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December 11, 2025
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Category: Membership

CWC Resource Explains Affirmative Action Requirements For San Diego’s City Contractors

The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has prepared a resource explaining the affirmative action requirements for city contractors of San Diego, California. The city’s Equal Opportunity Contracting office monitors contractors’ compliance with anti-discrimination laws. CWC’s Guide To  San Diego, CA Affirmative Action Program Requirements will help CWC members understand and comply with these requirements. What It...
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December 09, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

DOJ Drops Disparate Impact, Affirmative Action From Title VI Rules

The Justice Department has amended its regulations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit only intentional discrimination and to eliminate coverage of disparate impact claims. The revisions also eliminate Title VI regulations authorizing affirmative action and limit the scope of the rules prohibiting employment discrimination. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based...
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December 09, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

President Can Remove NLRB Members, Appeals Court Rules

The President may remove National Labor Relations Board members despite the NLRA’s limits on removal, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in Wilcox v. Trump. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court is reviewing a related case involving the Federal Trade Commission that may clarify the President’s removal powers. The majority on the D.C. Circuit panel reasoned that Congress cannot restrict...
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December 08, 2025
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Category: Immigration

Trump Administration Expands Travel Ban, Pauses Immigration Benefits For 19 Countries

USCIS has halted processing of most immigration applications for nationals of 19 countries, creating potential hiring and compliance challenges for employers. The June 2025 travel ban has been expanded to pause H-1Bs, green card applications, and naturalization applications for individuals who are citizens of or were born in one of these countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar/Burma, Chad, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti,...
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December 04, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

$10 Million Settlement Warns Against Judging Sincerity Of Religious Beliefs

The University of Colorado medical school will pay more than $10 million to settle claims from 18 employees and students who allege that the school’s COVID-19 vaccination exemption policy was unconstitutional. The school’s policy required evidence that an employee’s religion forbids immunization and rejected employee COVID-19 immunization exemption requests that it deemed personal or not part of a recognized belief...
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December 04, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

CWC Resource Explains Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics Report

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has published a resource that guides employers in responding to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) report. BLS collects and publishes information about the U.S. labor market and economy. The OEWS report is one survey that BLS uses to collect employment and wage data...
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December 04, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

EEOC Fact Sheet On Discrimination Against American Workers Needn’t Be Posted But Should Be Followed

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a fact sheet about discrimination against American workers. The EEOC is not mandating that employers post the new fact sheet or its recent guidance on DEI-related discrimination. However, these documents signal the EEOC’s enforcement priorities and evolving interpretations of nondiscrimination laws. Therefore, employers should review their workplace policies and be on the watch for...
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December 01, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

EEOC Focuses on Protecting American Workers From Discrimination

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has released a fact sheet and refreshed its national origin discrimination resources, underscoring a renewed federal focus on protecting American workers from unlawful bias. While the guidance does not introduce new legal standards, it reinforces that Title VII strictly prohibits employers from favoring foreign applicants or employees — including those with specific visa statuses — over American...
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November 26, 2025
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

Sixth Circuit Rules Section 504 Bars Retaliation Claims

Retaliation claims may not be filed under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled November 21 in Smith v. Michigan Department of Corrections. Section 504 prohibits disability discrimination by entities receiving federal financial assistance. Although Section 504 incorporates the Americans with Disabilities Act employment discrimination standards, the Smith panel found no...
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November 26, 2025
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

FAR Council Raises Section 503 And VEVRAA Jurisdiction Thresholds

The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council recently raised the contract dollar thresholds that trigger compliance obligations for Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 4212 of the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act. Section 503’s nondiscrimination thresholds are now triggered by contracts exceeding $20,000 (up from $15,000), while the corresponding VEVRAA thresholds are now triggered by contracts valued at $200,000...
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