The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will begin accepting employers’ 2023 Component 1 EEO-1 data starting Tuesday, April 30. The last day to file the data is June 4.
The EEOC anticipates that its Component 1...more
Here's a handy summary of the federal employment laws that apply to vets.
In honor of Veterans Day, I'm republishing, with a few edits, a post I wrote in 2020 that summarizes the federal employment laws that apply to...more
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration officially withdrew its COVID-19 vaccination Emergency Temporary Standard, effective today.
The government has also asked that the ETS litigation (NFIB v. U.S. Department...more
This week in Vaccine Mandate/Injunction Land.
Well, kids, it's been another riotous week in the world of federal vaccine mandates. Here is where everything stands as of Friday morning Eastern Time, December 17, 2021:...more
12/17/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Home Healthcare Workers ,
OSHA ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Subcontractors ,
Vaccinations
This week's vaccine wisdom (subject to change at any time).
Is my company required to mandate vaccinations for employees?
Possibly. Apart from the mandate for federal employees, there are three types of COVID vaccination...more
12/3/2021
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Injunctions ,
OSHA ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Religious Exemption ,
Vaccinations
Substantively moderate, but logistically? Ugh.
As I'm sure you all have seen, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration released yesterday its long-awaited Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 vaccinations. ...more
11/5/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Documentation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Federal Register ,
Immunization Records ,
Masks ,
Non-Exempt Employees ,
OSHA ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Remote Working ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing
Idle speculation as employers await the actual guidance.
As you know, last week President Biden issued Executive Orders and a directive to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to require many, many employers...more
9/17/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Employees ,
Joe Biden ,
Labor Relations ,
Paid Leave ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Remote Working ,
Unions ,
Vaccinations ,
Virus Testing ,
Wage and Hour
President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order on Monday establishing a task force whose stated purpose will be to recommend ways that existing laws and policies may be used to promote “worker power” -- in other words,...more
For two years: 2019 and 2020.
On Monday, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that its portal for the collection of "Component 1" EEO-1 information is now open.
"Component 1" is the run-of-the-mill...more
For 2019 and 2020.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that it will collect employers' EEO-1 Component 1 data for 2019 and 2020 starting April 26 and running through July 19...more
And that's not all!
Nail in the coffin for Trump Order on "divisive" training. In January, President Biden signed an Executive Order that revoked Trump Executive Order 13950. As Cara Crotty has written, the Trump E.O....more
3/5/2021
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Delays ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Diversity ,
Employee Training ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Independent Contractors ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Inspector General ,
Joe Biden ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Occupational Exposure ,
OIG ,
OSHA ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour
Predictions from our attorneys in the practice areas that affect employers.
NOTE FROM ROBIN: The following went out as a legal bulletin on Thursday. I'm reproducing it here for those of you who do not subscribe to our...more
12/18/2020
/ Affirmative Action ,
Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Congressional Review Act ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Electoral College ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
H-1B ,
Immigration ,
Multistate Employers ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
OFCCP ,
OSHA ,
Presidential Elections ,
Race Discrimination ,
Religious Exemption ,
Sexual Stereotyping ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Wage and Hour
In honor of Veterans Day, here's a summary of employment laws that protect you.
Before employment. For federal contractors, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (affectionately known as "VEVRAA"),...more
11/11/2020
/ Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Job Promotions ,
Military Service Members ,
Paid Leave ,
Protected Class ,
USERRA ,
Veterans ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
It's spring, and a young person's fancy turns to . . .
. . . why, the federal regulatory agenda! What else?
Here are the items that I think will be of most interest to our readers....more
Thanks, shutdown!
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced that employers will have a two-month extension of the deadline to submit their EEO-1 workforce data for 2018....more
Hard to believe, but labor and employment services are generally considered "non-essential." :-(
You may have heard that the federal government shut down in the wee hours of Saturday morning. For the most part, the agencies...more
Your reviews of your employer may not be as anonymous as you think.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed an order directing Glassdoor, Inc., to disclose information about eight individuals who posted...more
In February 2016, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs filed an administrative complaint against B&H Foto, the largest non-chain photo and video equipment store in the United States. The Complaint alleged that...more
Last week, I wrote about a report in Bloomberg BNA that the Trump Administration was thinking about letting the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission “absorb” the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. The idea had...more
Starting February 17, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs began mailing Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters to approximately 800 contractor establishments. CSALs are notices sent to contractors advising...more
This has been a weird year for me. (And, no, I’m not even thinking about the election!) But I have much to be thankful for, and I hope you do, too.
BREAKING THING TO BE THANKFUL FOR: Yesterday evening, the U.S. Department...more
11/23/2016
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
Labor Law Violations ,
LGBTQ ,
Persuader Rules ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Trump Administration ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
How will employers fare under a Trump Administration? We’ve asked for comment from the thought leaders and heads of the practice areas that are likely to be affected the most.
Affirmative Action/OFCCP Compliance Will...more
11/10/2016
/ EEO-1 ,
Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces ,
Federal Contractors ,
LGBTQ ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Leave ,
Pay Transparency ,
Section 503 ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sick Leave ,
TRICARE ,
Trump Administration ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Wage and Hour
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced yesterday that it will require employers with 100 or more employees to include compensation data in their annual EEO-1 reports. Employers will be required to provide this...more
The U.S. Department of Labor released today a proposed rule that would require federal contractors to provide at least seven paid sick days per year to their employees. The leave could be used for the employee’s own illness,...more
On the seventh anniversary of President Obama's signing into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the President announced that not enough progress has been made to ensure that women and men are paid equally.
In a...more