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In February 2017, we speculated whether the Trump Administration would eliminate the OFCCP as a possible cost-cutting measure. The discussion has continued since that time, and has, in the past weeks gathered more interest.
The latest on the topic of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) fate stems from a recommendation by the…
Continuing the fervor of activity that has filled his first days in office, President Trump has appointed Victoria Lipnic as Acting Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Commission Lipnic has served on the Commission since being appointed in 2010 by President Obama. Her current term is set to run through June 2020.
The…
Federal agencies soon will be required to engage in affirmative outreach for individuals with disabilities. The final rule issued by EEOC on December 30, 2016, will require federal agencies to take steps to increase the number of its employees that are individuals with disabilities beginning in January 2018.
This is similar to the affirmative action…
On the eve of the end of its fiscal year, the U.S. Department of Labor has released final rules for new EEO-1 Pay Data reporting obligations as well as paid sick leave regulations for federal contractors.
EEO-1 Pay Data Reporting
As highly anticipated, and a day before the deadline for the 2016 EEO-1 reporting period…
The second day of the 2016 ILG National Conference was filled with many informative sessions including those on implementing affirmative action plans, diversity initiatives, steering, and everyone’s favorite topic – pay.
The day opened with an address from EEOC Commissioner Victoria Lipnic. Commissioner Lipnic shared details of the Agency’s work studying harassment in the workplace.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
