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Best practices for employers under the EEOC’s new strategic enforcement plan

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has announced its “Strategic Enforcement Plan” for years 2017 to 2021. The 2017 plan replaces the earlier version, issued in 2012, but is not a radical departure from the previous...more

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OFCCP Updates Guidance on Sex Discrimination to Reflect Modern Workplace

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On June 15, 2016 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published its Final Rule updating federal contractor requirements to ensure nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in the...more

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New EEOC and OFCCP Guidance Highlight DOL Focus on Gender Discrimination

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In connection with last week's United State of Women Summit, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued updated guidance on sex...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

No More Mad Men: The OFCCP Leaves its Bell Bottoms Behind and Moves into the 21st Century

Not since the 1970s has the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) amended its Sex Discrimination Guidelines for federal contractors. With the newly issued final rule effective...more

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Final Gender Discrimination Rule for Federal Contractors Issued

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Federal contractor healthcare plans, leave policies, accommodation practices, gender identity protections, and other employment practices to face increased scrutiny. For the first time in more than 40 years, the US...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Controversial Updated Sex Discrimination Guidelines for Federal Contractors

Effective August 15, 2016, the final rule of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) substantively updates the existing sex discrimination guidelines for the first time since their implementation in the...more

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OFCCP’s New Sex Discrimination Regulations Bring Few New Requirements But Highlight Need for Contractors to Revisit Policies and...

On June 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) unveiled its final sex discrimination guidelines governing covered federal contractors. The OFCCP proposed changes to...more

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DOL Issues New Sex Discrimination Rules for Federal Contractors

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For the first time in more than four decades, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has revised sex discrimination regulations for federal contractors and subcontractors....more

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New York State Takes an Ax to the Workplace Glass Ceiling: New Legislation to Advance the Rights of Women and Transgender...

On October 21, Governor Cuomo signed into New York State law five bills aimed at eliminating discrimination against women in the workplace. These laws, which take effect on January 19, 2016, add new protected classifications...more

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New York State Adds Protected Classifications and Remedies for Workplace Discrimination

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The new laws are designed to protect equality for female employees in New York State; Governor also proposes regulations that would extend protections to transgender employees. On October 21, New York Governor Andrew...more

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New York Expands Discrimination Protections Against Workplace Gender Bias

On October 21, 2015, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a number of bills, which cumulatively expand protections against gender discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic violence, and human trafficking. This...more

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Employment Law -- Oct 15, 2013

“Use It or Lose It” Policy Results in Multimillion-Dollar Verdict - Why it matters: Although this decision is unpublished, it provides a lesson on the potentially expensive ramifications of maintaining an illegal...more

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