EEOC and OFCCP Announce Joint “HIRE” Initiative
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
Employment-Related Lawsuits Filed in Federal Court Hit 20-Year Low in FY 2021
Statistics recently obtained from the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO) reveal that employment-related lawsuits filed in the nation’s
Round-Up of Important 2021 State and Local Employment Law Developments
We are pleased to present a year-end round-up of significant state and local developments that we reported on during calendar
EEOC Holds Virtual Session on Combating Human Trafficking Under EEO Laws
As part of the Biden Administration’s declaration of January 2022 as National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Equal Employment Opportunity
California Tweaks Pay Data Reporting Requirements for Upcoming Reporting Cycle
For employers that operate in California, the state this year is once again requiring covered employers to collect and report
Race/Ethnicity Categories Have Not Changed, Despite “New” HRIS Vendor Self-ID Forms
A number of employers have told us about receiving a new “mandatory” self-identification form for soliciting race and ethnicity, apparently
Biden Administration Scraps Trump-Era Wage-Based H-1B Lottery Selection Rule
The Biden Administration has formally rescinded the Trump-era rule[1] that would have replaced the randomized H-1B visa lottery selection process
New Info-Sharing Pact Between DOL and NLRB Targets the “Fissured Workplace”
The Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) have made public
High Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine Mandate, Green Lights Health Care Provider Rule
Late last week, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down much-anticipated opinions in a pair of legal challenges to rules issued
Workplace Homicides in 2020 Dropped to Lowest Total in Twenty Years
The latest national Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI), an annual survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics