In recognition of the 15th anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, the Biden administration released on Monday, January 29th, a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that would prohibit federal contractors from using job applicant’s prior salary history when setting pay and would require federal contractors to post the expected
Pay Equity
EEOC Renews Request to Close Component 2 Pay Data Portal
EEOC has filed another Motion with the court seeking an Order deeming Component 2 pay data collection complete. In its most recent filing, EEOC requests the Court to revisit its previous decision and deem the collection obligation satisfied or, in the alternative, provide clarification “regarding the response rate at which the Court will deem the…
Breaking News: OFCCP Could Be Close To Rescinding Current Compensation Directive
Bloomberg Law is reporting OFCCP may soon rescind the controversial Directive 307, which has been in place since early 2013, and sets out the Agency’s current methodology for analyzing pay. In its place, Bloomberg reports OFCCP will direct compliance officers to review compensation based on pay groupings established by the contractor. If the directive…
New Pay Equity Advisor Blog Launched
As we continue to see issues of pay equity arise on a daily basis, Jackson Lewis is pleased to announce the launch of its Pay Equity Advisor blog. The blog was created to provide updates and practical strategies to employers facing hot button issues surrounding compensation and pay equity as the call for pay transparency…
Complimentary Webinar: What should you do now to prepare for EEO-1 Annual Pay Data Reporting
EEO-1 Annual Pay Data Reporting Has Arrived: What Should Employers Do Now?
As we’ve been reporting, the new EEO-1 reporting rules require employers with 100 or more employees to annually report W-2 earnings, work hours, race/ethnicity and gender for all U.S. employees, separately for each location.
First reporting will be on 2017 data. The first…
‘Tis the Season . . . for EEO-1 & VETS-4212 Reporting
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…
Companies Feeling Pressure to Confirm they Pay Employees “Equally”
Increasingly, high-profile companies in the tech industry are feeling the pressure to publicly share employee pay information and address any existing “pay gaps.” This has led to a number of recent press releases from Silicon Valley employers proclaiming “equal pay” within their organizations.
Most recently, in connection with Equal Pay Day, Facebook, Inc.…
Happy New Year! 2015 is Going to be an Exciting and Eventful Year for Government Contractors. . .
Get a jump start on the year and come learn what you need to know about all of the new and upcoming obligations for federal contractors. Join us at The OFCCP Institute’s first conference of 2015 in San Francisco on February 25th and 26th.
We will do a deep dive into the…
Dr. Marika Litras Appointed OFCCP Director of the Division of Program Operations
OFCCP has announced Dr. Marika Litras as the new Director of the Division of Program Operations. Dr. Litras has dedicated her career to public service. She has previously held roles within OFCCP as a Senior Statistician, Director of Regional Operations in the Pacific, Director of the Functional Affirmative Action Program and, most recently, as Deputy…
No Surprises: Pay Equity Rockets to Top of OFCCP Regulatory Agenda
The Department of Labor and OFCCP recently released its 2014 Spring Regulatory Agenda and there really are no surprises. The Agenda reflects some of the Agency’s same agenda items as in years past along with items prioritized by President Obama’s recent executive actions.
The old:
- OFCCP has once again pushed back the timeline for
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