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
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OFCCP Extends the Comment Period for its Sex Discrimination NPRM
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In light of this week’s Supreme Court decision in Young v. United Parcel Service addressing the issue of accommodations and pregnancy discrimination, OFCCP has extended the public comment period for the Agency’s Sex Discrimination Regulation Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The public comment period now closes April 14, 2015.
By extending the comment period by…
There’s Still Time to Comment on OFCCP’s Proposed Sex Discrimination Rules
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OFCCP published its long-awaited Sex Discrimination Rules amidst a lot of other activity vying for our attention. Maybe you’ve not had the chance to review them (yet). But you’ve still got time. The public comment period is open until Tuesday March 31, 2015 – let your voice be heard.
Comments can be filed via fax…
OFCCP Publishes Proposed Sex Discrimination Rules
By Laura A. Mitchell on
Posted in Regulatory Update
As anticipated, OFCCP published on Friday, January 30, 2015 the Agency’s proposed Sex Discrimination Rules in the Federal Register. The public comment period is open until March 31, 2015.
We are in the process of digesting the new rules so check back soon for an in-depth analysis, including a section-by-section review of the new obligations.
OFCCP Issues Proposed Sex Discrimination Rules to Replace Sex Discrimination Guidelines
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OFCCP announced today proposed regulations which would replace its Sex Discrimination Guidelines. What’s new? First, the rules would create new obligations whereas the Guidelines were “interpretations and guidelines” regarding Executive Order 11246’s prohibition of sex discrimination. Second, given the Guidelines were issued 40 years ago, a lot has changed. Among other topics, OFCCP says the…