By Sally Makreff
BLOG OVERVIEW: Estonia will delay full transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive until 2028, postponing mandatory gender pay gap reporting and seeking amendments to reduce administrative burden on employers. Estonia is...
By Joanna Colosimo
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has its third director in roughly a year, raising fresh questions for federal contractors about the agency's enforcement direction. On Friday, May 1, 2026, Ashley Romanias
By Bre Timko & Dave Schmidt
BLOG OVERVIEW: State and local AI laws governing hiring and selection procedures are already in effect with more on the way. Employers can take seven practical steps right now to build a scalable AI compliance strategy,...
By Lily Kerr
Blog Overview: OFCCP has published two procedural Information Collection Requests (ICRs) in the Federal Register seeking to extend the authorization to collect data as per the requirements of Section 503 and VEVRAA ahead of the April...
By Yesenia Salguero
BLOG OVERVIEW: Lithuania approved draft Labour Code amendments on March 18, 2026, transposing the EU Pay Transparency Directive, introducing gender-neutral pay structures for all employers, formal "equal value" definitions, and...
By Zhuang Liu
BLOG OVERVIEW: In March 2026, the Swedish government announced plans to delay domestic implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970) and is pushing the European Commission to renegotiate the Directive to reduce...
By Don Lustenberger
BLOG OVERVIEW: The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released an updated EU-wide toolkit on gender-neutral job evaluation and classification designed to help employers establish the pay structures required under...
By Tyler Wurtz
BLOG OVERVIEW: Czechia has released a draft proposal to implement the European Union (EU) Pay Transparency Directive, taking a self-described "minimalist" approach to transposition. The proposal introduces requirements for recruitment...
By Joanna Colosimo
BLOG OVERVIEW: On April 10, 2026, DOJ announced a $17 million False Claims Act settlement with IBM—the first resolution under the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative—over allegations that IBM's DEI-related employment practices violated...
