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President Trump’s Proposed FY 2020 Budget Calls for Paid Parental Leave Program, Mandatory E-Verify; EEOC and NLRB Would Get Deep Cuts

President Trump recently delivered his third proposed annual budget to Congress, containing the Administration’s recommendations for funding the federal government

By |2019-03-31T22:19:05-05:003/31/2019|Categories: Affirmative Action and Diversity, Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration, Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , , , , , |Comments Off on President Trump’s Proposed FY 2020 Budget Calls for Paid Parental Leave Program, Mandatory E-Verify; EEOC and NLRB Would Get Deep Cuts

EEOC Plans To Open 2018 EEO-1 Filing Season Next Week, Even as Federal Court Orders Reinstatement of Expanded Obama-Era Revisions

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as a result of the partial government shutdown which put the agency out of

By |2019-03-17T22:43:40-05:003/17/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Compensation|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on EEOC Plans To Open 2018 EEO-1 Filing Season Next Week, Even as Federal Court Orders Reinstatement of Expanded Obama-Era Revisions

Labor Department Releases Much-Anticipated Proposal To Revise White Collar Overtime Rules; Salary Threshold Would Increase to $35,308/Year

In a much-anticipated action, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released the text of a proposed rule to revise

By |2019-03-17T22:38:56-05:003/17/2019|Categories: Wage and Hour|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Labor Department Releases Much-Anticipated Proposal To Revise White Collar Overtime Rules; Salary Threshold Would Increase to $35,308/Year

House Labor Committee Approves “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; House Passage Likely, But Senate Outlook Is Murky

As expected, the new Democratic-controlled House of Representatives has taken the first steps to advance workplace legislation that had been

By |2020-09-21T13:54:30-05:003/10/2019|Categories: Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on House Labor Committee Approves “Paycheck Fairness Act” on Party-Line Vote; House Passage Likely, But Senate Outlook Is Murky

Spending Deal To End Partial Government Shutdown Flat-Funds EEOC, Provides Increases for ICE and USCIS

The spending bill signed by President Trump last week that provides Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 funding (through September 30) for

By |2019-02-24T18:55:44-05:002/24/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement, Discrimination and Harassment, Immigration|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on Spending Deal To End Partial Government Shutdown Flat-Funds EEOC, Provides Increases for ICE and USCIS

EEOC Fails To Meet Court Deadline for Revising Wellness Regulations, Formally Rescinds Incentive Provisions That Court Found Unlawful

The EEOC has formally rescinded two provisions from its regulations governing voluntary corporate wellness programs under the Americans with Disabilities

By |2019-01-11T17:17:19-05:001/11/2019|Categories: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves, Discrimination and Harassment|Tags: , , , , |Comments Off on EEOC Fails To Meet Court Deadline for Revising Wellness Regulations, Formally Rescinds Incentive Provisions That Court Found Unlawful

Partial Government Shutdown Enters Third Week; EEOC, Immigration Enforcement Agencies Among Those Affected, and E-Verify Has Been Suspended

A partial shutdown of the federal government, which began at midnight on December 21 and which includes agencies of interest

By |2019-01-06T12:00:48-05:001/6/2019|Categories: Agency Enforcement|Tags: |Comments Off on Partial Government Shutdown Enters Third Week; EEOC, Immigration Enforcement Agencies Among Those Affected, and E-Verify Has Been Suspended