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Important Update: Preliminary Guidance for California’s 2025 Pay Data Reporting Presents Broader, More Complex Compliance...

California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) released updated FAQs and Pay Data Reporting templates for payroll and labor contractor employees in advance of the 2025 Pay Data Reporting cycle. Unless the “preliminary” materials...more

President Trump Signs Executive Order Preempting State AI Laws and Centralizing Federal Oversight

President Trump signed the highly anticipated Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence Executive Order, asserting broad federal authority over state Artificial Intelligence laws that the Administration...more

NYC Council Overrides Mayor’s Veto and Approves New Pay Reporting Requirements

On December 4, 2025, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Eric Adams’ vetoes of two bills requiring annual pay reporting and pay analyses—Int. 982-A and Int. 984-A. Originally passed on October 9, 2025, the...more

California Amends Its Pay Data Reporting Requirements

On October 13, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 464 into law, introducing substantial changes to California’s annual pay data reporting obligations under Government Code Section 12999, requiring the use of more...more

Governor Newsom Signs Pay Transparency Amendments Into Law

Seyfarth Synopsis: On October 8, 2025, Governor Newsom signed into law SB 642, which amends California’s equal pay requirements, including revising the “pay scale” definition, extending the statute of limitations for equal...more

Artificial Intelligence Legal Roundup: Colorado Postpones Implementation of AI Law as California Finalizes New Employment...

Colorado has postponed implementation of its landmark AI law until June 2026, following failed negotiations during the Colorado legislature’s special session. Meanwhile, California’s Civil Rights Council has finalized...more

DOJ Doubles Down on DEI and Antidiscrimination Obligations for Recipients of Federal Funds

The U.S. Department of Justice recently issued a memorandum providing additional clarity and guidance on DEI-related programs and policies. The memo emphasizes that federally funded entities may not make decisions—such as...more

Trump Administration Releases AI Action Plan and Three Executive Orders on AI: What Employment Practitioners Need to Know

On July 23, 2025, the White House released “America’s AI Action Plan” and President Trump signed three Executive Orders addressing AI development, federal procurement, and infrastructure. The 25-page AI Action Plan focuses on...more

Federal Contractors: Prepare for Resumed OFCCP Enforcement Under Section 503 and VEVRAA

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continues to release policy updates despite its uncertain future. Today the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) lifted its temporary suspension on enforcement activities...more

OFCCP Issues Proposals to Rescind EO 11246 Regulations and Modify Section 503 and VEVRAA Regulations

On July 1, 2025, OFCCP published in the Federal Register a set of proposals to rescind the regulations implementing Executive Order 11246 and to modify the regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and...more

OFCCP Issues Invitation to Voluntarily Report Efforts to Comply with Executive Order 14173

Last week, OFCCP Director Eschbach issued a letter to federal contractors inviting them to voluntarily submit information regarding their efforts to comply with Executive Order 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and...more

Pay Equity Studies in Focus: Navigating Privilege and Public Disclosure Risks

A recent decision from the U.S. District Court in Kansas—Spears v. Thermo Fisher Scientific—ruled that a pay equity analysis conducted primarily for business purposes was not protected by attorney-client privilege or the work...more

EEOC Opens 2024 EEO-1 Filing Portal: Employers Urged to Begin Preparation

Yesterday, the EEOC opened the Online Filing System (OFS) for the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection process. Covered employers have until June 24, 2025 to complete their submission....more

Federal Court Declines to Block DEI Executive Orders, Rejecting Due Process and First Amendment Arguments

On May 2, 2025, a federal district court in Washington, DC declined to issue a preliminary injunction blocking provisions of recent Executive Orders (EO 14151, EO 14168, and EO 14173) which are focused on unlawful DEI...more

EEOC Kicks Off 2024 EEO-1 Data Collection: If Approved Portal To Open on May 20, 2025

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has submitted its revised 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet and a justification request in support of its requested revisions to the Office of Information and...more

New Executive Order Directs Federal Agencies to Deprioritize Disparate Impact: What Employers Need to Know Now

On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.” The Order declares a sweeping new federal policy: “It is the policy of the United States to eliminate...more

Chicago Federal District Court Issues Targeted Order Enjoining Department of Labor from Presenting DEI Certifications to Federal...

On March 27, 2025, a federal district court in Chicago issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) blocking the Department of Labor from implementing key provisions from two of President Trump’s Executive Orders issued in...more

EEOC Issues New Technical Assistance on “DEI-Related Discrimination”

On March 19, 2025, the EEOC issued two technical assistance documents addressing “DEI-related discrimination” in the workplace. The first document, issued jointly with the Department of Justice, is a one-pager titled “What To...more

Federal Contractor DEI Certifications Allowed to Resume After Fourth Circuit Temporarily Blocks District Court's Nationwide...

On March 14, 2025, the Fourth Circuit reversed a lower court's nationwide injunction that blocked key portions of President Trump's January 2025 Executive Orders on DEI programs. While the appeal is pending, federal agencies...more

Federal Court Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Blocking Enforcement of Key Provisions of DEI Executive Orders

On Friday, February 21, 2025, a federal district court in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of several key provisions of the January 2025 executive orders targeting DEI programs. The nationwide...more

President Trump's Agenda Starts By Eliminating Internal Federal DEI Programs

On Day 1 of President Trump’s new administration, he issued a series of Executive Orders. The “Ending Radical And Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” Order revokes the Biden Administration’s prior DEI efforts...more

Massachusetts Pay Data Reporting Deadline Almost Here – What do Employers Need to File?

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (EOLWD) has confirmed that employers subject to the new Massachusetts pay data reporting law will only have to submit their most recent EEO forms even...more

Illinois Department of Labor Provides Guidance to Pay Transparency Requirements

On November 22, 2024, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) posted long awaited guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to respond to inquiries the Department has received regarding amendments to the Equal...more

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