As anticipated, the U.S. Senate has confirmed the nomination of Republican Janet Dhillon as the Chairwoman of the EEOC. Ms. Dhillon joins Republican Victoria Lipnic, who has been Acting Chair, and Democrat Charlotte Burrows. According to EEOC’s website, Ms. Burrows’ term ends July 1, 2019.
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EEOC Provides Pay Data Reporting Update
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The past few weeks have seen a flow of new developments involving the recently reinstated EEO-1 pay data reporting obligations. And Friday, May 3rd, was no exception. At the same time EEOC was announcing its decision to collect pay data for 2017 as well as 2018, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) was filing a Notice of Appeal of Judge Tanya S. Chutkan’s Order reinstating the pay data reporting obligation.
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EEOC Decides to Collect 2017 Pay Data In Addition to Data for 2018
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One of the biggest outstanding questions about the recently reinstated pay data reporting obligation was whether employers will be required to provide more than one year of pay data during this reporting cycle. EEOC has made its decision. In an advance copy of a notice to be posted in the federal register May 3, EEOC puts employers on notice that it will seek to collect data for 2017 in addition to 2018.
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EEOC Posts Notice About EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting As Required
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As ordered by Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, EEOC has posted the following notice on its website alerting employers to the new EEO-1 pay data requirement. The Notice indicates EEOC has not yet decided whether it will collect 2017 or 2019 data in addition to the current year of pay data. EEOC has until May 3 to report its decision on this point to the Court and employers.
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Additional Pay Data Reporting Order Details
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It’s here and it’s real. The written order memorializing Judge Chutkan’s oral Order setting the September 30, 2019 deadline for collection of employer pay data reveals these additional details:
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Breaking News: Judge Orders EEOC to Collect Pay Data by September 30th
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Judge Orders Hearing in EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Case
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It appears employers will need to wait a bit longer to learn when they will be required to file their EEO-1 pay data.
In an order filed April 11, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan set a hearing for 2:00 p.m. Eastern on April 16, 2019 for the parties to present their cases regarding the…
EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting Update
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In a status update filed April 3, 2019, the government informed the court that EEOC could complete collection of the required EEO-1 Component 2 pay data by September 30, 2019, but only if it utilized a third party data collector to do so.
The update was filed in response to Judge Tanya S. Chutkan’s…
UPDATE: EEOC Has Until April 3 to Advise About Pay Data Reporting
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In the continually developing story of employee pay data reporting, the Judge who overturned the stay on the EEO-1 reporting obligation has granted the government until April 3 to inform employers as to whether they will be required to report pay data as part of this year’s EEO-1 reporting cycle, which opened Monday, March 18th…
OFCCP Issues Directive Regarding Religious Freedom
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As we reported last week, in light of three Supreme Court cases addressing religious freedoms, OFCCP has issued a new Directive 2018-3 and a press release regarding “religion-exercising” organizations and individuals. The Directive cites three recent Supreme Court cases as well as Executive Orders issued by President Trump. With respect to the court cases,…