OFCCP Issues New Directive Clarifying Expectations for Federal Contractors Regarding Compliance Reviews
The United States Department of Labor has announced that its Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released a new set of...
Bill Restricting Employer Vaccination Mandates in Indiana Signed Into Law
Indiana’s Governor Eric Holcomb has signed a new bill into law restricting employer vaccine mandates. The new law created by House Bill 1001 goes into effect immediately...
EEOC Adds Non-Binary Gender Option for Charges of Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it will be adding another option to the self-identification intake process for individuals filing a charge...
Fourth Circuit Court Decision Indicates Narrow View On What Constitutes Adverse Employment Action
When an employee faces Title VII discrimination in the workplace, this typically takes the form of adverse employment action. Often what constitutes...
The Four Day Workweek Is on the Rise: Is Your Workplace Ready?
Over the course of the previous two years, work models have changed in unprecedented ways. Flexible work models, including remote and hybrid work, have taken hold, and a return to traditional...
New Jersey’s Cannabis Legalization Law and New Employment Protections
2021, the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization CREAMM Act came into law.
This new law legalized cannabis for recreational...
New Data Indicates Increasing Pay Won’t Solve the Great Reshuffling
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has released new data for February 2022, showing that the Great Reshuffling is far from over.
This new data shows that 4.4 million Americans...
Unlimited PTO Policies May Not Always Live Up to the Hype
With employee stress achieving all-time highs during the pandemic, employers have learned the importance of helping ensure employees have the chance to cool down and recharge. This is why...
What Does Job Sharing Have to Offer Employers?
As the COVID-19 pandemic has receded, more employees than ever before are demanding flexibility. As the Great Resignation has dragged on, employers have had to take significant steps to adapt and offer...
Federal Court Finds Public Records Vendor Is a Consumer Reporting Agency Under FCRA
A federal district court in Pennsylvania has issued a ruling finding that a company that provides reports based on a search of public records meets the definition...