By Don Lustenberger
BLOG OVERVIEW: The European Union Pay Transparency Directive requires employers to report gender pay gaps for categories of workers performing "the same work or work of equal value"—two complementary but distinct legal concepts....
By Zhuang Liu
BLOG OVERVIEW: In January 2026, Sweden finalized its draft proposal to implement the European Union Pay Transparency Directive, introducing salary transparency requirements at hiring, employee rights to pay information, expanded...
By Joanna Colosimo
On February 11, 2026, OFCCP notified contractors that the Ninth Circuit district court lifted a temporary stay on the release of EEO-1 records from 2016-2020 as a part of an ongoing suit (Center for Investigative Reporting v....
By Brittany Dian-Hansell
Blog Overview: Finland has released a draft proposal to implement the European Union (EU) Pay Transparency Directive. Employers with employees in Finland should be prepared for the legislation to take effect in May of 2026...
By Fred Satterwhite
On January 30, 2026, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent letters to 42 law firms warning that their participation in a diversity certification program could potentially create liability under federal antitrust laws that...
By Joanna Colosimo
On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed a spending bill that includes funding for the Department of Labor. The bill allocates just under $101 million for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) for fiscal...
By Benjamin Kerner
Federal contractors and subcontractors that meet jurisdictional thresholds may be due to re-survey their active workforces for disability status to remain compliant with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section...
By Brittany Dian-Hansell
Following a temporary period of administrative abeyance in 2025 after the revocation of Executive Order 11246, DCI can confirm that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has resumed processing and...
By Victoria Ungvary and Emily Kimble
Update: The California Civil Rights Department has re-uploaded the Excel templates it previously removed from its site with no substantive changes.
BLOG OVERVIEW: The California Civil Rights Department has...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
