June 11, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

EEOC Halts Funding for State and Local Investigations of Transgender Bias and Disparate Impact

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will no longer reimburse state and local agencies for investigating gender identity, transgender, or disparate impact claims. However, states may continue to fund such investigations on their own, and plaintiffs may still seek redress in federal court. A May 20 memorandum from the EEOC’s Office of Field Programs announced the policy shift, which applies retroactively to January 20,...
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May 28, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

CWC’s Guide to New Jersey State Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements

The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated a resource to help CWC members understand the equal employment opportunity and affirmative action obligations that New Jersey imposes on its state contractors. The New Jersey Treasury Department’s Division of Public Contracts Equal Employment Opportunity Compliance administers New Jersey’s contract compliance program. The division has published guidance, required...
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May 14, 2025
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Category: State and Local Law

CWC Interstate: April/May 2025 Update

On the state and local level, recent developments include: Ban-the-Box — Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled that an employer cannot discharge an employee based on a non-criminal citation. Paid Leave — Maine employers must register through the Paid Leave Portal. Maryland postponed its Family And Medical Leave Insurance program. Missouri’s paid sick leave law took effect May 1. Employers can access a model notice on the...
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May 12, 2025
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Category: AAP

CWC’s Guide to Wisconsin State Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit association, has updated its resource about the equal employment opportunity and affirmative action obligations that Wisconsin imposes on its contractors. The Wisconsin Department of Administration manages Wisconsin’s contract compliance program. WDA has published guidance, forms, and templates for contractors’ affirmative action programs, as well as a short guidance document on AAP...
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April 23, 2025
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Category: Policies and Practices

New CWC Resource on State Non-Compete Agreement Restrictions

A new resource about state rules on non-compete agreements is available from the Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association. This resource is designed to help CWC members navigate non-compete standards across the 50 states and Washington, D.C. A non-compete agreement is a legal contract between an employer and an employee that restricts the employee from engaging in specified activities...
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March 25, 2025
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Category: State and Local Law

CWC Interstate: February/March 2025 Update

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has issued an update of state and local workplace requirements. Many developments relate to wage and hour topics: Michigan SB 8 increased the state’s minimum wage to $12.48. It will continue to increase annually until reaching $15 in 2027, after which it will be adjusted annually for inflation. Michigan HB 4002 implemented employer-friendly...
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March 20, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

New CWC State And Local AAP Development And Submission Requirements Resource

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has published a new resource that covers state and local affirmative action program development and submission requirements for contractors. The resource — CWC’s State and Local AAP Development and Submission Requirements — highlights jurisdictions where contractors are required or could be asked to maintain or submit qualitative or quantitative...
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February 18, 2025
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Category: Artificial Intelligence

Updated California Proposed AI Rules Published

California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) has updated its proposed regulations for employers’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated decision-making systems. The updated proposed rules expressly state that an employer’s failure to test AI tools for bias could be relevant to a discrimination claim. The new version of the proposed rules also removes language creating liability for AI developers and a definition of...
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February 06, 2025
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Category: Compensation

CWC’s Filing Guide for California’s 2024 Pay Data Reporting Requirements

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated its Filing Guide for meeting California’s annual pay data reporting requirements. The updated guide covers the rules for filing the report for 2024, which is due May 14, 2025. This guide provides tips on the steps that a covered company should follow when pulling the data for...
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February 06, 2025
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Category: State and Local Law

CWC Interstate: January/February 2025 Update

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, presents an update of state and local workplace compliance requirements that occurred since December. Three states had developments about paid leave: Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Acttakes effect February 21. It requires employers with 10 or more employees to allow their employees to accrue at least 1 hour of paid...
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