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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Compensation & Benefits ,
Document Requests ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
Effective Compliance Evaluations and Enforcement -
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
/ Affirmative Action ,
CSALs ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Labor Reform ,
New Guidance ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Policy Statement ,
Wage and Hour
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced on April 26, 2021, that the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open after being delayed in May of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. See...more
4/30/2021
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EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
With the change in administration, government contractors should anticipate increased scrutiny of their pay practices. President Biden signaled heightened pay equity enforcement on his first day in office by appointing Jenny...more
3/26/2021
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EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Labor Regulations ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
EEO-1 Reports -
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
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
LGBTQ ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
VETS 4212 ,
Wage and Hour
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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Covered Employer ,
Data Collection ,
Deregulation ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Labor Reform ,
OFCCP ,
OMB ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour
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
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
OMB ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Wage and Hour
States and localities increasingly banning salary history inquiries -
The latest development in the law surrounding use of employee and applicant salary history data provides further reason for employers to reconsider the...more
4/13/2018
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
En Banc Review ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
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
Employers who ask applicants about their salary history should be wary of a significant increase in state and local legislation barring this question. Over the past year, numerous states and localities have enacted such laws...more
9/1/2017
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Pay Gap ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Wage and Hour
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
In This Issue:
- Employers Should Review Internship Programs for Legal Compliance
..The Department of Labor’s Six-Factor Test
..Unpaid Internships in the News
..Practical Guidance
- Developments in...more