What You Need to Know:
Washington’s new mini-WARN Act applies to smaller employers with 50 or more full-time employees unlike the federal WARN Act which only applies to employers with 100 or more employees....more
At a Glance The Department of Justice (DOJ) will use the False Claims Act (FCA) to investigate and pursue claims against entities that violate federal civil rights laws, including anti-discrimination and equal employment...more
Key Takeaways -
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 Report filing opened on May 20, 2025, with a submission deadline of June 24, 2025, and no extensions being granted....more
On May 14, 2025, the Missouri Senate voted 22-11 to repeal portions of Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that increases the state’s minimum wage and requires employers to provide earned paid sick leave....more
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The 2024 EEO-1 Report is expected to open May 20 pending approval of the instruction book and justification....more
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Disparate impact liability holds employers accountable for policies that appear neutral, but disproportionately harm a protected group, even without discriminatory intent....more
On April 29, 2025, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled to uphold Proposition A, the voter-approved initiative that increases the state’s minimum wage and requires employers to provide earned paid sick leave. The law will take...more
The earned paid sick time provisions of Proposition A are set to take effect on May 1, 2025. Missouri Proposition A requires employers to provide employees working in Missouri at least 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours...more
4/7/2025
/ Constitutional Challenges ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Employment Policies ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Minimum Wage ,
New Legislation ,
Notice Requirements ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws
On March 20, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued two key pieces of guidance: What To Do If You Experience Discrimination Related to DEI at Work and What You Should Know About DEI-Related...more
3/24/2025
/ Disparate Treatment ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hostile Environment ,
Race Discrimination ,
Retaliation ,
Reverse Discrimination ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Title VII
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order revoking Executive Order 11246, which imposes anti-discrimination and affirmative action requirements on federal government contractors and subcontractors. This...more
In the 2024 election, Missouri voters approved Proposition A, a measure that raises the minimum wage beginning January 1, 2025, and introduces mandatory earned paid sick leave for most workers effective May 1, 2025....more
12/2/2024
/ Compliance ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Labor Regulations ,
Minimum Wage ,
Paid Leave ,
Paid Sick Leave ,
Paid Time Off (PTO) ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On November 15, 2024, the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) online, identifying contractors who will be receiving an audit scheduling letter...more
On October 29, 2024, the Office of Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a notice in the Federal Register about a request for Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Reports (the “Consolidated Reports”) for 2021. (The request is...more
On June 7, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released its first Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for fiscal year 2024. Specifically, this list identifies around 500 federal supply...more
Tuesday, June 4, 2024, is the deadline to submit and certify the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 Report to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). While the deadline has been extended occasionally in prior years, no such...more
6/3/2024
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that the Contractor Portal for federal contractors and subcontractors to certify compliance with their affirmative action plan (AAP) obligations opened on...more
On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will open the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 Report for employers to report the race, ethnicity and gender of their employees. The EEO-1 reporting period...more
2/29/2024
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
As previously reported, in late December 2023, the Northern District of California ordered OFCCP to release the EEO-1 reports of federal contractors it had previously withheld from production based on various exemptions under...more
2/16/2024
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
Despite objections by thousands of employers and its own continuing review of records, the OFCCP has been ordered by a federal court to produce all EEO-1 Type 2 reports of federal prime contractors and first-tier...more
1/25/2024
/ Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Document Requests ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
On October 31, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will open the 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Report for employers to report the race, ethnicity and gender of their employees (by job category) with a due date...more
9/8/2023
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, private sector employers with 100 or more employees and certain federal contractors with 50 or more employees are required to provide demographic information of their...more
8/2/2023
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
OMB ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
The Equal Opportunity Clause in federal contracts requires employers to post a notice for employees regarding nondiscrimination. The Officer of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) adopted a new updated poster. In...more
Yesterday OFCCP announced that it is extending the deadline to respond to and submit objections pursuant to its August 19, 2022, Notice in the Federal Register regarding a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request from Will...more
9/16/2022
/ Document Requests ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour
On August 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published a Notice in the Federal Register regarding a Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request from Will Evans, a...more
8/30/2022
/ Comment Period ,
Confidential Information ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Document Requests ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Federal Contractors ,
FOIA ,
OFCCP ,
Pay Data ,
Wage and Hour
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it will open the 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Report on April 12, 2022 with a due date of May 17, 2022. The EEOC’s announcement indicates that both dates are...more
1/13/2022
/ Data Collection ,
EEO-1 ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Equal Pay ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Labor Regulations ,
Pay Data ,
Pay Discrimination ,
Pay Gap ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Wage and Hour