy implemented during the

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