The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has submitted its revised 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet and a justification request in support of its requested revisions to the Office of Information and...more
4/28/2025
/ Data Collection ,
Discrimination ,
EEO-1 ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Gender Identity ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued its FY 2025 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (Release 1) (“CSAL”) today. This list provides advance notice of 2,000 compliance...more
The University of Utah and a non-profit organization named "As You Sow" have issued FOIA requests to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) for the 2021 Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports filed by federal...more
11/8/2024
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
For organizations that operate in multiple states, tracking the ever-changing requirements related to equal pay issues can pose daunting challenges and the growing “ripple effect” of such requirements is being felt across...more
”Pay scale,” which means the salary or hourly wage range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Twenty-four hours after the White House marked the 15th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, by announcing a set of actions designed to support equal pay principles for workers of federal...more
2/2/2024
/ Compensation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Pay ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Lilly Ledbetter ,
OFCCP ,
Proposed Rules ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 31, 2024, California’s Civil Rights Department released updated FAQs, Pay Data Reporting templates, and a User Guide for the upcoming California Pay Data Reporting submission for the 2023...more
2/2/2024
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
California ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Labor Contractor ,
Pay Data ,
Payroll Records ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced actions to support the equal pay principles set forth by Executive Orders 14035 and 14069. These actions will impact federal contractors and...more
1/31/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Executive Orders ,
Fair Pay Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
Lilly Ledbetter ,
Proposed Rules ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Subcontractors ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth synopsis: President Biden’s Executive Order on artificial intelligence sets forth his vision for America to continue leading in AI innovation while also addressing risks associated with the use of AI. While much of...more
10/31/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Cybersecurity ,
Defense Production Act ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Executive Orders ,
Innovative Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
NIST ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector
Seyfarth Synopsis: Recently, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) filed a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that many are calling the EEOC’s “first-ever” artificial intelligence discrimination in hiring...more
8/23/2023
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Systems ,
Disparate Impact ,
Employee Training ,
Employees ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Settlement ,
Software
Seyfarth Synopsis: The Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) recently revised its Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC-305 (“Form CC-305”). Federal contractors and...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Four days before enforcement of New York City Local Law 144 (“Local Law 144”) is set to begin, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) published FAQ guidance governing the use of Automated...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Companies have been following with interest the Harvard and UNC cases that address affirmative action in the context of higher education. Both cases were argued before the Supreme Court on October 31, 2022...more
6/5/2023
/ Civil Rights Act ,
College Admissions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Diversity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Equal Protection ,
Harvard University ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Oral Argument ,
Race Discrimination ,
SCOTUS ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina ,
Title VI ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 22, 2023, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP”) held an educational roundtable with business advocates and employers to discuss the final rules implementing New York...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Earlier today, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Workplace Protection (“DCWP”) released the highly anticipated final rules implementing New York City Local Law 144 of 2021 (“Local Law 144”), which...more
For organizations that operate in multiple states, tracking the ever-changing requirements related to equal pay issues can pose daunting challenges and the growing “ripple effect” of such requirements is being felt across...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: New York City’s Department of Consumer & Worker Protection (“DCWP”) recently published a December update on its website indicating that due to the volume of comments it received in response to the proposed...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On November 4, 2022, New York City’s Department of Consumer & Worker Protection (“DCWP”) held a public hearing on its proposed rules implementing Local Law 144 of 2021 (“LL 144”). LL 144, which regulates...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 23, 2022, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Workplace Protection (“DCWP”) released the highly anticipated proposed rules implementing Local Law Int. No. 1894-A, which regulates the use...more