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Labor Department Files Two OFCCP Lawsuits, Doubling Previous Total

Despite the fact that we fully expected the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) to be aggressive in filing formal enforcement actions against federal contractors for failure to comply with requirements imposed by the department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), there had been only two OFCCP-related lawsuits filed by DOL since President Biden took office – until now....

Federal Court Vacates EEOC’s Expanded SOGI Guidance

A federal district court in Texas has vacated expanded enforcement guidance issued last year by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) describing how Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects against employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. According to the court, the EEOC’s guidance, which was issued in the wake of the Supreme Court’s...

DOL Proposes More Employee-Friendly Independent Contractor Test Under the FLSA

As expected, the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (DOL) has formally proposed rescinding interpretive regulations issued during the Trump Administration for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Instead, DOL is proposing to codify rules that will make it much more likely that an individual will be classified as an employee rather...

Comments With EEOC Recommending Priorities for Agency’s Next Strategic Plan

Our affiliated non-profit association, the Center for Workplace Compliance (CWC), has submitted written comments with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) in response to the agency’s request for public input on the development of its next “Strategic Plan” and “Strategic Enforcement Plan” (SEP). Once finalized, these two documents will map out the EEOC’s priority enforcement and operational...