DOL Issues Notice on Increase in Minimum Wages for Contractors
Instead of rescinding President Obama’s Executive Order 13658, which raised the minimum wage federal contractors are required to pay under certain...
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OFCCP Compliance Assistance Town Hall Recap
Sep 20, 2017, 3:51:41 PM
On September 19, 2017, the OFCCP held the first Compliance Assistance Town Hall at the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. The 4 hour event was a...
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EEO-1 Component 2 Decision: Now What?
Sep 18, 2017, 9:52:34 AM
The Office of Management and Budget’s decision to suspend the pay data component of the EEO-1 report has left many employers with questions regarding...
2017 VETS-4212 Reports can now be filed through November 15
Sep 14, 2017, 5:12:03 PM
In order to accommodate the needs of those impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Federal contractors who file their VETS-4212 Reports by November...
OFCCP Temporarily Suspends Select Federal Contractor Requirements
Sep 1, 2017, 9:17:48 AM
On August 31, 2017, the Department of Labor issued a press release in support of Texas’s response to Hurricane Harvey. The Office of Federal Contract...
EEO-1 Component 2 Decision
Aug 29, 2017, 5:34:05 PM
The OMB’s Office of Information Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) decided that the new EEO-1 component 2 report will stay indefinitely. EEOC will be...
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EEOC and DOJ take Opposing Positions on Sexual Orientation Discrimination in 2nd Circuit
Aug 22, 2017, 10:33:20 AM
On June 23, 2017, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed an amicus brief in the 2nd Circuit appeal of Zarda v. Altitude Express,...
Daniel Gade Appointed to EEOC
Aug 21, 2017, 10:10:35 AM
President Donald Trump has appointed Dr. Daniel M. Gade to be the next EEOC commissioner. A native of Minot, ND, Gade will be the only EEOC...
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Takeaways from Texas: 2017 NILG Recap
Aug 21, 2017, 9:38:56 AM
The Industry Liaison Group’s National Conference was held August 1-4th in San Antonio, Texas. This conference brings together federal contractors,...
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Department of Labor proposes HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program
Aug 19, 2017, 11:52:26 AM
On August 18, 2017, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS), an agency of the Department of Labor, released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...