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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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Massachusetts Pay Reporting (Updated on January 16, 2025)

August 15, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

UPDATE 3: On January 16, 2025, Massachusetts opened the portal meant to collect the EEO-1 reports of covered employers. Reports must be submitted by February 3, 2025.

UPDATE 2: On January 14, 2025, Massachusetts released a notice...

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New Framework for Ensuring Accountability and Comparability in DEIA Efforts

August 14, 2024

By: Chad Peddie

On July 25, 2024, the Civil Rights Audit Standards (the Standards) were published by an independent committee led by PolicyLink, a leading national research and action institute dedicated to racial and economic equity and CapEQ, an...

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 4: Investigating Analysis Results & Making Pay Adjustments

August 13, 2024

By: Don Lustenberger and Lisa Harpe

Our summer blog series contrasting “expert” versus “robot” approaches to pay equity continues this week as we discuss what happens after compensation data have been analyzed: investigating the results of the...

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The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine and its Impact on Federal Contractors

August 07, 2024

By: Evan Szarenski and Jon Geier

There has been a lot written about the recent Supreme Court decision reversing the 1984 decision in Chevron (Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984)) and the Chevron...

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 3: Planning and Analysis

August 06, 2024

By: Lisa Harpe and Don Lustenberger

In our second and previous installment of our summer blog series contrasting "expert” versus ”robot” approaches to conducting a pay-equity study, we described how the more traditional, consultant-led approaches...

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OFCCP Releases New Procedures for Expedited Conciliation

August 06, 2024

By: Amanda Bowman and Dylan Tomsey

On July 26th, OFCCP issued Directive 2024-01,which outlines new procedures for expedited conciliation, with the option to enter into an Expedited Resolution Conciliation Agreement (ERCA). Through the expedited...

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 2: Project Kickoff and Data Cleaning

July 30, 2024

By: Lisa Harpe and Don Lustenberger

In our first installment of our summer blog series contrasting "expert” versus ”robot” approaches to conducting a pay-equity study, we described how the more traditional, consultant-led approaches (i.e., expert)...

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OFCCP Releases Form to Collect Data on Construction Employees

July 29, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

On July 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a revised version of form CC-257 that would collect data on construction employees working for federal construction...

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Illinois Pay Reporting Update – Important Consideration for Returning Filers

July 26, 2024

By: Lily Kerr

In recent years, there have been several state-specific pay reporting requirements taking effect after the recission of the nationwide EEO-1 Component 2 pay data collection. One such reporting requirement has been the bi-annual...

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 1: Different Approaches to Pay Equity

July 23, 2024

By: Don Lustenberger and Lisa Harpe

Series Introduction 

Earlier this year DCI experts and co-authors of this post, Lisa Harpe and Don Lustenberger, hosted a pay-equity webinar on the topic of “expert vs. robot.” They contrasted the more...

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Biden Administration Releases Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda

July 11, 2024

By: Fred Satterwhite

While much of the country was busy enjoying an extended Independence Day weekend, the Biden administration released its Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda on Friday, July 5th.The semi-annual agenda includes regulatory actions the...

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