By Dave Schmidt and Sarah Layman
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into employment decision-making processes for organizations continues to accelerate, as does the evolution of the legal and regulatory environment. This post provides...
By Fred Satterwhite
Federal contractors who have been waiting to find out how Executive Order (EO) 14173 would be implemented now know at least one piece of the federal government’s enforcement plan.
On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice...
By Mitchell Chamberlin
As DCI has covered in a previous blog, a new pay transparency law is set to go into effect in Vermont starting on July 1, 2025. With the enactment of this law, known as Act 155, Vermont joins four other states with new pay...
By Stephanie Horn
A new pay transparency law is in effect in New Jersey as of June 1, 2025. Senate Bill No. 2310 was introduced in the New Jersey Legislature last year and requires covered employers in New Jersey to notify current employees of...
By Amanda Bowman and Emily Kimble
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has officially opened the2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection portal as of today, May 20, 2025. All private-sector employers with 100 or more employees are now...
By Mitchell Chamberlin
In early 2024, the Colorado state legislature passed Senate Bill 24-205, Consumer Protections for Interactions with Artificial Intelligence Systems (CPIAIS), which was signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on May 17, 2024....
By Dave Cohen and Joanna Colosimo
Recently, there have been many questions regarding the collection of demographic data from employees and applicants by employers. Executive Order 14173 and other executive and agency actions by the Trump...
By Cassie Alfheim
On May 6, 2025, President Donald Trump nominated Brittany Bull Panuccio to be a Commissioner on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). If confirmed, Panuccio would serve as a member of the Commission until July 1,...
By Lily Kerr
On April 15, 2025, Democracy Forward Foundation, a nonprofit known for litigating cases against the federal government, filed a lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Democracy Forward filed the suit on...
By Benjamin Kerner
May 20, 2025 Update:
The EEO-1 filing portal is now open. Employers have until June 24, 2025, to submit their reports. For more information, download DCI's Step-by-Step Guide to Filings EEO-1s in 2025.
May 12, 2025 Update:
EEOC's...
By Mitchell Chamberlin
On April 15, 2025, ten former Department of Labor (DOL) officials from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) and Office of the Solicitor (SOL)—including former Directors Jenny Yang and Pat Shiu—released an
