By: Fred Satterwhite and Kate Hayek California’s Civil Rights Department (CA CRD) has beaten federal government agencies in the race to collect and present data using updated race and ethnicity categories…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The State of California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) has released key dates for the upcoming pay data reporting cycle. As highlighted on the CA Pay Data Reporting webpage, the 2024 cycle will begin with the portal opening for…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
While the federal government is ending most affirmative action obligations, the states continue to enforce their affirmative action requirements. The revocation of Executive Order 11246 and the various efforts to end diversity,…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
January 31, 2025 Update: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs website now lists Michael Schloss as Acting Director and Deputy Director of Policy…
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/ Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
Curious about the fundamentals of job analysis and why it's essential to a strong HR foundation? Join us this February for a webinar that will make you "fall in love" with job analysis. We'll introduce you to the basics,…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
By: Joanna Colosimo and Mitchell Chamberlin On January 23, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a statement in response to an Executive Order President Trump issued titled “Ending Illegal…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
Last night, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246 with a new Order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity." This new Order effectively ends affirmative action in employment while…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
Federal hiring is seeing a resurgence in its transformation with the Chance to Compete Act of 2024, a law designed to prioritize skills-based assessments over traditional hiring methods such as the use of degree requirements or…
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/ Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On January 8, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (“FAR Council”) published a notice in the Federal Register withdrawing last year’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) titled “Pay Equity and Transparency in…
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/ Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
As DCI has previously reported, the State of Minnesota has a pay transparency law requiring employers to include certain pay and benefits information in job postings that became effective on January 1, 2025. The pay transparency…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Pay transparency has been a major subject of interest for the states in the last few years. While there is no federal law regarding pay transparency that affects all organizations, there are many different laws that various…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Organizations with supply and service contracts with the Federal government are required to comply with multiple sets of regulations in the affirmative action and equal employment opportunity space. Organizations that are new…
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/ Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
The state of California has had a flurry of activity over the past two years intending to regulate the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in making consequential decisions, including in employment. The purpose of these laws is…
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/ Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On November 29, 2024, a proposal was issued in the Federal Register to change thresholds regarding laws enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and other agencies. This…
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/ Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
On November 21, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a guide intended to assist federal contractors in fighting harassment in the construction industry. As the federal government has made major…
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/ Construction Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law