Monthly Archives: July 2019

EEO-1 Component 2 Filing Update: EEOC Adds New FAQs to Online Filing Portal; Majority Address Reporting Obligations Pertaining to Mergers, Acquisitions, and Spinoffs

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted several new “Frequently Asked Questions” (FAQs) to its EEO-1 “Component 2” data

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New OFCCP Opinion Letter Says Federal Contractors Can Submit Pay Analysis Groupings for Review and Agency Feedback

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) this week issued another informal opinion letter, the second in

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New Labor Department Wage and Hour Administrator Cheryl Stanton Issues Her First FLSA Opinion Letters

Cheryl M. Stanton, who was confirmed earlier this year by the U.S. Senate to be Administrator of the U.S. Department

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Massachusetts Supreme Court Affirms Jury Verdict for Employee Who Was Fired in Retaliation for Vacationing in Mexico While on FMLA Leave

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court – the state’s highest court – has rejected an employer’s request to reverse a jury

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EEO-1 Component 2 Filing Update: Online Portal Now Open for Employers Using Computer-assisted Web Interview (CAWI) Filing Method

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this week opened its EEO-1 “Component 2” data online filing portal, allowing EEO-1 filers

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Labor Department Publishes Proposed Rules To Implement “Industry-Recognized” Apprenticeship Programs

Following up on a workplace priority announced early in the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has published

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HHS Delays Implementation of Controversial “Conscience Protection” Regulations Until At Least November 22, 2019

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued controversial new final regulations that have potentially significant implications

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