Monthly Archives: October 2019

OFCCP Is Proposing Minor Changes to Its Disability Self-ID Form CC-305, Seeking Comments on Possible Further Improvements

The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has announced that it intends to seek approval from the

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Most Recent Annual USERRA Enforcement Statistics Show Complaints Filed With Labor Department Continue To Decline, Hitting Ten-Year Low

Enforcement statistics published recently by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) show that the number

By |2020-09-21T13:54:22-05:0010/13/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment, Veterans|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Most Recent Annual USERRA Enforcement Statistics Show Complaints Filed With Labor Department Continue To Decline, Hitting Ten-Year Low

EEO-1 “Component 2” Update: EEOC Keeping Online Portal Open Beyond September 30 To Allow Filers More Time

As of September 25, 2019, 39.7% of eligible filers had completed submission of their EEO-1 “Component 2” data reports, according

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Eleventh Circuit Rules That ADA’s “Regarded As” Prong Applies Only If Employer Perceives an Existing (Not Future) Impairment

Rejecting an attempt by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to extend the scope of who is a protected individual

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Increasing Number of State and Local Jurisdictions Are Strengthening Their “Wage Theft” Laws

“Wage theft” is the common term used by worker rights advocates when an employer denies workers wages that are legally

By |2019-10-06T21:33:20-05:0010/6/2019|Categories: State Standards, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Increasing Number of State and Local Jurisdictions Are Strengthening Their “Wage Theft” Laws