USCIS is lengthening the automatic extension period of Green Cards to 36 months for lawful permanent residents who file a timely application for renewal (Form I-90). An employee will be able to use an expired Green Card and a Form I-90 receipt notice

The minimum wage rate on certain government contracts subject to coverage under separate Executive Orders issued by Presidents Obama and Biden will increase on January 1, 2025.

Our updated template is designed to assist CWC’s federal contractor members with meeting their OFCCP compliance obligations toward individuals with disabilities and protected veterans.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. Our latest update of state and local workplace compliance requirements summarizes developments that have occurred since our last update in August.

With the government scheduled to run out of funding on September 30, Congress has approved a short-term stop-gap measure to keep the doors open until December 20, 2024.

Beginning in 2026, CWC members that have workers in the European Union will be required to comply with extensive pay transparency and reporting requirements.

We are pleased to provide an updated version of this popular CWC resource.

Earlier this year, the EEOC sued multiple employers for failing to file mandatory EEO-1 reports. Those lawsuits are now settling with detailed agreements by the employers on steps they will take to comply.

Continuing its focus on diversity within the high tech workforce and the high tech sector itself, the EEOC has issued another report concluding that women and minorities are still underrepresented.

Although rarely invoked, the appeals court applied the doctrine of “equitable tolling” in this case to extend the deadline for filing a charge with the EEOC based on the agency’s incompetence in handling the charging party’s inquiries.

In a ruling that has implications for pending legal challenges to Biden Administration revisions to the FLSA’s white collar overtime exemption regulations, the appeals court has ruled the Department of Labor has authority to impose a salary level tes

Our updated template is designed to assist CWC’s federal contractor members with meeting their OFCCP compliance obligations.

The EEOC’s first lawsuit brought under the PWFA serves as a reminder that federal law now requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodations to employees for known limitations related to pregnancy.

In a little-noticed but potentially significant policy development, President Biden has issued an Executive Order that establishes a precedent for awarding future government contracts based on union-friendly policies.

Our updated ADA Reasonable Accommodation Compliance Guide answers questions that could arise as an employer works through the interactive process laid out in Americans with Disabilities Act compliance guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportuni

In the first such Early Resolution Conciliation Agreement that we’ve seen during the Biden Administration, the agency has agreed to a multi-year nationwide audit moratorium of the contractor’s establishments in return for an agreement by the contract

The state of Washington’s pay transparency law has generated a lot of litigation against employers since it went into effect in 2023. The reason: a private right of action which allows employees and applicants to sue for alleged violations.

In light of recent data showing increasing drug use among full-time employees, we’ve updated our primer on the 1988 Drug-Free Workplace Act.

Item 21 on the Itemized Listing that accompanies OFCCP’s Scheduling Letter has generated confusion regarding how to respond. Our memo offers some guidance.

A bill sponsored by Republican Vice-Presidential candidate J.D. Vance has drawn attention from some of our members. CWC’s memo explains the bill’s potential impact if enacted.

The Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board have jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government’s antitrust enforcement agencies committing to share information that could help in alleged anticompetitive merger in

The federal appeals court has thrown out the Biden Administration’s 2021 rule governing how tipped employees should be paid, finding that the rule is contrary to the statutory language of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. Our latest update of state and local workplace compliance requirements covers developments that have occurred since our last update in July.

The appeals court found that an employee claiming religious discrimination under Title VII could not connect his actions to his beliefs.

CWC has filed written comments with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in support of the agency’s decision to drop controversial blacklisting provisions from the proposed overhaul of its procurement regulations.