Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 31, 2017, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) renewed the disability self-ID form. The form was set to expire at the end of business, however, OMB’s action extends the self-ID form’s...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On September 29, 2016, the OMB approved the EEOC’s revisions to the EEO-1 report. Beginning in 2018, employers with 100+ employees will be required to annually report pay and hours data to the EEOC for its...more
9/30/2016
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
OFCCP ,
OMB ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Payroll Records ,
Reporting Requirements ,
W-2 ,
Wage and Hour
Seyfarth Synopsis: Today the OFCCP issued final sex discrimination regulations, which were updated for the first time since the 1970s. While the Final Rule seeks to align requirements in accordance with “current law,” many of...more
6/15/2016
/ Employee Restrooms ,
Federal Contractors ,
Final Rules ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Medical Leave ,
New Guidance ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Pregnancy ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Transgender
Seyfarth Synopsis in a Second: Seyfarth Shaw submitted comments on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and standalone comments on behalf of the Firm and its clients responding to the EEOC’s proposal to mandate that...more
Today, the Office of Federal Contract and Compliance Programs (OFCCP), launched its “Class Member Locator,” a website designed to help the agency “identify protected class members” that may have been affected by illegal...more
Today the Department of Labor announced its Final Rule implementing Executive Order 13665, which promotes pay transparency and openness by allowing employees and applicants to share information about their pay and...more
9/11/2015
/ Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Register ,
Hiring & Firing ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Secrecy ,
Transparency Directive ,
Wage and Hour
This year continues to be an active one for employers who are federal contractors or subcontractors. Most recently, yesterday President Obama continued the trend of using Executive Orders where legislative solutions have...more
9/10/2015
/ Compliance ,
Contractors ,
Davis-Bacon Act ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Handbooks ,
Equal Opportunities ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Minimum Wage ,
NLRA ,
Obama Administration ,
OFCCP ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Posting Requirements ,
Section 503 ,
Sick Leave ,
Subcontractors ,
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) ,
Wage and Hour
The new and expansive standard for joint-employer status adopted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) last week has significant implications that extend beyond employer liability for collective bargaining obligations...more