Many state and local orders continue to require certain employees to work remotely or telecommute during the COVID-19 pandemic. And even where employees are beginning to return to the workplace, employers may face an increase...more
The OFCCP announced on May 8, 2020 that it completed its awaited update to the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form, which was recently approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and expires on May 31,...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on May 7, 2020 that it will delay the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 (Employer Information Report), the 2020 EEO-3 (Local Report) and the 2020 EEO-5...more
The Department of Labor Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released three new directives on April 17, 2020 that formalize its mediation procedures, seek to further increase the efficiency of its compliance...more
In the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many federal contractors are questioning to what extent the Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will continue to operate and...more
In April 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposed substantive revisions to the Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing, the Compliance Check Letter, and the Section 503 of the Rehabilitation...more
Effective January 1, 2020, the Minneapolis Wage Theft Prevention Ordinance subjects employers with employees working in Minneapolis to written notice and other obligations that go beyond the requirements of the statewide wage...more
Federal contractors should immediately review the Supplemental 2019 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL), released November 8, 2019 by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), to see if they have...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is not currently seeking renewed approval to collect compensation data after its first and only reporting period, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on...more
The July 15 launch date for the new Component 2 EEO-1 Compensation Data Filing System (Component 2 EEO-1 portal) is fast approaching, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently provided materials...more
Employers may soon be able to submit Component 2 data to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The EEOC recently submitted a court-ordered status update regarding the collection of Component 2 data, which...more
Employers that submit an annual Employer Information Report EEO-1 must submit 2017 and 2018 Component 2 pay data by September 30, 2019, according to a notice recently posted on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s...more
Employers who submit an annual Employer Information Report EEO-1 (EEO-1 Report) must submit 2018 Component 2 pay data by September 30, 2019, according to a bench ruling issued by a federal judge on April 25, 2019. By April...more
Employers that submit annual Employer Information Report EEO-1 (EEO-1 Reports) may be required to provide Component 2 pay data for the current reporting period by September 30, 2019, according to a recent court submission by...more
Federal contractors should immediately review the new 2019 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL), released March 25, 2019 by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), to see if they have been...more
Employers should have guidance on the submission of information required on the new Component 2 of the Employer Information Report EEO-1 (EEO-1 Report) from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) survey through which to file the annual Employer Information Report EEO-1 (EEO-1 Report) is now open for 2018. However, the current EEO-1 online portal will only be accepting...more
Employers that submit annual Employer Information Report EEO-1 (EEO-1 Reports) will be required to report their employees’ pay data to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), according to a U.S. District Court for...more
As a result of the federal government shutdown, the EEO-1 filing window has been postponed until early March 2019....more
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission survey through which to file annual EEO-1 Reports is now open for 2017.
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Employer concerns regarding the upcoming burdensome EEO-1 reporting requirements will be relieved by the welcome news that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a memorandum yesterday to the U.S. Equal Employment...more
On July 1, 2017, the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance and the St. Paul Earned Sick and Safe Time Ordinance are scheduled to take effect. Businesses with employees in Minneapolis or St. Paul that have not yet become...more
On February 17, 2017, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) sent its first release of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) for FY 2017. The CSALs provide a courtesy...more
On January 20, 2017, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus issued a memorandum addressed to the heads of executive departments and agencies, including the Department of Labor (DOL), instructing them to freeze new or...more
The Washington, D.C. Council recently passed the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2016 (UPLA), one of the nation’s most generous paid family and medical leave proposals to date. The bill will become law upon signature or inaction...more