PRESIDENT SIGNS FMLA MILITARY EXPANSION BILL
by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On January 28, 2008, President Bush signed a bill (H.R. 4986) that amends the Family and...
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House Education and Labor Committee Holds Hearing on Expanded ADA Bill
Feb 6, 2008, 2:40:00 PM
On January 29, 2008, the House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing on “The ADA Restoration Act of 2007” (H.R. 3195/S.1881), which would...
EEOC Issues Report on Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
Jan 17, 2008, 2:03:00 PM
On January 15, 2008, the EEOC issued a new report addressing strategies to reverse the declining participation rate of federal employees with...
EEOC Inspector General Issues Report on Commission Effectiveness
Jan 17, 2008, 2:00:00 PM
The EEOC Inspector General recently issued a new report (“Semiannual Report to Congress”) that raises some questions about the ability of the EEOC to...
EEOC Launches New Public Service Announcements
Jan 17, 2008, 1:57:00 PM
by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On January 13, 2008, the EEOC announced it was launching two 30-second anti-discrimination...
EEOC Issues Final Rule on Retiree Health Benefits Under ADEA
Jan 3, 2008, 2:38:00 PM
by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On December 26, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its...
EEOC Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru Confirmed by Senate For Second Term
Jan 3, 2008, 2:33:00 PM
On December 19, 2007 the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru for a second term expiring July 1, 2012. Commissioner...
Reed Russell joins EEOC as new Legal Counsel
Dec 19, 2007, 1:00:00 PM
by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President – Regulatory Affairs The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Reed L. Russell has...
New Law Raises Mandatory Retirement Age for Commercial Pilots
Dec 19, 2007, 12:52:00 PM
On December 13, 2007, President Bush signed legislation raising the mandatory retirement age for commercial airline pilots from age 60 to 65. The...
EEOC FORMS FEDERAL ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER WORK GROUP
Dec 5, 2007, 8:50:00 AM
by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On October 11, 2007, EEOC announced that it had formed an Asian American and Pacific...
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EEOC PRESENTS FREEDOM TO COMPETE AWARDS
Sep 27, 2007, 10:16:00 AM
by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On September 26, 2007, Naomi C. Earp, Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity...
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House Committee Holds Hearing on ENDA; Floor Vote Expected Soon
Sep 24, 2007, 4:25:00 PM
The House Committee on Education and Labor’s subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on September 5 on “The Employment...