Illinois’s Equal Pay Registration Certificate Portal Experiences Technical Difficulties

Illinois’s Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) portal is experiencing technical issues when employers submit a pay report that categorizes employees as Middle Eastern or North African (MENA). Until Illinois resolves these glitches, employers should use “Some other race alone” instead of MENA when submitting employee demographic data, the Illinois Department of Labor told the Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated...

CWC Resource on Mandatory BLS Surveys

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has developed a resource to help its members understand their obligations under state laws to respond to surveys conducted by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). BLS collects and publishes information about the U.S. labor market and economy. In collaboration with the states, BLS sends out requests for...

CWC Interstate: July-August Update Published

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, presents the latest edition in its ongoing CWC Interstate series. This update summarizes significant state and local workplace compliance requirements that have occurred since June. The July/August Interstate covers a range of topics, including: Fair Employment Affirmative action (Ohio) Artificial intelligence discrimination (California) Drug testing (Iowa) Lactation accommodation (Illinois,...