New OFCCP FAQs Clarify That Most “Unconscious” Bias Training Not Barred by E.O. 13950
Hopefully settling some of the confusion generated by the new Presidential Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from conducting
Pay Discrimination Ruling by ALJ in Oracle May Prompt OFCCP To Rethink Its Enforcement Approach
In a closely watched formal enforcement action brought by the Labor Department’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
SEC Issues Revised Whistleblower Retaliation/Bounty Hunter Regulations
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), more than two years after publishing a proposal, has promulgated a final rule
President Trump Nominates Seventh Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
President Donald Trump, with minimal delay, has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy created
Pay Reporting Mandate Included Among Host of Newly Enacted California Employment Laws
Once again burnishing its reputation as the most progressive state for expanding employee worksite protection, the California legislature has approved
New Trump Executive Order Bars Certain Diversity-Related Contractor Training
President Trump has signed new Executive Order (E.O.) 13950 (September 22, 2020), that among other things prohibits federal contractors and
U.S. Senate Confirms Three New EEOC Commissioners
The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Trump’s nominations of three individuals to serve as new Commissioners of the Equal Employment
CWC’s Latest OFCCP Financial Settlements Update, September 2020
Factoring in a new batch of nine financial settlements, reported below, that have been posted by the agency since our
OFCCP Announces New NIEs for Hurricane and Wildfire Relief Contracts
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has granted three more “National Interest Exemptions (NIE)” providing a
10th Circuit Ruling Gives Expansive Reading to Scope of DOD Contractor Whistleblower Protection Law
Reversing a federal trial court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled recently that a federal law