Recent federal court cases, most notably the 2015 Supreme Court decision in Mach Mining, LLC v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, have prompted the EEOC to issue a new rulemaking to update the agency’s 43 year old conciliation practices. The proposed rulemaking would commit the EEOC to providing respondents with: A summary of the facts Continue Reading...
2019 EEO-1 Data Collection Delayed Until 2021
Citing the pandemic, the EEOC has announced that employers will not be required to file their 2019 EEO-1 reports until March, 2021. In other words, there will be no EEO-1 filing this year. However, the EEOC is not skipping the 2019 reporting cycle—they are significantly delaying it. Where are we today? EEO-1 filing deadlines have become Continue Reading...
COVID-19 and EEO/ADA Considerations
These are unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to rethink, retool, recalibrate and reconsider our options – all for the sake of keeping us safe. Let’s consider some of the equal employment opportunity (EEO) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) considerations. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) The Continue Reading...
EEOC to Launch New “Guidance Portal” in Response to Executive Order 13891 – More to Come
The EEOC will publish a notice in tomorrow’s Federal Register announcing the launch of a new “searchable, indexed database containing all EEOC guidance documents currently in effect.” EEOC guidance documents have not historically been difficult to find, but this new, centralized database is in response to Executive Order 13891 issued by President Continue Reading...
EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data Analysis
Despite resistance from the employer community, EEO-1 "Component 2" compensation reporting requirements will most likely be upheld by federal courts. As employers scramble to assemble their reports, many are also concerned with the potential risk exposure these reports may introduce. First and foremost, how will the OFCCP and EEOC use this Continue Reading...
