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OMB Approves Monthly Data Collection from Construction Companies

October 07, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has given final approval to a monthly data collection from construction companies. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) had requested this data collection in ...

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DOL’s Wage & Hour Division Publishes New Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

October 03, 2024

By: Lily Kerr

The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Laborrecently published an advanced notice of an upcoming increase to the minimum wage rate for federal contractors.The new rate of $17.75 per hour will replace the current...

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OFCCP Publishes New Scheduling Letter for Construction Contractors

October 02, 2024

By: Mitchell Chamberlin and Evan Szarenski

On October 2, 2024, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has authorized a new scheduling letter and itemized listing for...

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Accountability for DEI Commitments: A New Report and Scorecard by CBC

September 23, 2024

By: Keli Wilson

In September of 2024, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC)released a reporttitledWhat Good Looks Like: A Corporate Accountability Report on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.In this report, CBC provided a scorecard on corporate ...

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Understanding OFCCP Audit Outcomes for Federal Contractors

September 12, 2024

By: Quentin Dorsey

Navigating a compliance review (“audit”) with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) can be a complex and nerve-wracking experience for federal contractors. The process is oftenextensive, and the results can...

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Illinois Amends Human Rights Act to Protect Against AI-Based Discrimination

September 10, 2024

By: Grace Boudjalis and Bre Timko

As artificial intelligence (AI) technologies continue toevolvein the workplace, legislation focusing on regulating such technologiesis also becomingmore common. A recent example comes from Illinois, where...

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Anupa Geevarghese Appointed OFCCP Deputy Director

September 09, 2024

By: Lily Kerr

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently welcomed a new Deputy Director, Anupa Iyer Geevarghese, on September 3rd. Although an official announcement from OFCCP has not been made as...

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What’s in a Name? Replacing ‘Affirmative Action’ with ‘Non-Discrimination in Employment Plan’

August 28, 2024

By: Dave Cohen & Dave Sharrer

In June 2023, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFFA) v. President & Fellows of Harvard College (Harvard) and SFFA v. University of North Carolina (UNC), ruling 6-3 that...

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2024 NILG National Conference: Top Takeaways

August 21, 2024

Each year, human resources, compliance, and legal representatives from federal contractors get together for a week of workshops, classes, and presentations on the latest developments in affirmative action and equal employment opportunity...

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 5: Legal Counsel & Attorney–Client Privilege

August 16, 2024

By: Lisa Harpe, Jon Geier, and Don Lustenberger

Our summer blog series contrasting “expert” versus “robot” approaches to pay equity ends this week as we discuss the role of legal counsel and the importance of establishing attorney–client privilege...

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State and Local AI Law Update: California AB 331 is Dead – Meet AB 2930

August 16, 2024

By: Bre Timko and Dave Schmidt

California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 2930 was introduced by the California State Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee in February 2024 and, if signed into law, will impose certain requirements on entities...

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Massachusetts Enacts Pay Transparency Law

August 15, 2024

By: Stephanie Horn and Bill Osterndorf

Massachusetts has joined various other states in enacting a pay transparency law. Effective July 31, 2025, employers with 25 or more employees in Massachusetts must include a pay range in any advertisement or...

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