According to recent administrative documents filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), this year’s collection of EEO-1 reports will begin in less than a month – and will not allow employers to categorize...more
4/24/2025
/ Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Gender Identity ,
Popular ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trump Administration
Federal contractors have been grappling with big changes from the new administration – and you’ll want to pay close attention as new leadership takes shape at the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). On...more
Sixteen Democratic state attorneys general just issued joint guidance reaffirming their position that workplace diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) initiatives remain legal – and important to the modern workplace. The February...more
2/18/2025
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Executive Orders ,
Hiring & Firing ,
State Attorneys General ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration
The whirlwind first few weeks of the second Trump administration have left private employers with concerns and questions related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs. In order to dispel myths and provide...more
2/17/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
OFCCP ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration
A new lawsuit is challenging the Trump administration’s executive orders that take aim at DEI efforts in the private sector and in the federal government, calling them a “crusade to erase diversity, equity, inclusion, and...more
2/6/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Due Process ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
First Amendment ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Private Sector ,
Separation of Powers ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration
Many federal contractors and subcontractors have long been required to create affirmative action plans and have also promoted diversity, equity, and inclusion – practices that some see as necessary to create equal employment...more
1/23/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Trump Administration ,
Veterans
If you’ve always thought your dealership couldn’t face any real trouble for not filing your EEO-1 reports, it’s time to think again. The feds just filed lawsuits against 15 employers across the country – including two...more
In an unprecedented action, federal workplace law officials just filed suit against 15 employers in 10 states alleging that they failed to file their mandatory EEO-1 reports and asking the court to order the employers to do...more
You now have your marching orders for 2024: you’ll have to turn over your workforce demographic data to federal regulators between April 30 and June 4. Sound familiar? Why yes, you did just file your 2022 EEO-1 reports a few...more
Although EEO-1 reports were due on December 5, employers that have not submitted and certified their data to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) still have a chance to comply. Covered employers must submit and...more
FP Weekly members receive a practical and cutting-edge checklist of issues to consider, action steps to take, and goals to accomplish to ensure you remain on the top of your game when it comes to workplace relations and...more
Each week, FP Weekly members receive a practical and cutting-edge checklist of issues to consider, action steps to take, and goals to accomplish to ensure you remain on the top of your game when it comes to workplace...more
12/12/2022
/ Appearance Policy ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Compliance ,
Dress Codes ,
Employment Policies ,
Gender Neutral ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
NLRB ,
OSHA ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
SCOTUS ,
Title VII ,
Zoom®
Many employers have felt the effects of the Great Resignation and struggled to stay afloat over the last few years while managing record-high turnover and absenteeism. Managers may have lowered their performance expectations...more
What a year! 2020 has been full of challenges, both personal and professional. Personally, each of us have our own story. Professionally, workplaces have been rocked with unprecedented turmoil as we navigate COVID-19 and the...more
9/15/2020
/ Employee Rights ,
Employment Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
Political Affiliation ,
Political Expression ,
Political Speech ,
Presidential Elections ,
Section 7
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) just released its preliminary findings examining sexual harassment in the workplace over the past year, and, in wake of the #MeToo movement, no one should be surprised to see...more
10/5/2018
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Enforcement ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Internal Investigations ,
Risk Management ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Statistical Analysis
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there have been an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017. November was no...more
12/7/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Appeals ,
Attorney General ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Electronic Filing ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Failed Legislation ,
Fair Workweek ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Fines ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gig Economy ,
Harassment ,
Independent Contractors ,
IRS ,
Joint Employers ,
LGBTQ ,
Marijuana ,
Misclassification ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Salary/Wage History ,
SCOTUS ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State Labor Laws ,
Tax Penalties ,
Title VII ,
Uber ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Work Schedules ,
Workplace Illness and Injury Reporting
For several months now, it seems that each new day has brought about a fresh round of reporting on yet another high-profile sexual harassment accusation. What started in October with substantiated allegations against movie...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While it always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, the last few months have seen an unprecedented number of changes. May 2017 was no different, with...more
6/5/2017
/ Affordable Care Act ,
American Health Care Act (AHCA) ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Day of Rest Laws ,
E-Verify ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Workweek ,
Fast-Food Industry ,
Federal Budget ,
Federal Contractors ,
Food Service Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Immigration Reform ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
On-Call Employees ,
OSHA ,
Paid Leave ,
Parental Leave ,
Popular ,
Portable Benefits ,
Repeal ,
Retail Workers ,
Sick Leave ,
Travel Ban ,
Trump Administration ,
Work Schedules
Many workers in Georgia who receive sick leave from their employers will soon be entitled to use such leave to care for family members, thanks to a new law signed into effect by Governor Nathan Deal last week. The new law...more
Long before cell phones, drivers faced various distractions: eating, grooming, attending to children, changing the radio station, rubbernecking someone else’s accident, becoming absorbed in a conversation, or arguing. These...more
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, almost 60% of American workers are paid an hourly wage. Many of these workers are employed by companies who offer little in the way of paid time off such as sick time,...more
In your experience, what's the one thing most employers overlook when putting together an employee handbook? The answer to that question depends on whom you ask - and, for a legal perspective, we put it to leading employment...more
10/16/2013
/ Confidential Information ,
Disability ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Legal Perspectives ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Religion ,
Social Media Policy ,
Termination