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Trump Administration’s Spring 2019 Regulatory Agenda Includes New Initiatives Concerning OFCCP Procedures To Resolve Violations, Possible Revisions to FMLA Regulations

The Trump Administration has published its fifth semi-annual regulatory agenda covering regulatory actions that federal agencies, including the Department of

By |2019-06-02T22:21:13-05:006/2/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: , , , , , , |Comments Off on Trump Administration’s Spring 2019 Regulatory Agenda Includes New Initiatives Concerning OFCCP Procedures To Resolve Violations, Possible Revisions to FMLA Regulations

Justice Department To Appeal Rulings Ordering EEOC To Collect EEO-1 “Component 2” Pay and Hours-Worked Data; September 30 Reporting Deadline Is Still in Effect

Late last week, as NT Lakis had previously indicated might happen, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed Notice of

By |2020-09-21T13:54:29-05:005/12/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Compliance Tools|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Justice Department To Appeal Rulings Ordering EEOC To Collect EEO-1 “Component 2” Pay and Hours-Worked Data; September 30 Reporting Deadline Is Still in Effect

EEOC Announces Employers Must Submit “Component 2” Pay and Hours Worked Data for Both 2017 and 2018 on Revised EEO-1 Report by September 30, 2019

Complying with a federal court order issued last week in National Women’s Law Center, et al. v. Office of Management

By |2019-05-05T22:04:05-05:005/5/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Compensation|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on EEOC Announces Employers Must Submit “Component 2” Pay and Hours Worked Data for Both 2017 and 2018 on Revised EEO-1 Report by September 30, 2019

OMB Puts Federal Agencies on Notice That Sub-Regulatory Guidance Documents Are Now Subject to Greater Scrutiny Before They Are Issued

The Trump Administration is continuing to advance its regulatory reform agenda, even as public attention is primarily focused elsewhere. In

By |2019-04-28T22:22:20-05:004/28/2019|Categories: Policies and Practices|Tags: , |Comments Off on OMB Puts Federal Agencies on Notice That Sub-Regulatory Guidance Documents Are Now Subject to Greater Scrutiny Before They Are Issued

Department of Labor Proposes First Significant Revision of Its FLSA “Regular Rate” Regulations in More Than Fifty Years

The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would make

By |2019-04-21T23:45:28-05:004/21/2019|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Department of Labor Proposes First Significant Revision of Its FLSA “Regular Rate” Regulations in More Than Fifty Years

Congress Quietly Moving Federal Contractor “Ban-the-Box” Legislation, as New Mexico Joins Growing Number of States With Ban-the-Box Laws

Legislation that would prohibit federal contractors from asking about or considering applicant criminal history information before the last stages of

By |2019-04-21T23:41:56-05:004/21/2019|Categories: Background Checks, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Congress Quietly Moving Federal Contractor “Ban-the-Box” Legislation, as New Mexico Joins Growing Number of States With Ban-the-Box Laws

Timing on EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Still Uncertain; Business Groups Tell Court That Real-World Practical Implications Must Be Considered in Setting Filing Deadline

As of this writing, there is still no word on when covered employers will be required by the Equal Employment

By |2019-04-14T21:43:55-05:004/14/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Compensation|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Timing on EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Still Uncertain; Business Groups Tell Court That Real-World Practical Implications Must Be Considered in Setting Filing Deadline

As Expected, House Passes “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; Republicans Introduce Alternative Bill

As expected, the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has passed an amended version of the so-called Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7),

By |2019-04-14T21:41:02-05:004/14/2019|Categories: Compensation, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on As Expected, House Passes “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; Republicans Introduce Alternative Bill