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EEOC Opens EEO-1 Portal

By Guy Brenner on Posted in Discrimination
As we previously reported, a federal judge has lifted the stay issued by the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) that halted implementation of the EEOC’s revised EEO-1 form that would have added compensation data to the annual EEO-1 survey submission (the “Revised EEO-1”). In so ruling, the judge ordered “that the previous approval of … Continue Reading

2017 EEO-1 Reports Now Available For Submission

By Alex Weinstein, Connie Bertram and Guy Brenner on Posted in EEOC, Federal Contractors
Yesterday, the 2017 EEO-1 Survey became available.  Government contractors or subcontractors with 50 or more employees and a contract/subcontract of $50,000 or more must file EEO-1 reports by March 31, 2018.  Please read our post on Law and the Workplace for more details on this year’s reporting requirements.… Continue Reading

Trump Administration Signals Delay in Merger of EEOC and OFCCP

By Connie Bertram, Guy Brenner and Alex Weinstein on Posted in EEOC, OFCCP
As we previously reported, President Trump, as part of his Fiscal Year 2018 Budget request, proposed a merger of the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) to “promote greater efficiency and effectiveness.”  In an August 24, 2017 letter, Acting Director of the OFCCP, Thomas Dowd, signaled a … Continue Reading

U.S. House Committee on Appropriations Votes to Defund Revised Form EEO-1 Requiring Disclosure of Pay Data

By Alex Weinstein and Connie Bertram on Posted in Compensation, Discrimination, EEOC, Federal Contractors
On July 13, 2017, the House Committee on Appropriations voted to defund efforts to implement the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) revised Form EEO-1.  If the Appropriations Bill is ultimately passed, it will severely limit the EEOC’s ability to implement its revised EEO-1.… Continue Reading

Labor Secretary Defends OFCCP-EEOC Merger

By Connie Bertram, Guy Brenner and Amy Blackwood on Posted in OFCCP
As previously reported, the Trump Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 includes a plan to merge the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”). Pragmatically, this would add the OFCCP’s broad responsibilities to an already overburdened EEOC, without providing the EEOC any additional funding to accomplish its … Continue Reading

EEOC Announces New EEO-1 Rule

By Emilie Adams and Guy Brenner on Posted in EEOC
Last week, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced that it had finalized its rule for new EEO-1 pay equity reporting requirements.  The final rule has not yet been published in the Federal Register.… Continue Reading

Proposed EEO-1 Revisions Requiring Production Of Pay Data Published In Federal Register

By Connie Bertram, Guy Brenner and Alex Weinstein on Posted in Discrimination, EEOC, OFCCP
On February 1, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC’s”) proposed revisions to the Employer Information Report (“EEO-1”) were published in the Federal Register.  Our original post on the anticipated release of this publication can be found here.  With the publication, the EEOC also released a proposed revised version of the EEO-1 report, which … Continue Reading

President Obama Expected To Announce New EEO-1 Pay Equity Reporting Requirements

By Connie Bertram, Daniel Davis, Guy Brenner and Alex Weinstein on Posted in Discrimination, EEOC, OFCCP
Today, President Obama is expected to announce new pay equity reporting requirements that would require employers to disclose information concerning compensation and hours worked with their annual EEO-1 reports. According to an EEOC publication in the Federal Register, starting in 2017, employers with more than 100 employees will be required to report “W-2 earnings and … Continue Reading

Joining Other States and Localities, Indianapolis “Bans the Box” for City Vendors and Further Restricts Criminal Background Inquiries

By Daniel Davis, Daniel Saperstein and Michael J. Graham on Posted in EEOC, Employment Law
Mayor Gregory A. Ballard recently signed an ordinance that generally prohibits the Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County (hereinafter, “City”) and its vendors from inquiring into an applicant’s criminal history until after the applicant’s first interview.  In addition to “banning the box,” the Ordinance further restricts the types of arrest and conviction records the … Continue Reading

Employment Non-Discrimination Act Introduced Again

By Lawrence Lorber on Posted in Discrimination, Employment Law
The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”) was introduced on April 25 as S-815.  A companion bill HR 1755 was introduced in the House.  The legislation prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.  Notwithstanding 39 Senate sponsors or co-sponsors, passage will be difficult.  Similar measures have been introduced in almost every Congress since 1994.  The … Continue Reading

Proskauer Presents Webinar On Recent Compensation Developments

By Daniel Davis on Posted in Compensation, EEOC, OFCCP
Today, Proskauer partners Larry Lorber, Connie Bertram and Leslie Silverman presented a webinar entitled “The OFCCP’s New Compensation Standards:  What Does It Mean For Federal Contractors And For Pay Equity Claims Before The EEOC And Federal Courts?”  The webinar reviewed the OFCCP’s recent Directive 307 adopting new standards for compensation reviews.  It also analyzed both … Continue Reading
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