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September 03, 2026
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Category: State and Local Compliance

CWC Interstate For August 2026

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has released its August 2026 update of developments in state and local workplace compliance laws.  This Interstate resource highlights fair employment laws governing anti-discrimination enforcement in Illinois and Virginia, artificial intelligence in Colorado, and criminal history in San Francisco. It also reports on immigration developments related to employment eligibility verification in...
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September 02, 2026
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Category: Affirmative Action and DEI

CWC Roundtable Examines OFCCP’s New Regulatory Framework

The practical implications of OFCCP's new framework and the future of disability self-identification for federal contractors were the dominant topics at the members-only roundtable held by the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association. The September 1 roundtable discussed three new OFCCP actions: rescission of Executive Order 11246 rules, significant changes to the Section 503 disability affirmative action...
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August 31, 2026
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Category: Agency Enforcement

EEOC Finalizes Strategic Plan For FY 2026-2030

EEOC's final Strategic Plan for FY 2026-2030 includes a notable revision to the agency's systemic enforcement performance measure but otherwise is largely unchanged from the draft released earlier this year. The final plan retains performance measures addressing enforcement, outreach and training, and agency operations. Regarding the systemic enforcement revision, the draft would have measured success partly by whether the EEOC...
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August 31, 2026
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Category: Discrimination and Harassment

Ninth Circuit Allows Employee To Exit Arbitration After Harassment Claim Emerges

A federal court has allowed an employee to move a dispute from arbitration to court after discovery uncovered evidence supporting a sex-based harassment claim. In this case, an employee initially asserted claims based on national origin and her status as a domestic violence victim. During arbitration, she obtained internal communications and testimony that allegedly revealed sex-based stereotyping and bias. The...
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August 27, 2026
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Category: Immigration

DHS Proposes $103,265 Fee For Cap-Subject H-1B Petitions

The Department of Homeland Security has published a proposed rule that would establish a new $103,265 fee for all H-1B petitions subject to the annual cap, including petitions filed under the advanced-degree exemption. The fee would be imposed in addition to all existing H-1B filing fees but would not apply to cap-exempt H-1B petitions. If finalized, the proposal would fundamentally change the...
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August 26, 2026
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Category: Affirmative Action and DEI

OFCCP Asks OMB To Eliminate Form CC-305

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has asked the Office of Management and Budget for emergency authorization to eliminate Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (Form CC-305). Federal contractors currently use Form CC-305 to invite applicants and employees to voluntarily report their disability status. OFCCP’s request follows a recent rulemaking through which it modified its regulations implementing the nondiscrimination and affirmative action...
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August 26, 2026
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Category: Disability, Accommodations, and Leaves

Fourth Circuit Faults Employer’s Reliance On Unpaid Leave In ADA Accommodation Case

Employers considering reassigning an employee under the ADA may not rely on unpaid leave when suitable work is available, a federal appeals court ruled. The Fourth Circuit revived an ADA failure-to-accommodate claim against an employer that kept an employee on unpaid leave even though he had been cleared for less demanding work after he could no longer perform his physically demanding job....
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August 25, 2026
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Category: Compliance Reporting and Recordkeeping

CWC Urges EEOC To Preserve Lawful Compliance Use Of Demographic Data

In comments filed with the EEOC, the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, urged the commission to clarify that its proposed rescission of the EEO-1 would not prohibit employers from collecting and analyzing demographic information to monitor their compliance with nondiscrimination laws. The Employer Information (EEO-1) Report requires covered employers to send workforce demographic data by...
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August 20, 2026
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Category: Affirmative Action and DEI

OFCCP Eliminates Disability Self-Identification and Analysis Requirements

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has eliminated longstanding disability compliance requirements — including self-identification, utilization analyses, and applicant tracking — for implementing the nondiscrimination and affirmative action requirements under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. OFCCP’s Final Rule, which takes effect September 21, eliminates: (1) any requirement for employers to solicit disability status from job applicants or employees;...
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August 18, 2026
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Category: State and Local Compliance

CWC’s Colorado Notice Template on Government-Issued Identification Documents

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has published a sample Colorado Notice Regarding Government-Issued Identification Documents that employers can use to facilitate their compliance with a new Colorado law when they complete an employee’s I-9. The Colorado law generally prohibits employers from requiring employees or job applicants to surrender their government-issued identification documents, including those...
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