On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule which included a two-step raise of the federal minimum salary requirement for exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Beginning...more
7/5/2024
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On August 18, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued “Advancing Pay Equity Through Compensation Analysis,” a revision to Directive 2022-01, “Pay Edit Audits.” The revised Directive states...more
8/26/2022
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On March 31, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a new directive concerning enforcement of its equal...more
4/7/2022
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On September 8, 2020, Judge Gregory Woods in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York struck down the majority of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) “joint-employer” rule concerning what it...more
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With September upon us, many employers are remembering the prior filing deadline for EEO-1 Reports and wondering what is happening with that obligation. The short answer is that the U.S. Equal Employment...more
9/11/2020
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Colorado's legislature has been busy implementing new laws that impact Colorado employers. Employers should review their policies and practices to come into compliance, and plan for future changes to keep pace with the law....more
3/13/2020
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On February 10, 2020, in National Women’s Law Center v. Office of Management and Budget, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) collection of gender...more
3/2/2020
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The continuing legal battle over whether the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will collect pay data from employers has understandably left many employers confused about their obligations....more
4/8/2019
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The Department of Labor (DOL) announced yesterday, in a proposed rule anticipated to take effect in January 2020, that it intends to increase the salary threshold for "white collar" exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards...more
3/12/2019
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Since the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued an immediate stay of the employee compensation reporting requirements on August 29, 2017, employers have until March 31, 2018 to complete and file their EEO-1 Report for...more
On August 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was initiating a review and immediate stay of employee compensation reporting requirements that...more
On October 24, 2016, a federal judge enjoined the U.S. government from enforcing certain provisions of the controversial Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces rule. The decision was handed down from Judge Marcia Crone in the U.S....more
10/28/2016
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On January 29, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced proposed revisions to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) that will require collection of pay data from employers with more than 100...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFCCP) final rule regarding pay transparency will place new burdens on federal contractors. The final rule takes effect on January 11, 2016 (120 days after publication in...more
On Labor Day, President Obama signed an executive order requiring covered federal contractors to provide their employees with up to seven days of paid sick leave per year. The executive order will apply to new contracts...more