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The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal... more +

The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal agency records and enforce that right in a court of law. However, not all agency records can be requested; there are nine exempt categories of information. In addition to the federal law, many states have passed their own freedom of information acts. These acts are often similar but not always identical to the federal version. less -

Teaming Up? EEOC and DOL Announce Enhanced Enforcement Efforts

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/21/2023

Last week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) issued a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that announced they are partnering for the...more

OFCCP Week In Review - March 2023 #4

DirectEmployers Association on 3/27/2023

...DHI Group Inc. (“DHI”) is a job-search website operator posting corporate job vacancies for technology professionals on its Dice.com website. DHI has now agreed to settle numerous U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...more

Is Your EEO-1 Report At Risk of Disclosure?

Cozen O'Connor on 9/1/2022

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice on August 19 in the Federal Register informing all federal contractors that it had received a Freedom of Information Act...more

OFCCP Plans to Disclose Confidential Employer EEO-1 Data: Can Employers Protect Their Information?

Littler on 8/22/2022

On August 19, 2022, OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register for the stated purpose of advising employers that in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, it is planning to produce confidential...more

More Tweaks To The IL Equal Pay Act

Amundsen Davis LLC on 7/1/2021

On June 25, 2021, Governor Pritzker signed into law additional amendments to the IL Equal Pay Act of 2003. March 2021 Amendments (Recap)- As outlined in our March 23, 2021 blog article, Will Employers Have to Give 1%...more

Illinois Enacts Equal Pay Certification Follow-Up Amendments

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/30/2021

Signed by Governor J.B. Pritzker into law June 25, 2021, new amendments to the Equal Pay Act of 2003 alter and clarify the practical implications of obtaining an equal pay registration certificate under the Act...more

The Supreme Court - January 14, 2019

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 1/15/2019

On Friday, January 11, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in the following eight cases: Fort Bend County v. Davis, No. 18-525: Whether Title VII’s administrative exhaustion requirement, 42...more

EEOC Issues FY 2018 Performance Report

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/16/2018

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reported significant increases in its outreach efforts and enforcement actions to prevent and remedy unlawful employment discrimination during fiscal year...more

EEOC Ramps up Outreach and Enforcement in FY 2018 to Address Workplace Discrimination

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... on 11/9/2018

Agency Met Increased Public Demand for Information, Training and Online Services - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) responded to a significant increase this past fiscal year in calls,...more

EEOC Follows Through: Comp Data Will Be Required In EEO-1 Reports

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 10/3/2016

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced yesterday that it will require employers with 100 or more employees to include compensation data in their annual EEO-1 reports. Employers will be required to provide this...more

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