CWC has filed written comments with OFCCP objecting to the agency’s proposal to reinstate an expanded version of its long-discontinued and highly burdensome monthly utilization reporting requirement for federal construction contractors and subcontrac

CWC WEB WORKSHOP on May 7, 2024. The Biden Administration’s Labor Department has issued revised regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act that will make thousands of additional salaried white collar workers eligible for overtime pay.

CWC’s written comments to the EEOC agree that its recently revised procedural regulations are consistent with changes required by enactment of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. At the same time, we express concern that the agency finalized the regul

In an important employment discrimination case, the U.S. Supreme Court has lowered the burden of proof on an employee to prove that an unwanted job transfer violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.

The ruling by the High Court further clarifies the scope of the transportation worker exemption contained in the Federal Arbitration Act.

Our comments to the White House Office of Management and Budget support a request for approval by the Labor Department to continue using the current version of the mandated VETS-4212 Report for another three years, noting that the form is familiar to

CWC WEB WORKSHOP on April 30, 2024. The EEOC, over the objection of two of its Commissioners, has issued final regulations interpreting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, giving the law an expansive reading that is almost certain to be challenged in

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. Our latest update covers state and local workplace law developments occurring since CWC’s last update in February.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has issued a Temporary Final Rule that automatically extends the expiration date of certain Employment Authorization Documents from 180 days to 540 days. The EAD is a “List A” I-9 d

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a new regulation that will allow employees to designate a union representative to accompany an OSHA compliance officer during a workplace safety inspection.

OFCCP has officially opened its annual online Contractor Portal by way of which covered federal contractors must certify their compliance with the agency’s AAP requirements. Certifications must be completed by July 1, 2024.

CWC has filed written comments with federal procurement agencies on a proposed new regulation covering federal contractors that would impose a salary history ban, a compensation disclosure requirement, and an employee notice requirement.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The Federal Communications Commission, in a partisan 3-2 vote, has moved forward with reinstating and making public an annual demographic report similar to the EEO-1 that covered broadcasters must file with the agency. The

CWC WEB WORKSHOP ON THURSDAY, APRIL 11. The White House Office of Management and Budget has revised the standards that federal agencies use to collect race/ethnicity data, and it will take some time before the changes are incorporated into collection

In another recent example of how diversity-related initiatives are under increasing legal challenge, a federal district court in Texas has ruled that the MBDA, an agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, discriminates on the basis of race, and

A recent ruling by a federal appeals court underscores the importance of operating DEI programs within the law.

OFCCP has announced that the annual Vets Hiring Benchmark, which most federal contractors use as their protected veterans hiring benchmark for complying with OFCCP’s affirmative action regulations under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistan

Following the EEOC’s announcement that the filing season for 2023 EEO-1 Reports will begin on April 30, 2024, updated instructions recently posted to the agency’s EEO-1 Filing website indicate that there are no changes to the process used for filing

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has completed the fiscal year H-1B visa lottery for visa recipients who will be eligible to begin working on October 1, 2024. As a reminder, employers who are eligible to file visa petitions will b

The appeals court has upheld an injunction issued by a lower court prohibiting enforcement of a 2022 Florida law that prohibits employers from requiring employees to attend mandatory DEI training, strongly suggesting that the law is both unconstituti

Six months after the beginning of the government’s 2024 fiscal year, Congress and the Biden White House finally reached a spending deal. And despite President Biden’s request for big funding increases for agencies such as OFCCP and the NLRB, they end

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The Labor Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service has submitted a formal request to the White House Office of Management and Budget to continue using the current version of the VETS-4212 form for another thre

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in a likely sign that it is getting ready to reinstate a pay data collection requirement, has released to the public a new Data Dashboard allowing users to review and sort aggregate EEO-1 “Component 2” pay

Our recently concluded 2024 Policy Conference featured 10 substantive sessions, including interactive sessions with EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows and OFCCP Acting Director Michelle Hodge.

President Biden has submitted his fiscal year 2025 budget to Congress, and as with the President’s earlier budget requests, it calls for increased funding for the EEOC and other workplace regulators as well as for major policy changes such as a paid