In a February 5 memorandum to all Department of Justice (DOJ) employees, the recently confirmed Attorney General, Pam Bondi, directed the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division to “investigate, eliminate, and penalize illegal DEI and DEIA preferences, mandates, policies, programs, and activities in the private sector and in educational institutions that receive federal funds.” The Attorney General’s … Read More
Consuela A. Pinto, PintoBrown PLLC On January 22, 2025, two days into President Trump’s second term in office, he issued an Executive Order titled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (Order). The Order reinforces that civil rights laws protect Americans from discrimination and “serve as a bedrock supporting equality of opportunity for all Americans.” … Read More
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL) on November 20, 2024. The CSAL is a courtesy notification for contractors that they will be subject to a compliance evaluation shortly. The new CSAL includes 2000 compliance evaluations including: Included among the 2000 FAAPs and establishments are locations that … Read More
Tips for Being Audit Ready in 30 Days The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a new Supply & Service Scheduling List (CSAL) on June 7, 2024. The CSAL is a courtesy notification for contractors that they will be subject to a compliance evaluation shortly. The new CSAL includes 500 compliance evaluations including: … Read More
On January 12, 2024, the District of Columbia amended the Pay Transparency Act of 2014, joining a growing list of states, counties, and localities to implement pay transparency laws. Employers with at least one employee in the District of Columbia are subject to the requirements of the new law. Covered employers are required to disclose, … Read More
The deadline for certifying compliance in the Contractor Portal is July 1, 2024. Contractors that have not yet certified should plan to do so as soon as possible. Additionally, employers who were previously, but are not currently, contractors required to develop AAPs are advised to change the status of all establishments or functional units to “closed” in … Read More
The June 4 deadline to file the 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 report is just around the corner. Employers required to file the EEO-1 should take this obligation seriously. The EEOC recently initiated litigation against 15 employers who failed to file 2022 EEO-1 reports. The EEO-1 Component 1 report is a mandatory annual data collection that … Read More
In response to President Biden’s October 30, 2023, Executive Order 14110 on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage & Hour Division and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently issued guidance documents on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace. Wage … Read More
The Office of Federal Contract compliance Programs (OFCCP) Contractor Portal opened on April 1, 2024. Contractors must certify compliance no later than July 1, 2024. OFCCP implemented the annual certification process for Federal prime and subcontractors in 2022. When certifying, contractors are affirming that they are in full compliance with OFCCP’s regulations. For the past two … Read More
In his 2016 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Sanders led the Fight for $15 to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour. He failed on the federal level but succeeded in sparking reforms on the state and local levels that have seen minimum wage laws in several jurisdictions meet or exceed … Read More
