Understanding EEO-1 Reporting: Components 1 & 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… Read More

EEOC Gears up for the Return of EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data Reporting

“Watch out, it is coming.” That’s what Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Keith Sonderling recently told attendees at a DirectEmployers Annual Meeting in regards to EEO-1 Component 2 data reporting. Sonderling’s statement… Read More

EEO-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. Read More

OFCCP Proposes Rule to Modify Enforcement Process for Employee Discrimination

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is taking steps to strengthen its pay equity enforcement strategy. On March 22, 2022, the OFCCP published a notice of proposed rulemaking aimed primarily at reversing regulations created under the Trump administration in 2020. Read More

Federal Forces Unite to Further Drive Pay Equity

To commemorate Equal Pay Day earlier this month, President Biden issued an executive order aimed at promoting pay equity and transparency in the federal workforce. The order applies to federal contractors and would oversee the hiring and pay-setting processes for federal workers. Read More

Federal Agencies Kick-off HIRE Program to Promote DEI&A

Today, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP ) launched their partnership program to ensure workplace equity – the Hiring Initiative to Reimagine Equity (HIRE).  According to the official fact sheet, “HIRE is a multi-year… Read More

Federal Agencies to Prioritize Pay Equity Enforcement

A recent Bloomberg Law interview with former commissioner and acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Victoria A. Lipnic, sheds light on the future of pay equity enforcement in the U.S.  While Lipnic advises employers… Read More

Customers React Negatively to Wage Gap Disclosures, HBR Study Finds

Lawmakers across the globe are finding that pay data reporting requirements for employers are critical for helping to close the gender wage gap. As recently seen in the U.K. and states throughout the U.S., mandatory public disclosure of wage… Read More

OFCCP Announces New AAP Requirements for Federal Contractors

Under new leadership, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is following through on its commitment to prioritize pay equity and ramp up enforcement of employee diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The agency recently released new… Read More

OFCCP 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… Read More