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    Illinois Codifies Disparate Impact Liability Law

    BLOG OVERVIEW: Illinois has codified disparate impact liability into the Illinois Human Rights Act. SB 3777, the Civil Rights Safeguard Act (Public...

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    Section 503 After the Final Rule: What Contractors Must Still Do

    BLOG OVERVIEW: The Department of Labor’s Section 503 final rule—published August 21, 2026 and effective September 21, 2026—rescinds disability...

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    Can Federal Contractors Still Collect Disability Status Data?

    BLOG OVERVIEW: DOL's new Section 503 rule rescinds the requirement to invite applicants and employees to self-identify, concluding that pre-offer...

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    Deloitte's $21.5M DEI Settlement and What It Means for Federal Contractors

    BLOG OVERVIEW: DOJ's $21.5 million Deloitte settlement, announced August 25, 2026, is the second False Claims Act resolution this year built on the...

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    Ask the Navigator: Penalties Under the EU Pay Transparency Directive

    By Zhuang Liu BLOG OVERVIEW: The EU Pay Transparency Directive sets no fine levels of its own, leaving those to the 27 member states, and the...

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    Are Your Worker Categories Defensible Under the EU Pay Transparency Directive?

    By Don Lustenberger BLOG OVERVIEW: The EU Pay Transparency Directive requires employers to group workers into categories performing the same work or...

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    FedAssure Named HR Compliance Solution of the Year

    A Note from DCI: Compliance obligations for federal contractors, grant recipients, and employers have been rewritten faster than most organizations...

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    EEO-1 Rescission: What the EEOC's 2-1 Vote Means for Employers

    By Joanna Colosimo and Fred Satterwhite BLOG OVERVIEW: On July 21, 2026, the EEOC voted 2-1 to advance a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that...

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    Illinois EPRC Updates 2026: What Employers Need to Know

    By Dave Sharrer BLOG OVERVIEW: In 2025–2026, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) issued several updates to the Equal Pay Registration Certificate...

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    Italy Pay Transparency Law: 2026 Employer Guide

    By Zhuang Liu BLOG OVERVIEW: Italy has officially transposed the EU Pay Transparency Directive through Legislative Decree No. 96/2026, effective June...

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    EU Pay Transparency Directive: Justifying and Remediating Pay Gaps

    By Murray Simpson, Ph.D. BLOG OVERVIEW: Justifying a gender pay gap of at least 5% under the EU Pay Transparency Directive means identifying...

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    Disability Self-Identification Form Approved Through July 2029

    By Fred Satterwhite

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