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November 25, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

President-Elect Trump Taps Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer To Be Secretary of Labor

President-elect Donald Trump (R-Oregon) has named Oregon Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer as his choice to be the next Secretary of Labor. The first-term Congresswoman is an unconventional choice in view of her support for the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act (H.R. 20), legislation that would rewrite labor law in favor of organized labor. Sean O’Brien, the general president of...
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November 21, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

OFCCP Posts New “CSAL” Flagging 2000 Entities for Compliance Audits

OFCCP’s latest Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) puts some 2,000 federal contractor entities on notice that they’ve been flagged for an upcoming compliance audit. According to the newly posted FY 2025 CSAL Supply & Service Scheduling List, Release – 1 and updated FAQs, OFCCP has identified 1,880 establishments for standard compliance reviews, 60 establishments for Corporate Management Compliance Evaluation (CMCE) reviews, 48 entities...
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November 21, 2024
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Category: ADA

CWC’s Supreme Court Brief Argues Only Qualified Individuals Can Bring ADA Discrimination Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court should rule that a retired firefighter cannot bring an employment discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to a friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association. The case, Stanley v. City of Sanford, Florida, involves a challenge by a retired employee who elected disability retirement 15 years after...
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November 21, 2024
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Category: DOL

DOL’s Increase to Minimum Salary Threshold for White-Collar Overtime Exemption Blocked Nationwide

A federal court has vacated a Labor Department rule that increased the minimum salary level for the “white-collar” overtime exemption. Therefore, the prior minimum salary threshold of $684 weekly is back in effect. The opinion came November 15 by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Texas v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor. The Biden Administration’s final...
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November 20, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

DOL Reports Recovery of Back Wages for FLSA Violations Decreased in FY 2024

DOL’s recovery of back wages for violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, according to limited enforcement data reported by the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division. The amount of back wages collected by WHD decreased by 4% in fiscal year 2024 compared with the amount collected in FY 2023. In...
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November 18, 2024
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Category: Policies and Practices

CWC’s Guide To Implementing a Compliant Reduction-In-Force

In light of several recent headlines announcing significant layoffs, the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated its guide on conducting reductions-in-force (RIFs). CWC’s guide, entitled “Guide To Implementing a Compliant Reduction-In-Force,” reviews the major areas of risk that can arise for an employer in connection with a RIF. Four areas stand out as the most concerning...
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November 14, 2024
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Category: Policies and Practices

CFPB Warns That Certain Workplace Monitoring Technologies May Trigger Fair Credit Reporting Act

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued guidance warning that employers who use specific types of workplace monitoring technologies may inadvertently be risking liability under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Some workplace technology providers may satisfy the definition of a “consumer reporting agency” under the FCRA, according to CFPB’s Circular 2024-06—entitled Background Dossiers and Algorithmic Scores for Hiring, Promotion, and...
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November 13, 2024
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

CWC’s Updated College and University Graduate Diversity Data Resources, 2022-2023

Demographic data related to academic degrees conferred by U.S. colleges and universities during the 2022-2023 academic year is now available in a series of tables prepared by the Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association. CWC devised the tables to assist its members in formulating their college and university recruitment strategies. The tables contain the most recent demographic...
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November 13, 2024
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Category: Veterans

CWC Members Once Again Among DOL’s Annual “HIRE Vets Medallion Award” Winners

Several CWC members received a HIRE Vets Medallion Award this year. The U.S. Labor Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) announces the awards in conjunction with Veterans Day. The HIRE Vets Medallion Award was created in 2017 as part of the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (the “HIRE Vets Act”).  The award is designed to...
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November 11, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

DOL Wage and Hour Division Again Reports Increase in FMLA Violations

The number of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) cases in which the Department of Labor found a violation increased in fiscal year 2024—and for a second consecutive year—after having declined annually over the previous decade, according to data recently released by DOL’s Wage and Hour Division. This indicates that more employees are now electing to file complaints with WHD rather...
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