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EO 14398: What the Maryland Ruling Means for Contractors
BLOG OVERVIEW: On October 14, 2026, a Maryland federal court denied a preliminary injunction against Executive Order 14398, allowing enforcement of...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: On October 14, 2026, a Maryland federal court denied a preliminary injunction against Executive Order 14398, allowing enforcement of...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: A gender pay gap within a worker category is not automatically a violation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive, but it does require...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: Defensible worker categories under the EU Pay Transparency Directive start with a sound, gender-neutral job evaluation. Five triage...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: A September 2026 GAO report (GAO-26-107937), released October 6, finds that reduced oversight, deep staffing cuts, and withdrawn...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: On September 17, 2026, attorneys general from 14 states issued joint guidance affirming that their civil rights laws prohibit both...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: Under the EU Pay Transparency Directive, worker categories must group jobs of equal value, and that value must come from a...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: The EU Pay Transparency Directive defines pay broadly, covering basic wage plus complementary and variable components, and requires...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: Colorado repealed the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 24-205) before it took effect and replaced it with SB 26-189, a...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: RAND published a 66-page analysis on September 9, 2026 examining how S&P 500 companies support veterans across four public data...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: California closed its 2026 legislative session with a wave of AI measures pointing toward documented, independently verifiable AI...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: DOJ's $25 million Accenture settlement, announced September 14, 2026, is the third False Claims Act (FCA) resolution this year built...
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BLOG OVERVIEW: Illinois has codified disparate impact liability into the Illinois Human Rights Act. SB 3777, the Civil Rights Safeguard Act (Public...