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November 05, 2025
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Category: Immigration

DHS Eliminates Automatic Extension Of Work Authorization

USCIS issued an interim final rule October 29 that ends the automatic extension of Employment Authorization Documents for renewal applications, effective for renewals filed on or after October 30. Employees will not be able to work after their EAD expires unless USCIS approves the renewal and issues a new card. Previously, employees in specified categories could continue working for up to 540...
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October 30, 2025
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Category: Agency Enforcement

Panuccio Sworn In As EEOC Commissioner, Restoring Agency Quorum That Could Reshape Policy Direction

Brittany Panuccio was sworn in as a Commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission October 27. This restores the agency’s quorum and gives it a Republican majority for the first time since 2022. Panuccio will serve through 2029, joining Acting Chair Andrea Lucas (Republican) and Commissioner Kalpana Kotagal (Democrat) on the Commission. With two vacancies remaining, the Commission now holds...
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October 30, 2025
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Category: Affirmative Action and DEI

CWC Recommends OFCCP Retain Form CC-305 On A Voluntary Basis

The Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has filed comments with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs urging it to consider alternatives to its proposed elimination of Form CC-305. Federal contractors use the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form to solicit the disability status of their job applicants and employees. OFCCP recently proposed eliminating the requirement for...
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October 29, 2025
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Category: Compliance Reporting and Recordkeeping

California Updates Pay Data Reporting Requirements

California recently amended its pay data reporting obligations, which require covered employers to submit employee and labor contractor pay data reports annually to the Civil Rights Department (CRD). Under the amendment, starting in 2026: (1) employers must store demographic data separately from personnel records, and (2) penalties for failing to file pay data reports will become mandatory if CRD requests them. The...
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October 29, 2025
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Category: Membership

CWC’s 2025 Workplace Compliance Conference Highlights

CWC hosted its virtual 2025 Workplace Compliance Conference last week. The conference featured ten substantive sessions focused on the compliance landscape ushered in by Executive Order 14173. These included: Navigating Today’s Compliance and Risk Landscape Managing Workplace Discrimination Risks After E.O. 14173 Balancing Federal and State Civil Rights Laws Investigating Statistical Indicators of Potential Risk Lessons Learned: The Wrong Ways...
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October 23, 2025
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Category: State and Local Compliance

New CWC Resource Explains Kentucky State Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has published a new resource explaining Kentucky’s affirmative action requirements for state contractors. Kentucky’s Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance monitors compliance with these obligations and sends instructions to contractors on submitting affirmative action programs. CWC’s Guide to Kentucky State Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements can help CWC members...
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October 23, 2025
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Category: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution

Supreme Court Agrees To Consider Scope Of Transportation Exemption To Federal Arbitration Act

The Supreme Court will hear a case concerning the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act’s transportation worker exemption. Its decision in Flower Foods, Inc. v. Brock could settle whether local delivery and ride-share drivers who sign arbitration agreements must arbitrate disputes. The issue often arises when drivers, classified as independent contractors, seek to litigate employment claims in court even though...
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October 22, 2025
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Category: Immigration

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge To 2015 DHS Rule That Authorizes Employment For H-1B Spouses

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a challenge to a federal rule that allows certain spouses of H-1B visa holders to work in the United States. Therefore, an appellate decision in Save Jobs USA v. Department of Homeland Security upholding the legality of the 2015 DHS rule will remain in force for these H-4 visa holders. Save Jobs USA filed...
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October 22, 2025
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Category: Immigration

USCIS Clarifies $100,000 H-1B Fee

USCIS has issued guidance clarifying details of the new $100,000 H-1B fee. The October 20 guidance clarifies that routine in-U.S. H-1B filings are unaffected, and the fee will not apply to current H-1B visa holders if they travel outside the United States. However, the fee could be triggered by consular processing or international travel while a petition is pending. Members...
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October 17, 2025
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Category: State and Local Compliance

New CWC Resource Explains California State Contractor Nondiscrimination Requirements

CWC has prepared a resource that details California’s nondiscrimination requirements for state contractors. “CWC’s Guide to California State Contractor Nondiscrimination Requirements” explains the obligations that California imposes on its contractors, including the requirement to implement and maintain a nondiscrimination program. Following the rescission of federal Executive Order 11246, many federal contractors are wondering whether state and local affirmative action requirements remain...
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