As a follow up to our previous blogs about EEOC’s release of its proposed changes to the EEO-1 Report, Jackson Lewis systemic and pay discrimination experts, Stephanie E. Lewis, Paul Patten, Jennifer Seda and Mickey Silberman, have poured over the proposal and provide their insights and analyses in a recent article, “
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Update: OFCCP Pay Transparency Webinar Recording and Transcript Available
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Enforcement Update, Regulatory Update
As a follow up to its two webinars on implementation of the Pay Transparency regulations, OFCCP has updated its website with links to a recording of the webinar as well as a transcript of the session.
Pay Data Reporting Proposal Published in Federal Register
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Enforcement Update, Regulatory Update
As we reported last week, EEOC has proposed an amendment to the annual EEO-1 form for the collection of employee pay data. The proposed amendment has now been officially published in the Federal Register and is available for public comment. The deadline to submit comments is April 1, 2016.
Pursuant to regulation, there will…
Breaking News: EEOC Releases Pay Data Collection Reporting Rule
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Update
Today, on the anniversary of President Obama signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the EEOC announced proposed changes to its EEO-1 report, requiring employers to submit employee W-2 earnings and hours worked. All employers with 100 or more employees would be required to comply. EEOC and OFCCP would jointly have access to the pay…
OFCCP To Host Second Webinar re Pay Transparency Rule
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Compliance Tip, Regulatory Update
In connection with the effective date of the new Pay Transparency regulations, OFCCP held a webinar on January 11, 2016, providing an overview of the requirements, discussing hypotheticals involving application of the rule and answering general questions about implementation of the rule.
For those of you who missed the webinar or were unable to…
Healthcare Providers Take Note: New Proposed Bill Would Limit OFCCP Jurisdiction
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Update
While its been quite some time since we’ve discussed the issue, it seems we have occasion again to revisit the age-old, yet unresolved, question of whether healthcare providers are covered by federal affirmative action laws and regulations. The answer to that question has been an ongoing saga in Congress and the courts. The recent history…
OFCCP Sends Final Sex Discrimination Regulations to OMB for Consideration
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Update
In a year in which OFCCP has proposed and released more new and updated regulations than any other in recent memory, it looks as though they are on track to add new Sex Discrimination Regulations to the list.
Late last week, OFCCP released to OMB (the Office of Management and Budget) the Agency’s draft “final”…
New York Substantially Increases Employer Obligations Related To Fair Pay, Pay Transparency
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Legal Update, Regulatory Update
Following the trend set by the Pay Transparency Executive Order 13665 and Governor Jerry Brown’s signing of the California Fair Pay Act, this week New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo (D) signed a series of bills aimed at significantly strengthening fair pay, “pay transparency” and other legal protections available in the workplace.
The five…
California Employers Face Tough New Fair Pay Law
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Update
As the latest example of the heightened focus on addressing pay discrimination, on October 6, 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed what many are calling the toughest equal pay law in the country – the California Fair Pay Act, an initiative designed to close the gender wage gap in the state.
At the…
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Executive Order 11246
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Update
During a week in which Washington D.C. experienced a historic visit from the Pope, those in the government contractor community had a celebration of their own – the 50th Anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 11246. The celebrations kicked off on September 24, 2015 – the actual 50th anniversary – with a celebratory reception…