In February 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) modified the Form EEO-1 reporting requirements. The EEOC later revised the form itself on September 29, 2016. The new rules would require private employers with 100+ employees to include wage and hours data on the new Form EEO-1 beginning March 31, 2018. However, on August … Read more
President Trump’s 2018 budget includes merging the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) into the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The underlying theory is that both agencies deal with employment discrimination and the combination would save money. There is significant opposition, however, from both employer and employee groups. (The OFCCP and EEOC are both among … Read more
Many state and federal laws prohibit employment discrimination across the United States. While it is ideal to prevent discrimination before it occurs, sometimes employers do receive complaints and have to deal with them. How you handle complaints of employment discrimination can have a significant impact on your organization, for better or worse. Hopefully by reading … Read more