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Anupa Geevarghese Appointed OFCCP Deputy Director

September 09, 2024

By: Lily Kerr

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently welcomed a new Deputy Director, Anupa Iyer Geevarghese, on September 3rd. Although an official announcement from OFCCP has not been made as...

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 5: Legal Counsel & Attorney–Client Privilege

August 16, 2024

By: Lisa Harpe, Jon Geier, and Don Lustenberger

Our summer blog series contrasting “expert” versus “robot” approaches to pay equity ends this week as we discuss the role of legal counsel and the importance of establishing attorney–client privilege...

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State and Local AI Law Update: California AB 331 is Dead – Meet AB 2930

August 16, 2024

By: Bre Timko and Dave Schmidt

California’s Assembly Bill (AB) 2930 was introduced by the California State Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee in February 2024 and, if signed into law, will impose certain requirements on entities...

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Massachusetts Enacts Pay Transparency Law

August 15, 2024

By: Stephanie Horn and Bill Osterndorf

Massachusetts has joined various other states in enacting a pay transparency law. Effective July 31, 2025, employers with 25 or more employees in Massachusetts must include a pay range in any advertisement or...

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Massachusetts Pay Reporting

August 15, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

Massachusetts has enacted a law requiring pay reporting by organizations with 100 or more employees in Massachusetts. This pay reporting is part of the Salary Range Transparency law that was signed by the Governor of...

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New Framework for Ensuring Accountability and Comparability in DEIA Efforts

August 14, 2024

By: Chad Peddie

On July 25, 2024, the Civil Rights Audit Standards (the Standards) were published by an independent committee led by PolicyLink, a leading national research and action institute dedicated to racial and economic equity and CapEQ, an...

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 4: Investigating Analysis Results & Making Pay Adjustments

August 13, 2024

By: Don Lustenberger and Lisa Harpe

Our summer blog series contrasting “expert” versus “robot” approaches to pay equity continues this week as we discuss what happens after compensation data have been analyzed: investigating the results of the...

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The Demise of the Chevron Doctrine and its Impact on Federal Contractors

August 07, 2024

By: Evan Szarenski and Jon Geier

There has been a lot written about the recent Supreme Court decision reversing the 1984 decision in Chevron (Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., 467 U.S. 837 (1984)) and the Chevron...

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 3: Planning and Analysis

August 06, 2024

By: Lisa Harpe and Don Lustenberger

In our second and previous installment of our summer blog series contrasting "expert” versus ”robot” approaches to conducting a pay-equity study, we described how the more traditional, consultant-led approaches...

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OFCCP Releases New Procedures for Expedited Conciliation

August 06, 2024

By: Amanda Bowman and Dylan Tomsey

On July 26th, OFCCP issued Directive 2024-01,which outlines new procedures for expedited conciliation, with the option to enter into an Expedited Resolution Conciliation Agreement (ERCA). Through the expedited...

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Expert vs. Robot, Part 2: Project Kickoff and Data Cleaning

July 30, 2024

By: Lisa Harpe and Don Lustenberger

In our first installment of our summer blog series contrasting "expert” versus ”robot” approaches to conducting a pay-equity study, we described how the more traditional, consultant-led approaches (i.e., expert)...

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OFCCP Releases Form to Collect Data on Construction Employees

July 29, 2024

By: Bill Osterndorf

On July 8, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a revised version of form CC-257 that would collect data on construction employees working for federal construction...

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