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April 10, 2026
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Court Finds PWFA Triggered By Informal Notice; May Require Waiver Of Essential Functions

A federal district court has denied summary judgment on a Pregnant Workers Fairness Act failure-to-accommodate claim, finding that informal notice suffices to trigger the need for HR action. In King v. Legacy Hospice, the court held that informal written notice to HR can establish an employee’s “known limitation” even if the employee does not comply with the employer’s preferred accommodation process...
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April 09, 2026
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Proposed FY27 Budget Would Move VEVRAA And Section 503 Enforcement To New DOL Civil Rights Office

The White House has proposed creating an Office of Civil Rights at the Labor Department to enforce Section 503, VEVRAA, and most whistleblower laws. The President’s proposed FY 2027 budget, which was submitted to Congress April 3, would transfer enforcement of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act to DOL’s new Office of...
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April 07, 2026
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Category: Immigration

USCIS Completes FY 2027 H-1B Cap Lottery

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough electronic registrations during the initial H-1B lottery registration period to reach the fiscal year 2027 H-1B cap, including the advanced degree exemption cap, USCIS announced March 31. USCIS has completed the selection process and notified employers whose registrations were selected. Selection in the lottery confers eligibility to file a cap‑subject petition but...
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April 06, 2026
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Category: Agency Enforcement

OMB Delays Agencies’ Race And Ethnicity “Action Plans” To March 2027

The White House Office of Management and Budget has again extended the deadline for the EEOC and other federal agencies to submit their Agency Action Plans on Race and Ethnicity Data. Agency Action Plans are now due March 28, 2027. The deadline for agencies to bring data collections into compliance is September 28, 2029. The agency’s submission of their Agency Action...
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April 01, 2026
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Category: Compensation

California CRD Releases 2024 Pay Data Report Highlighting Ongoing Pay Gaps

The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) released its annual analysis of employer-submitted pay data for 2024 on March 26, along with the results portal, which allows employers and the public to review aggregated compensation data by job category, race, ethnicity, and gender. The data, which covers nearly 8 million workers statewide, is drawn from annual Pay Data Reports submitted by private employers...
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April 01, 2026
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Category: Agency Enforcement

EEOC Voting Records Show Most Votes Bipartisan Since Quorum Restored

EEOC Commissioners have voted in a bipartisan manner in most substantive matters since the Commission regained a quorum in late October, new EEOC vote disclosures show. Through February 2026, the Commission has cast 35 votes, with only nine of their 27 substantive votes split along party lines. Media coverage has focused on policy differences among the Commissioners, but the voting record...
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March 31, 2026
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Category: Agency Enforcement

DOL Seeks OMB Approval For National Worker Survey On FLSA Compliance

The Department of Labor has asked the White House Office of Management and Budget to approve a new National Worker Survey that could help it identify industry sectors to target for FLSA compliance. The survey would collect data from workers, with oversampling in low-wage industries, to estimate the prevalence of noncompliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act. OMB is accepting public comments...
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March 31, 2026
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Category: Labor Relations

President Trump Designates James Murphy As Chairman Of The National Labor Relations Board

President Trump has designated NLRB Member James Murphy to serve as the agency’s Chairman. Murphy was sworn in as a member in January. Before that, he spent decades at the agency as a lawyer, including as counsel to multiple Board Members. The Board currently has three Members: Murphy and Scott Mayer (Republicans) and David Prouty (a Democrat). Two seats remain vacant. The...
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March 27, 2026
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Category: Affirmative Action and DEI

New Executive Order Further Prohibits Discriminatory DEI Activities By Contractors

President Trump signed an Executive Order March 26 prohibiting federal contractors and subcontractors from engaging in “racially discriminatory DEI activities.” The new E.O., Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors, defines racially discriminatory DEI as “disparate treatment based on race or ethnicity in the recruitment, employment (e.g., hiring, promotions), contracting (e.g., vendor agreements), program participation, or allocation or deployment of an entity’s resources.” The...
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March 26, 2026
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Category: Government Contracts

Senate Confirms Colin McDonald To Lead DOJ’s New National Fraud Enforcement Division

The Department of Justice has launched a new National Fraud Enforcement Division, signaling increased attention to fraud-related issues affecting federal contractors. The U.S. Senate confirmed Colin McDonald on March 24 to serve as Assistant Attorney General overseeing the Division. DOJ says the Division will coordinate nationwide civil and criminal fraud enforcement, oversee multi-district investigations, and set national enforcement priorities across federal programs...
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