This year, employers in California have updated pay data reports to submit to the state’s Civil Rights Department (CRD). Senate Bill (SB) 1162, passed in 2022, updated previous employee pay data reporting obligations and created an entirely new obligation to pay data reporting related to “employees hired through labor contractors.” This year, these pay
Regulatory Reminder
Annual VETS Reporting Portal Open
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Reminder
Even though it feels as thought we are still in the midst of summer, the time is here for annual VETS-4212 reporting. The portal is now open for the 2018 filing season which started on August 1, 2018 and ends on September 30, 2018.
If you recall, last year, VETS clarified that in addition…
Federal Contractor Paid Sick Leave in Effect
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Reminder
As the first quarter of 2018 nears its end, and we are adjusting to an extra hour of daylight (and an hour less sleep this weekend) we wanted to take a moment to remind you about the Paid Sick Leave obligations that went into effect in January 2017 for covered contractors. For a refresher of…
EEO-1 Survey Portal Open for Reporting
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Reminder
The portal is now open for employers to file their 2017 EEO-1 Surveys. The deadline to file this year is March 31, 2018. Following a reprieve in 2017, this will be employers’ first filing since the Fall of 2016. While giving employers a break from reporting, the hiatus also allowed the EEO-1 Joint Reporting…
It’s Time to be Thinking about your 2018 EEO-1 Reports
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Reminder
Now that you’ve successfully filed your 2017 VETS-4212 reports, it’s time to focus on EEO-1 reporting. Most employers are not accustomed to focusing on EEO-1 reporting going into a new year, but following the filing reprieve in 2017, employers need to make sure they are prepared to file in 2018.
As previously reported, federal…
Important Clarification Received Regarding 2018 VETS-4212 Filings
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Reminder, Regulatory Update
It’s that time of year again to start preparing for the annual required VETS-4212 filing. Nothing will change for this year (2017) reporting cycle. Starting August 1, 2017, contractors will be able to file their 2017 reports through the reporting portal. Note, anything filed before August 1, 2017 will be recorded as part of…
‘Tis the Season . . . for EEO-1 & VETS-4212 Reporting
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Compliance Tip, Regulatory Reminder
It rolls around each year: back to school, Labor Day, football season and the September 30th deadline for government reporting. While next year may bring changes given the proposed EEO-1 pay report, the filing obligations remained unchanged for this year.
Extensions
Of note, we suspect the deadlines may not be automatically extended this year…
Federal Contractors and Job Seekers: A Checklist Of Career Website Requirements
By Laura A. Mitchell on
OFCCP’s Pay Transparency regulations recently went into effect and with it came new information dissemination obligations for contractors with respect to job seekers. OFCCP recently held a webinar in which they discussed these obligations. In addition, the agency recently updated its website to include a section specifically addressing employer obligations surrounding posting of the Pay…
Pay Transparency Obligations Are Now Effective
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Enforcement Reminder, Regulatory Reminder
Happy New Year! For the government contractor community 2016 seems to be picking up right where 2015 left off – with implementation of new compliance obligations.
Eleven days into the new year and federal contractors are now subject to Executive Order 13665 – the Pay Transparency Executive Order. While January 11, 2016 is officially…
Another EEO-1 Filing Rule Change
By Laura A. Mitchell on
As we previously reported, the annual EEO-1 Reporting portal has opened and along with it some changes to the reporting requirements. Probably the most impactful change is the new requirement that companies may no longer file more than one EEO-1 report for the same address if the North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is…