Monthly Archives: August 2017

EEOC’s Change in Filing Period for Expanded EEO-1 Creates Data “Synchronizing” Challenges Regarding VETS-4212 Report

Federal contractors are required to file two annual reports regarding the composition of their workforce:  the Employer Information Report (EEO-1)

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Trump Administration Issues First Semi-Annual Regulatory Agenda; Primary Focus Is on Revising or Rescinding Obama-Era Initiatives

Under federal law, most executive branch agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),

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OSHA Delays Reporting Deadline for Form 300A Submissions, Will Revisit Other Provisions of Obama-Era Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting Rule

The Labor Department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) delaying the reporting

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Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules That Fired Medical Marijuana User Has Disability Discrimination Claim Under State Law

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court, has ruled that an employee who used marijuana for medical purposes

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Labor Department Issues “Request for Information” in Anticipation of Revising Obama Administration’s Controversial Overtime Rule

The Department of Labor (DOL) is requesting public input in anticipation of developing further revisions to its regulations implementing the

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OFCCP Has Expanded Its “FOIA Reading Room” To Include Financial Settlements Dating Back to Fiscal Year 2010

In early 2016 the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) launched a new webpage, referred to

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Two Recent Federal Court Rulings Serve as Reminder That Just One or Two Offensive Remarks Can Trigger Actionable Harassment Claim

Recent rulings by two federal appeals courts finding that just one or two specific derogatory slurs may be enough to

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