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July 23, 2026
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Category: Compliance Reporting and Recordkeeping

Comments On Proposed EEO-1 Rescission Due August 24, 2026

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has formally published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Removal of Reporting Requirements,” that aims to rescind employers’ obligation to file the annual Employer Information (EEO-1) Report. The EEOC announced the NPRM earlier this week after a public meeting during which the EEOC commissioners voted 2 to 1 to approve it. The proposal also seeks to eliminate...
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July 23, 2026
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Category: Affirmative Action and DEI

OMB Approves Section 503 Recordkeeping Requirements And Form CC-305

The White House Office of Management and Budget has approved the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (Form CC-305) through July 31, 2029, while OFCCP decides whether to retain disability self-identification requirements. Current DOL regulations require federal contractors to use Form CC-305 to invite applicants and employees to voluntarily report their disability status. OMB’s approval simply ensures that DOL’s recordkeeping requirements...
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July 22, 2026
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Category: Agency Enforcement

EEOC Moves FEPA Lists From Regulations To Agency Website

The EEOC has issued a final rule revising its procedures for recognizing Fair Employment Practice Agencies. FEPAs are state and local agencies that enforce employment discrimination laws and participate in EEOC worksharing and charge-processing arrangements.  Moving forward, the EEOC will list designated FEPAs on its website rather than in its procedural regulations. This is merely an administrative change. The rule does not...
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July 21, 2026
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Category: Compliance Reporting and Recordkeeping

EEOC Proposes To Rescind EEO Reporting Requirements

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has published a proposed rule that would rescind employers’ annual EEO-1 reporting obligation. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking also would rescind similar reporting requirements that apply to labor unions, state and local governments, and some public schools. The Employer Information (EEO-1) Report requires covered employers to send workforce demographic data by job category, sex, and...
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July 20, 2026
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Category: Agency Enforcement

CWC Urges EEOC To Strengthen Performance Measures In Strategic Plan

The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, submitted comments July 19 on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2026–2030. CWC’s comments generally praised the draft as an improvement over prior plans — citing its streamlined structure, focus on quality investigations and conciliations, attention to the charge intake process, and more appropriate systemic enforcement metrics....
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July 16, 2026
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

Fifth Circuit Rejects Duty To Mitigate Emotional Distress Damages Under Title VII

Title VII plaintiffs have no duty to mitigate their emotional distress damages, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in EEOC v. SkyWest Airlines, a case alleging severe workplace sexual harassment. The court declined to reduce the employee’s emotional distress award even though she did not seek therapy, medication, or other treatment. The Fifth Circuit concluded that Title...
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July 14, 2026
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

Third Circuit Revives Retaliation Claim Tied To Public Criticism Of Race-Conscious Practices

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently revived a Title VII retaliation claim brought by a physician who alleged that the University of Pittsburgh and its affiliates retaliated against him after he published an article criticizing race-conscious selection practices in medical training programs. The court held that a jury could find that the physician engaged in protected activity by...
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July 13, 2026
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Category: Wage and Hour

Worker Classification And Joint Employment Highlight Wage And Hour Division Regulatory Agenda

The new regulatory agenda from the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division includes rulemakings addressing independent contractor classification and joint employer liability. The agenda also projects final action on a proposal to remove various wage-and-hour policy statements and interpretations from the Code of Federal Regulations. Other initiatives address tipped employees, child labor, domestic service workers, and the rescission of the...
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July 13, 2026
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Category: State and Local Compliance

Illinois Department Of Labor Announces Key Equal Pay Registration Certificate Changes

The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) recently announced updates to its Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) program. Most notably, the agency is removing the “prefers not to identify” option for employee race and sex reporting. Employers that downloaded the current pay reporting template may use it through 2026, IDOL said, but beginning January 1, 2027, it will reject submissions using “prefers not...
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July 09, 2026
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Category: Talent Acquisition and Management

DC Insights: How Veteran Representation and Hiring Vary by Organization Size

Employers with fewer than 100 employees reported substantially higher veteran representation and hiring rates than larger employers, a Center for Workplace Compliance study concluded. CWC, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, based its findings on federal contractors’ 2025 VETS-4212 reports. Employers with fewer than 100 employees reported an overall veteran representation rate of 9.82%. Employers with 5,001 to 10,000 employees reported an...
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