Monthly Archives: March 2019

EEOC Plans To Open 2018 EEO-1 Filing Season Next Week, Even as Federal Court Orders Reinstatement of Expanded Obama-Era Revisions

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as a result of the partial government shutdown which put the agency out of

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OFCCP Director Craig Leen Provides Update on Latest Agency Developments, Solicits Feedback from Attendees, During Two Separate Sessions at CWC’s 2019 Policy Conference

In a featured keynote presentation at the opening session of the Center for Workplace Compliance’s (CWC) 2019 Policy Conference last

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OFCCP Issues Promised Guidance on Section 503 Focused Reviews in Advance of Posting New Audit Scheduling List

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has launched a “landing page” dedicated to the agency’s upcoming

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Labor Department Releases Much-Anticipated Proposal To Revise White Collar Overtime Rules; Salary Threshold Would Increase to $35,308/Year

In a much-anticipated action, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released the text of a proposed rule to revise

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House Labor Committee Approves “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; House Passage Likely, But Senate Outlook Is Murky

As expected, the new Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has taken the first steps to advance workplace legislation that had been

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OFCCP’s Revised Section 503 Regulations Will Mandate Disability Resurvey of All Current Employees During a Contractor’s Next AAP Cycle

As an advance reminder to employers that are federal contractors subject to the revised regulations implementing Section 503 of the

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Supreme Court Reverses Ninth Circuit’s “Salary History” Ruling on Procedural Grounds, Concludes Counting Vote of Deceased Judge Was Improper

The U.S. Supreme Court has summarily reversed, on procedural grounds, a controversial 2018 ruling by the full Ninth Circuit Court

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Fourth Circuit Rules That Circulating a Scurrilous Rumor About a Co-Worker Can Constitute Unlawful Sexual Harassment

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled recently that evidence showing that a male co-worker started and

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OFCCP’s Forthcoming “CSAL” List Will Include Focused Reviews and Compliance Checks in Addition to Standard Compliance Reviews

The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has ended its longstanding practice of mailing so-called advance

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