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)
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
EEOC Eliminates “Type 6” Records for 2021 EEO-1 Filing Cycle
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted an announcement on the EEO-1 Homepage informing covered employers that they will
EEOC Announces Upcoming Five-Week Window for Filing 2021 EEO-1’s
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has posted an announcement on its website informing covered employers that the agency expects
New Portugal Law Gives Extraordinary Protection to Remote Workers
In another action that is only likely to further confuse covered employers, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of
White House Suspends Enforcement of Contractor Vaccine Mandate
In response to a nationwide preliminary injunction issued last week by a federal court in Georgia blocking enforcement of the
Federal Court Blocks Biden Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Nationwide
Last week, we reported that a federal district court had blocked implementation of the Biden Administration’s federal contractor vaccine mandate
Short Term Government Funding Bill Means Agency Staffing-Up Plans Further Delayed
Despite the Biden Administration’s calls for substantially increased funding in fiscal year 2022 (FY 2022) for the various federal workplace
Court Blocks Contractor Vaccine Mandate in Three States, as Other Courts Begin To Weigh In
This week, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ordered the federal government to stop implementation of
White House Aligns Contractor Vaccine Mandate Deadline With OSHA ETS
As previously announced by the White House, the deadline under which covered contractor employees subject to President Biden’s Executive Order