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November 20, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

DOL Reports Recovery of Back Wages for FLSA Violations Decreased in FY 2024

DOL’s recovery of back wages for violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, according to limited enforcement data reported by the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division. The amount of back wages collected by WHD decreased by 4% in fiscal year 2024 compared with the amount collected in FY 2023. In...
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November 18, 2024
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Category: Policies and Practices

CWC’s Guide To Implementing a Compliant Reduction-In-Force

In light of several recent headlines announcing significant layoffs, the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, has updated its guide on conducting reductions-in-force (RIFs). CWC’s guide, entitled “Guide To Implementing a Compliant Reduction-In-Force,” reviews the major areas of risk that can arise for an employer in connection with a RIF. Four areas stand out as the most concerning...
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November 14, 2024
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Category: Policies and Practices

CFPB Warns That Certain Workplace Monitoring Technologies May Trigger Fair Credit Reporting Act

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued guidance warning that employers who use specific types of workplace monitoring technologies may inadvertently be risking liability under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Some workplace technology providers may satisfy the definition of a “consumer reporting agency” under the FCRA, according to CFPB’s Circular 2024-06—entitled Background Dossiers and Algorithmic Scores for Hiring, Promotion, and...
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November 13, 2024
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Category: Affirmative Action and Diversity

CWC’s Updated College and University Graduate Diversity Data Resources, 2022-2023

Demographic data related to academic degrees conferred by U.S. colleges and universities during the 2022-2023 academic year is now available in a series of tables prepared by the Center for Workplace Compliance, our affiliated nonprofit membership association. CWC devised the tables to assist its members in formulating their college and university recruitment strategies. The tables contain the most recent demographic...
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November 13, 2024
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Category: Veterans

CWC Members Once Again Among DOL’s Annual “HIRE Vets Medallion Award” Winners

Several CWC members received a HIRE Vets Medallion Award this year. The U.S. Labor Department’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) announces the awards in conjunction with Veterans Day. The HIRE Vets Medallion Award was created in 2017 as part of the Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act (the “HIRE Vets Act”).  The award is designed to...
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November 11, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

DOL Wage and Hour Division Again Reports Increase in FMLA Violations

The number of Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) cases in which the Department of Labor found a violation increased in fiscal year 2024—and for a second consecutive year—after having declined annually over the previous decade, according to data recently released by DOL’s Wage and Hour Division. This indicates that more employees are now electing to file complaints with WHD rather...
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November 07, 2024
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Category: Compliance Reporting and Recordkeeping

Religious Groups Seek To Block FCC Demographic Data Collection Similar to EEO-1 Report

A group of religious broadcasters has asked a federal appeals court to block the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from collecting race and ethnicity data from broadcasters. The court’s ruling could have implications for similar data collections like the EEO-1 Report. Earlier this year, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to resume collecting race and ethnicity data from broadcasters, a practice...
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November 07, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

FTC Fines Employer Over Allegedly Misleading Job Ads

The Federal Trade Commission has agreed to a $2.1 million settlement with a rideshare company over advertising practices that the Commission deemed “misleading or deceptive,” the FTC announced October 25. Specifically, the FTC alleged that some of the company’s advertisements to recruit drivers featured unrealistic earnings potential and others included misleading promotions language. The settlement serves as a reminder that—in addition to...
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November 04, 2024
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Category: State and Local Law

CWC Interstate: October 2024 Update

The Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), our affiliated nonprofit membership association, presents its latest update of state and local workplace compliance requirements, which covers developments that have occurred since the previous update in September. Issues include the following: Ban the box in San Diego, California, and Prince George’s County, Maryland Pay transparency in New Jersey Medical marijuana in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
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November 04, 2024
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Category: Agency Enforcement

NLRB Again Reports Big Increase in Unfair Labor Practice Charges in FY 2024

The number of unfair labor practice charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board increased for the fourth consecutive year in fiscal year 2024, NLRB enforcement data show. The 21,300 ULP charges filed from October 1, 2023—September 30, 2024, are the highest number filed since FY 2016. The Board made 259 final administrative determinations in FY 2024, up from 246...
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