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Given the high prevalence of data security breaches and identity theft today, organizational leadership should be making the protection of their consumers’ and their employees’ confidential information a high priority. It is no surprise that federal...

The case is Cannon v. Jacobs Field Services (JFS) decided on January 13, 2016 by the 5^th Circuit Court [2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 531]. The facts of the cases were that JFS made Michael Cannon, a mechanical engineer with 20 years experience, a...

The case is Chavez v. Credit Nation Auto Sales decided by the 11^th Circuit on January 14, 2016 [2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 598].  This is not the first time the 11^th Circuit has ruled in favor of a terminated female transgender employee.  The 11^th Circuit...

With OFCCP regularly requesting multiple forms of compensation during compliance audits, we revisit the difference between EEO compliance evaluations of base pay versus other compensation metrics. An individual’s base pay is a function of many...

The OFCCP recently posted two new FAQs confirming that the interpretation, not definition, of “protected veteran” has been broadened to be consistent with the definition used by the Department of Veterans Affairs. As presented in a previous blog,...

The case is Smith et. al. v. City of Boston, decided on November 16, 2015 by Judge William G. Young of the District of Massachusetts [2015 U.S. Dist. Lexis 154468]. The challenge was to a multiple-choice test for promotion from police sergeant to...

In light of some recent buzz centered on OFCCP’s infographic for determining protected veteran status, we wanted to clarify our lastpost and confirm that OFCCP did not change the definition of any veteran categories. As OFCCP and the Solicitor’s...

OFCCP has released a new voluntary poster: Opening Doors of Opportunity for ALL Workers. The poster emphasizes the agency’s goals of diversity and equal opportunity, as well as expectations that federal contractors “must treat workers fairly and...

The case is EEOC v. Darden, decided on November 9, 2015 by Judge Joan A. Lenard of the Southern District of Florida [2015 U.S. Dist. Lexis 1498970]. The defense issued a motion to dismiss, which Judge Lenard denied. Judge Lenard also ordered Darden...

The case is Muriel v. SCI Arizona Funeral Services decided October 30, 2014 by District Court Judge Douglas L. Rayes of the District Court of Arizona (2015 U.S. Lexis 147510). The case is not important so much for the outcome, which was summary...

The CFPA was signed into law on October 6, 2015 and may be read in its entirety here. It is a relatively short statute and an easy read. The CFPA is an amendment to a prior statute written in 1949 and has many of the key features of the Federal...

The new California Fair Pay Act (CFPA) is summarized in depth in a previous blog in this series. The CFPA includes strict stipulations for employing “[a] bona fide factor other than sex, such as education, training, or experience” to explain wage...