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Adapting Barrier Analysis Models: What Private Employers Can Learn from Federal EEO and Non-Discrimination Reporting in 2026

January 23, 2026

By Keli Wilson

BLOG OVERVIEW: Following President Trump's Executive Order 14173, federal contractors face significant changes to equal employment opportunity compliance requirements. While federal agencies continue submitting annual MD-715 reports...

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New Movements at OFCCP as Agency Continues to Show Signs of Life

January 21, 2026

By Joanna Colosimo

In the year following the revocation of Executive Order 11246, the federal contractor community has been closely watching the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) for signs of what might come next. In the last...

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New Requirements for California Pay Data Reporting

January 13, 2026

By Emily Kimble

Blog Overview: The California Civil Rights Department (CRD) has published updated templates for the 2026 California Pay Data Reports. These templates include multiple new requirements for the 2025 reporting year. Employers should...

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Major Changes to IPEDS Reporting Approved for Upcoming Submission

January 13, 2026

By Fred Satterwhite

BLOG OVERVIEW: The Department of Education's new Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) requires four-year colleges and universities to report seven years of detailed student-level admissions data through the...

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Poland Enacts Pay Transparency Law, Provides EU Pay Draft Law

January 12, 2026

By Mitchell Chamberlin

New Pay Transparency Requirements

Amendments to Poland’s Labor Code went into effect on December 23, 2025 as part of the nation’s efforts to implement European Union Directive 2023/970, otherwise known as the European Union...

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OFCCP Seeks to Renew VEVRAA Enforcement Authority

January 08, 2026

By Lily Kerr

Blog Overview: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published an Information Collection Request on January 7, 2025, seeking reauthorization to enforce Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)...

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NYC Council Overrides Veto of Pay Data Collection

December 11, 2025

By Victoria Ungvary

BLOG OVERVIEW: The New York City Council overrode Mayor Eric Adam's veto of two pieces of legislation regarding annual pay data reporting by employers. Reporting could start as early as 2026.

On December 4, 2025, the New York...

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EEOC Chair Discusses Illegal DEI Agency Priorities Post Shutdown

December 01, 2025

By Cassie Alfheim

Blog Overview: EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas recently sat down with David Fortney of Fortney Scott to discuss EEOC's new quorum, data collection, and illegal DEI. DCI discusses the key takeaways for employers.

On November 19, 2025,...

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OFCCP Announces Updated Section 503 and VEVRAA Thresholds

November 25, 2025

By Mitchell Chamberlin and Joanna Colosimo

BLOG OVERVIEW: OFCCP has released new minimum contract thresholds for federal contractors and subcontractors. These thresholds help determine whether employers must adhere to requirements stemming from...

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EEOC Releases Materials on National Origin Discrimination

November 21, 2025

By Joanna Colosimo

Blog Overview: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released new guidance on discrimination against American workers. This guidance includes examples of potential discrimination and additional information for employers,...

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Skipped Your Annual Pay Equity Analysis?  Here’s How to Start Up Again

November 19, 2025

By Murray Simpson

BLOG OVERVIEW: Many employers that conduct annual pay equity studies skipped 2025 due to legal or economic uncertainty. Here are the most important considerations when planning to start again in 2026.

Employers may have taken a...

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Comments by Former OFCCP Director Eschbach on Future of Agency

November 06, 2025

By Joanna Colosimo and David Cohen

BLOG OVERVIEW: Former OFCCP Director Catherine Eschbach’s comments at SHRM BLUEPRINT 2025 shed light on the enforcement priorities of the Trump Administration, including refraining from race- or sex-based...

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