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April 15, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Discrimination Charges Filed With EEOC Dropped to 30-Year Low Last Year

According to final enforcement and litigation statistics for fiscal year (FY) 2021 (October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021) released recently by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency received 61,331 charges of discrimination last year, the lowest annual total in the past 30 years, and the fifth year in a row in which the number of charges filed...
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April 15, 2022
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Category: Immigration

USCIS Proposes Changes to I-9 Form, Ends Expired ID Document Policy

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), the agency within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that administers the employment eligibility verification requirements of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), has proposed revisions to the Form I-9, the form used by employers to record documentation presented by a person to establish employment eligibility. Under the proposed changes, sections 1...
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April 15, 2022
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Category: Compensation

California Publishes Report Summarizing Aggregate Pay Data Submitted Last Year

California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has released its first report summarizing the aggregate pay data that the agency collected from California employers under the state’s new annual pay data reporting requirements that went into effect last year. Among other things, the report shows that in 2021 Hispanics composed the largest percentage of reported California workers, followed by...
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April 15, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

DOJ Issues Guidance on Web Accessibility Under ADA’s Public Accommodation Title

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has issued guidance on web accessibility under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the part of the law that mandates accessibility requirements for places of public accommodation. The guidance clarifies DOJ’s stance that businesses that fall within the ADA’s definition of places of public accommodation, such as retail stores and restaurants,...
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April 08, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

New OFCCP Directive Signals Return of Aggressive Enforcement

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Jenny Yang has issued a second major policy directive in as many weeks, in this instance formally scrapping many of the cooperative compliance evaluation policies that were implemented by former Trump OFCCP Director Craig Leen. Director Yang’s newest directive follows on the controversial new directive (DIR 2022-01) she signed on March 15...
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April 08, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

OFCCP Posts New AAP-VI FAQs

No later than June 30 of this year, covered federal contractors and subcontractors must certify to the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) via an online “Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface (AAP-VI)” that they have developed and maintained Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs) in accordance with OFCCP’s regulations. And while covered federal contractors have been able to register...
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April 08, 2022
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Category: State and Local Law

Interstate: April 2022 Update

We are pleased to present the latest edition in our “Interstate” memo series, periodic updates we provide when state and local legislatures are active to help employers stay on top of important new state and local workplace compliance developments. This latest edition of Interstate covers notable developments that have occurred since our last update in February 2022,. Members of the...
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April 08, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Biden Administration Advancing Initiatives To Stem Alleged Anti-Competitive Practices

Employers may recall that last year we reported on a sweeping new Executive Order (E.O.) signed by President Biden that is designed to promote competition throughout the economy. We also predicted that it was only a matter of time before federal agencies began adopting policies pursuant to the E.O. that would impact workplace compliance. Recent events appear to bear that...
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April 08, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

New AG Guidelines on FOIA “Presumption of Openness” Could Impact Workforce Data Disclosure

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland recently issued new guidelines reminding federal agencies that the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) favors transparency and the disclosure of information in the government’s possession. Although the new guidelines don’t alter FOIA’s current exemptions from disclosure, the guidelines do send a strong signal that as a matter of policy the Biden Administration encourages the...
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April 01, 2022
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Comments Filed Urging USDA To Withdraw Blacklisting Proposal

Our affiliated non-profit association, the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), as filed written comments with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regarding that agency’s latest attempt to amend its procurement regulations to require USDA contractors to certify compliance with “all applicable labor laws” and deny contracts to bidders based on USDA’s assessment of their compliance records. As we reported recently,...
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