OFCCP’s New Directive on “Efficiency in Compliance Evaluations” To Reduce Duration of Agency Audits
Last week, the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released three important new directives aimed at further
Update of Recent State and Local Workplace Compliance Developments
We are pleased to present the latest edition of our “Interstate” memo series, a service that we launched in 2019
OFCCP Resets Annual Vets Hiring Benchmark to 5.7%, Down From Last Year’s Benchmark of 5.9%
As it does each year, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has updated the national
OFCCP Gets Approval To Begin Using Two New “Compliance Check” Scheduling Letters for Construction Contractors
The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) currently uses several different types of investigative tools to
NLRB Finalizes Changes to “Representation” Rules Enhancing the Right of Employees To Decide Whether To Be Represented by a Union, But Pushes Back Effective Date
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a final rule amending three specific parts of the agency’s so-called “representation”
Ruling by Eleventh Circuit in Monaghan v. Worldpay Serves as Reminder That Burden on Plaintiff To Show Retaliatory Harassment Is Relatively Low
A recent ruling by a federal appeals court in a case brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
The EEOC’s Online FAQs on “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws”
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is continuing to provide guidance to employers and other stakeholders regarding application of equal
DOL Inspector General Report Finds Failures in OFCCP’s Enforcement of the EEO Requirements Applicable to Federal Construction Contractors
The Labor Department’s (DOL’s) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued a report finding that the Office of Federal Contract
Recent Guidance From NLRB Addresses Labor Law Implications of COVID-19 Response
Two recent decisions by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) and a memrandum published by the Board’s General
Eighth Circuit Rules in Harris v. Union Pacific That ADA Claims Are Highly Individualized, Not Suitable for Class Treatment
In an important decision for employers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has reversed a troubling federal