Employers in New Jersey should take note of a recent state superior court appellate division ruling that expanded the scope of an employee’s wage discrimination claim under the Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act, including allowing...more
11/25/2025
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Audits ,
Discovery ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Pay ,
New Jersey ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Wage and Hour
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a foundational anti-discrimination law that covers almost all employers in the United States. For federal contractors, Title VII was often overshadowed by the affirmative action...more
President Trump has nominated Carter Crow to serve as the general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). With a degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Crow has spent twenty-five years...more
On November 6, 2025, President Trump named Andrea Lucas as the Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Lucas has served as Acting Chair of the EEOC since being appointed to that position by President...more
On October 7, 2025, Brittany Panuccio was confirmed by the United States Senate as a Commissioner at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by a vote of 51-47. Her addition to the commission will restore the...more
It is being reported that the Director of the Office of Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), Catherine Eschbach, will be leaving the agency to begin working at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as the...more
10/1/2025
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Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
OFCCP ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Section 503 ,
Trump Administration
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released an updated hiring benchmark for protected veterans. Effective July 30, 2025, the national benchmark provided by OFCCP for contractors to use in their...more
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is proposing changes to the forms used to file complaints of employment discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors. The proposed changes would remove...more
On Tuesday, July 1, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a proposal to rescind the Executive Order (EO) 11246 regulations – a widely expected action after President Trump signed EO 14173 in January, which directed the DOL to...more
At Berkshire, we know that the best business decisions are grounded in a thorough review of data. Decisions about your employees should be no different. Even as compliance requirements change, there are many reasons why...more
On May 15, 2025, a Texas federal court issued a ruling that vacates portions of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) harassment guidance that expanded the definition of sexual harassment under Title VII to...more
On February 19, 2025, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas issued a statement re-affirming the agency’s commitment to protecting American workers from anti-American bias in employment. Upon...more
On February 3, 2025, multiple groups filed a lawsuit against President Trump and members of his administration, asking the court to halt and declare unconstitutional two executive orders that are aimed at ending diversity...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been busy since President Trump took office on January 20, 2025. On January 21st, 2025, the President appointed Andrea Lucas as Acting Chair of the EEOC. She has served...more
2/3/2025
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Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Gender Identity ,
Labor Reform ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
Termination ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration