The EEOC has announced an increase to the monetary fine for employers who fail to post the proper Title VII postings. The penalty is now $525 per violation, a 150% increase from the previous $210 fine. Pursuant to Title VII, the Americans with Disability Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), employers are
Comments Submitted on EEO-1 Pay Data Proposal
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As part of the vibrant dialogue currently underway surrounding the EEOC’s proposal for modification of the annual EEO-1 Report to include information on pay, Jackson Lewis submitted feedback for the Agency’s consideration.
During the public comment period, which closed April 1, 2016, Matt Camardella, Stephanie Lewis, Jennifer Seda and Stacey Bastone prepared and…
EEOC’s Proposed Pay Data Collection: What You Should Be Thinking About Now
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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, “…
Pay Data Reporting Proposal Published in Federal Register
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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
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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…
Protecting Your Proactive Pay Analyses
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Posted in Compliance Tip, Enforcement Reminder
The Obama Administration has made it clear that closing the persistent gender “wage gap” is one of its top EEO priorities. As such, OFCCP has ramped up its enforcement of equal pay laws, including rewriting its compensation investigation guidelines with Agency Directive 307, revamping its Division of Statistical Analyses, and reinventing the pay…
EEOC Issues Updated Pregnancy Discrimination Guidance
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Posted in Case Law update, Regulatory Update
Responding to the recent United States Supreme Court decision in Young v. UPS, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued revised Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues. In its press release announcing the updated guidance, the Agency explained the update to its previously released guidance were limited in scope and…
32nd Annual Industry Liaison Group National Conference
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Hello from the 2014 ILG National Conference in beautiful Washington, D.C. The theme of this year’s conference is “Celebrate 50 Years of Civil Rights” and the conference opens tomorrow morning with an address from Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez. Key officials from OFCCP and EEOC as well as leading practitioners are scheduled to present…
OFCCP Sends Proposed Disability Self-Identification Form to OMB
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Under OFCCP’s new 503 regulations covering individuals with disabilities, employers must use the prescribed form to be provided by OFCCP to solicit disability status of applicants and employees. OFCCP has sent to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. It can be found here. OMB must approve this form before OFCCP can…
Complaint Alleges Aggressive, Reaching EEOC Investigations
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We’ve previously written that the EEOC appears to be converting allegations of individual claims into nationwide, systemic discrimination investigations and we have yet another example to share with you.
According to a recently filed complaint, EEOC is alleged to have engaged in “fishing expeditions” searching for potential class members and complaints of discrimination by…