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    Illinois Codifies Disparate Impact Liability Law

    BLOG OVERVIEW: Illinois has codified disparate impact liability into the Illinois Human Rights Act. SB 3777, the Civil Rights Safeguard Act (Public...

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    Section 503 After the Final Rule: What Contractors Must Still Do

    BLOG OVERVIEW: The Department of Labor’s Section 503 final rule—published August 21, 2026 and effective September 21, 2026—rescinds disability...

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    Can Federal Contractors Still Collect Disability Status Data?

    BLOG OVERVIEW: DOL's new Section 503 rule rescinds the requirement to invite applicants and employees to self-identify, concluding that pre-offer...

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    Deloitte's $21.5M DEI Settlement and What It Means for Federal Contractors

    BLOG OVERVIEW: DOJ's $21.5 million Deloitte settlement, announced August 25, 2026, is the second False Claims Act resolution this year built on the...

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    DOL to Publish Final Rules for EO 11246, Section 503, and VEVRAA Regs

    On August 21, 2026, the Department of Labor (DOL) is expected to formally publish three final rules affecting federal contractor obligations under...

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    Greece Transposes EU Pay Transparency Directive

    By Benjamin Kerner BLOG OVERVIEW: Greece became the fifth EU Member State to complete transposition of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, publishing...

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    Ask the Navigator: Penalties Under the EU Pay Transparency Directive

    By Zhuang Liu BLOG OVERVIEW: The EU Pay Transparency Directive sets no fine levels of its own, leaving those to the 27 member states, and the...

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    Estonia Transposes Portions of the EU Pay Transparency Directive

    By Sally Makreff BLOG OVERVIEW: Estonia’s Riigikogu adopted amendments to the Employment Contracts Act on June 17, 2026, effective July 13, 2026,...

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    Are Your Worker Categories Defensible Under the EU Pay Transparency Directive?

    By Don Lustenberger BLOG OVERVIEW: The EU Pay Transparency Directive requires employers to group workers into categories performing the same work or...

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    FedAssure Named HR Compliance Solution of the Year

    A Note from DCI: Compliance obligations for federal contractors, grant recipients, and employers have been rewritten faster than most organizations...

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    EEO-1 Rescission: What the EEOC's 2-1 Vote Means for Employers

    By Joanna Colosimo and Fred Satterwhite BLOG OVERVIEW: On July 21, 2026, the EEOC voted 2-1 to advance a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that...

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    Lithuania Transposes EU Pay Transparency Directive: A Guide

    By Sally Makreff BLOG OVERVIEW: Earlier this year, Lithuania became one of the first EU member states to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive,...

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