The EEO-1 report, mandated by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, requires private employers with 100 or more employees, as well as employers who contract with the federal government with 50 or more employees and...more
6/11/2024
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On August 29, we wrote that the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contractor Compliance (OFCCP) was considering releasing to a public advocacy group all contractor's EEO-1 Reports filed between 2016 and 2020...more
Given the fact many automotive companies and their first and second tier suppliers are federal government contractors, they should be aware of a recent announcement from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs...more
President Biden is ramping up measures aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. He announced a series of new actions on September 9, 2021, including a plan to require all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their...more
9/29/2021
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Last week, recently appointed acting General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) Peter Ohr withdrew 10 separate guidance memos that were issued by his predecessor Peter Robb (a 2017 Trump appointee). These...more
As COVID-19 continues to prompt many school districts and daycare centers to remain closed for on-site instruction and care this Fall, this creates a serious dilemma for working parents. Employers are struggling to meet...more
As we previously reported, on April 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) released a temporary rule (“the Rule”), at 29 C.F.R. § 826, regarding administration of the paid leave provisions in the Families First...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (“DOL”) published additional Q&As regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“the Act”) on March 26, 2020, which address some of the open issues regarding the...more
This past Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Eugene Scalia to be the next secretary of labor. Readers will recall that the current secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned on July 12, 2019. Acosta...more
If your company:
sells goods or services to the federal government; or -
sells goods or services to companies that use those goods or services in the products they sell to the federal government, you need to read this...more
Many companies in the technology industry pay workers as “independent contractors” or “1099 workers.” In theory, classifying individuals as independent contractors rather than employees can bestow significant economic...more
As we have previously noted, employers are increasingly resorting to arbitration agreements, waivers and releases and other strategies in an attempt to limit liability in employment matters and reduce or eliminate the risk...more
Last week, Scott Kaspar addressed the “skills gap” that concerns high-tech manufacturers with state-side production facilities. But manufacturers need employees with more than mere technical skills. Workers should be able to...more
In a long anticipated move, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that it will issue a final regulation that will extend the minimum wage and overtime premium protections afforded by the Fair Labor Standards...more