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October 08, 2024
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Category: State and Local Law

CWC’s Reminder About State Voting Leave Laws

With election season approaching, companies should be aware that more than half of states have laws that give employees the right to take time off from work to vote. However, states vary on issues such as whether the leave must be paid or unpaid; the type of notice, if any, that the employee must give; and how much time must...
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October 02, 2024
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Category: Compensation

DOL Announces Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Rates To Increase on January 1, 2025

The minimum wage rates for work performed on some government contracts will increase January 1, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor announced September 30, 2024. The rate on government contracts subject to President Obama’s Executive Order 13658—which governs government contracts entered into, renewed, or with options exercised before January 30, 2022—will increase from $12.90 to $13.30. The rate on contracts...
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October 02, 2024
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Category: Immigration

USCIS Provides Automatic 36-Month Extension for Green Card Renewals

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is lengthening the automatic extension period of Permanent Resident Cards (“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 to verify continued employment authorization on the Form I-9....
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September 30, 2024
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Category: State and Local Law

CWC Interstate: September 2024 Update

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, presents its latest Interstate memo, which covers developments since August. Several state workplace laws will take effect January 1, 2025. These include: Illinois SB 3646, which limits the hours and occupations for workers under age 16 and requires adult supervision and 30-minute meal breaks after five consecutive hours. California AB 3234,...
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September 30, 2024
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Category: Compliance Reporting and Recordkeeping

Template for Assessing Disability and Veteran Outreach

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated its template for assessing outreach to persons with disabilities and protected veterans. It can assist CWC’s federal contractor members in organizing their data so they’re ready if the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) audits them. The template also should make it easier to respond to items...
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September 26, 2024
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Category: Appropriations

Congress Averts Government Shutdown by Approving 3-Month Funding Extension

Congress has approved a short-term stop-gap measure to keep the federal government running until December 20, 2024. Otherwise, its funding would have dried up September 30. The Continuing Resolution (H.R. 9747) effectively will keep funding most government agencies—including the Department of Labor (DOL), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)—for three months. With the...
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September 25, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Employers Sued by EEOC for Failing To File EEO-1 Reports Are Settling

Multiple employers sued by the EEOC earlier this year for failing to file EEO-1 reports are now settling the lawsuits with detailed compliance agreements in federal district courts across the country. In each case, the companies allegedly failed to file mandatory EEO-1 reports for 2021 and 2022, despite written notice and demand from the EEOC. The settlement agreements appear to...
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September 25, 2024
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Category: Compensation

What CWC Members Need To Know About the EU Pay Transparency Directive

CWC members that have workers in any of the 27 European Union countries will have to comply with extensive pay transparency and reporting requirements beginning in 2026. Employers’ obligations under Directive 2023/970 (the Pay Transparency Directive) depend on the number of workers they have in the EU and the member states in which they work. For any employer with at...
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September 25, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

CWC’s Updated Guide To Drafting an Effective EEOC Position Statement

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated its Guide to Drafting an Effective EEOC Position Statement now that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has transitioned to a digitized charge process. Once the EEOC receives a discrimination charge, an agency investigator will ask the employer to submit a position statement. The employer is well...
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September 23, 2024
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

New EEOC Report Takes Another Look at Diversity in the High Tech Workforce and Sector

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued a report concluding that people of color are underrepresented in the high-tech workforce compared with their participation in the overall U.S. workforce. The report—High Tech, Low Inclusion: Diversity in the High Tech Workforce and Sector 2014-2022—concludes that people of color in high-tech jobs are better represented in the high-tech sector. The high-tech workforce refers...
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