OFCCP Launches Online Construction Contract Award Portal
The Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has officially launched a new online portal to serve as
11th Circuit Narrows Contractor Vax Rule Injunction, But Renewed Enforcement Is Questionable
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has rolled back a nationwide injunction issued last year by a
Soliciting Non-Binary Gender Self-ID Data: What’s the Latest?
We continue to receive calls from employers regarding whether they are required to revise their self-identification forms to collect non-binary
EEOC Posts Updated COVID-19 Guidance, Says Status and Symptoms Questions OK
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has once again updated its COVID-19 technical assistance guidance for employers, including the addition
Federal Court Partially Blocks Enforcement of EEOC’s SOGI Discrimination Guidance
A federal trial court in Tennessee has temporarily blocked enforcement within 20 states of guidance issued last year by the
Ninth Circuit Rules Employee Who Failed Drug Test Can Bring Disability Claim
A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled 2–1 that a jury should decide whether
Some Initial Compliance Questions To Consider In Light of Dobbs Ruling
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe
House Votes Once Again To Decriminalize Marijuana
The U.S. House of Representatives, on pretty much a party-line vote, has once again approved a bill that would decriminalize
U.S. and EU Announce Agreement on New Framework To Facilitate Cross-Border Data Transfers
In an important development for U.S. companies that operate within the nations of the European Union (EU), U.S. and EU
Biden Administration Advancing Initiatives To Stem Alleged Anti-Competitive Practices
Employers may recall that last year we reported on a sweeping new Executive Order (E.O.) signed by President Biden that