While the federal government is ending most affirmative action obligations, the states continue to enforce their affirmative action requirements. The revocation of Executive Order 11246 and the various efforts to end...more
Pay transparency has been a major subject of interest for the states in the last few years. While there is no federal law regarding pay transparency that affects all organizations, there are many different laws that various...more
On November 29, 2024, a proposal was issued in the Federal Register to change thresholds regarding laws enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and other agencies....more
Affirmative action is typically not a major focus for construction companies. With the difficulty of finding qualified workers, finishing complex projects, and dealing with a myriad of government regulations, affirmative...more
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released guidance to help prevent employment discrimination in the construction industry. A document containing this guidance entitled “Combating Employment...more
States and cities across the United States are enacting pay transparency laws requiring employers to publicly disclose pay ranges in job advertisements. However, with no set standards for disclosing pay ranges, employers with...more
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has given final approval to a monthly data collection from construction companies. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) had requested this data collection in...more
Massachusetts has enacted a law requiring pay reporting by organizations with 100 or more employees in Massachusetts. This pay reporting is part of the Salary Range Transparency law that was signed by the Governor of...more
Massachusetts has joined various other states in enacting a pay transparency law. Effective July 31, 2025, employers with 25 or more employees in Massachusetts must include a pay range in any advertisement or job posting used...more
On July 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a revised version of form CC-257 that would collect data on construction employees working for federal...more
A recent settlement between Qdoba Restaurant Corporation and multiple applicants for employment shows the significance of pay transparency laws that have been instituted throughout the United States. The Qdoba settlement...more
The U.S. Census Bureau intends to test new questions that will be used for survey respondents to provide information on their sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). A formal request to test these questions was...more
The State of Minnesota has become the latest in a group of states to require pay transparency for job applicants. On May 17, 2024, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed the Omnibus Labor and Industry policy bill. The bill...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has been heavily focused on construction projects since 2020. On Thursday, April 25th, OFCCP designated 16 federally funded construction...more
On March 28, 2024, the White House Office of Management and Budget issued new guidance on the collection of race and ethnicity data by federal agencies. OMB revised Statistical Policy Directive (SPD) 15, which is labelled...more
The deadline for Illinois pay reporting was March 23, 2024. Organizations covered by the pay reporting provisions of the Illinois Equal Pay Act were required to complete an application for an Illinois Equal Pay Reporting...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released its budget justification for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The budget justification provides information on priorities the agency is...more
A revised version of the Washington, D.C. wage transparency law will become effective on June 30, 2024. The District has had a wage transparency law in effect since 2014. The previous version of the law prohibited employers...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently released several proposals that would place new requirements on construction companies involved in federal construction projects....more
In July of 2021, OFCCP dramatically changed the letter that is used to open compliance reviews for construction companies. This letter, called a scheduling letter, includes an itemized listing of materials that must be...more
On January 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it has selected Ronald Sullivan as Regional Director for the agency’s Southwest and Rocky Mountain...more
There are new pay transparency laws in two states, Hawaii and Colorado, that are effective on January 1, 2024. Hawaii’s pay transparency law first became effective on January 1, while Colorado’s pay transparency law...more
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for federal contractors involved in construction projects. The new FAQs are meant to...more
On Friday, October 6, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that there would be 12 additional compliance reviews of construction megaprojects. The agency had previously provided a list of...more
During the week of September 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) sent a flood of scheduling letters to federal contractors and subcontractors. It is not clear...more