The minimum wage for employees working on or in connection with a qualifying federal contract is set to rise from $16.20 per hour to $17.20 per hour effective January 1, 2024. That will be the minimum wage rate for both non-tipped and tipped employees because, as promised, the lower cash wage contractors could pay to tipped employees will be Continue Reading...
Walmart Didn’t Validate, Now Being Sued by EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a lawsuit against Walmart for screening out employees (not applicants) using a training program and assessment the EEOC alleges unfairly discriminated against people with disabilities and was not related to either the employees’ job duties or job performance. Walmart will likely lose Continue Reading...
OFCCP Releases 2023 CSAL Version 2
The OFCCP has quietly posted a second Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) on their website. The list contains 1,000 “fresh” contractor establishments or functions that have been selected, but not yet scheduled for, a compliance evaluation. True to their word in the OFCCP’s revised Scheduling Letter, they are now listing “University” as Continue Reading...
How You File EEO-1 and VETS Reports Matters Much More Now
With the EEO-1 and VETS-4212 filing seasons just weeks away, federal contractor employers need to be paying closer attention to the way their organization files those reports, keeping in mind the impact it could have on their affirmative action efforts. The EEO-1 reports are primarily administered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Continue Reading...
EEO-1 Filing Season to Begin on Halloween
We finally have a date for the start of the EEO-1 filing season this year, Tuesday, October 31, 2023. Yes, that is Halloween. And on that day the ghosts and ghouls will also open the Help Desk to assist any trick-or-treaters getting an early start. But filers will have until Tuesday, December 5, 2023 to complete and file their 2022 Continue Reading...
