Posts Tagged ‘EEO-1’
What Employers Need to Know About Supreme Court Ruling on College Admissions
On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 landmark decision in the cases filed against Harvard College and the University of North Carolina. In the ruling, Justices indicated that both of these universities’ Affirmative Action programs related to college admissions violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. While focused on…
Read MoreThe OFCCP’s EEO-1 Data Release and What You Need to Do Next
The OFCCP’s EEO-1 Data Release and What You Need to Do Next The return of EEO-1 Component 2 reporting, which was reversed under the Trump administration but could be reinstated as a priority under Biden’s administration, would cause many employers to scramble to meet the requirements in time to comply with reporting deadlines. Recently released…
Read MoreUnderstanding EEO-1 Reporting: Components 1 & 2
EEO-1 Reporting: What to Know About Components 1 and 2 The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that 2022 EEO-1 data collection will likely open in mid-July 2023, however, this date is tentative. To stay informed, you can find updates when they’re available at the official EEO-1 data collection website. Also on the line…
Read MoreOFCCP to Release EEO-1 Type 2 Reports in 2023
Beginning in the new year, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) will release several years’ worth of federal contractors’ EEO-1 type 2 reports. Employers were given a deadline of October 19, 2022, to object to the release of this data. If you believe there is an error and that your company is exempt…
Read MoreCalifornia SB 1162 Continues Through State Legislature
California’s SB 1162 is rapidly making its way through the various state legislative bodies with the most recent being the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee. It passed in a 4-2 party-line vote. During the hearing, Senator Monique Limon presented SB 1162 to a host of new audiences. The bill received backing support from The California…
Read MoreEEO-1 Portal Opens for 2021 Reporting
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the opening of the portal for submitting EEO-1 Component 1 data last week. Organizations will have until May 17, 2022, to get their reports in. That’s just over four weeks from now. Employers keen on making the deadline should begin preparing their filings now. In an announcement on…
Read MoreCalifornia’s New SB 1162 Promotes Total Pay Transparency
California is again at the forefront of national efforts to close the wage gap with the introduction of SB 1162. First introduced by California Senator Monique Limón in February 2022, the bill would become one of the most aggressive pay equity laws in the nation if passed. “Pay transparency is key to achieving pay equity,”…
Read MoreOFCCP Confirms It Will Leverage EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced that effective immediately, it would be using EEO-1 Component 2 pay data for enforcement. This is a complete departure from the agency’s previous statements. In the official notice, the OFCCP states that its original decision to not leverage the Component 2 Pay Data “was premature…
Read MoreIllinois SB 1480 Pay Data Reporting Law Gets Amended
The state government of Illinois recently enacted sweeping changes to its equal pay laws. Originally signed into law right before Equal Pay Day 2021, Illinois SB 1480 was amended by SB 1487 on June 25, 2021 to provide greater clarification on how Illinois employers must comply with the new equal pay obligations. There are three…
Read MoreNew EEOC Chair Proclaims Pay Equity ‘Front and Center’
Everywhere you turn, organizations, individual states, countries all over the world, and federal governments are proclaiming focus to achieve pay equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. The latest to voice the sentiment is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Charlotte A. Burrows. Burrows was appointed by Biden in January 2021 and is the EEOC’s…
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