As Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez recently announced, OFCCP has updated its guidance to “make clear that discrimination on the basis of transgender status is discrimination based on sex” under Title VII and existing case law. By e-mail Director Patricia Shiu announced the release of Directive 2014-02, the purpose of which is to
August 2014
OFCCP Delivers Proposed Equal Pay Report and Instructions to OMB
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In connection with the publication of the NPRM on the pay data reporting tool last week, today the proposed Equal Pay Report (Equal Pay Report) and Instructions, as well as a Supporting Statement, were released to the public. The Equal Pay Report is to be filled annually by employers through a yet-to-be released…
OFCCP Director Patricia Shiu Addresses ILG National Conference
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Rounding out the festivities in Washington, D.C., OFCCP Director Pat Shiu addressed attendees on the closing morning of the 32nd Annual ILG National conference. Keeping to the conference theme of “Learning from the Legacy, Focusing on the Future,” Director Shiu’s remarks centered around the “unfinished business of America” to address issues of pay, sexual…
Greetings from Day 2 of the ILG National Conference
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The second full day of the 32nd Annual ILG National Conference was filled with a multitude of presentations by practitioners and government officials.
The day started with a joint agency presentation by representatives from EEOC, Department of Justice and OFCCP. One of the “hot topics” discussed was the anticipated release of the long-awaited proposed…
The “Equal Pay Report” – OFCCP’s Proposed Regulations Will Create a New, Annual Reporting Obligation
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As we reported earlier today, OFCCP has announced proposed regulations to satisfy President Obama’s mandate that contractors submit detailed pay data. The NPRM will be officially published in the Federal Register this Friday with a 90 day public comment period after that.
As proposed, the data collection tool, called the Equal Pay Report (EPR) in…
Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez Wants to Hear from the Contractor Community
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The 32nd Annual ILG National Conference opened this morning with an address from Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez. This was the first time a sitting Secretary addressed the group, and Secretary Perez hoped it would not be the last. In his remarks, the Secretary acknowledged the “good work” employers have done in past…
OMB Releases Pay Data Collection Tool
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We have learned OMB has today released the proposed pay data collection tool to be published in the Federal Register on Friday. Once published, the public will have 90 days to submit comments. Details are still emerging on this breaking news. We will update you as soon as we learn more so make sure to…
32nd Annual Industry Liaison Group National Conference
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Hello from the 2014 ILG National Conference in beautiful Washington, D.C. The theme of this year’s conference is “Celebrate 50 Years of Civil Rights” and the conference opens tomorrow morning with an address from Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez. Key officials from OFCCP and EEOC as well as leading practitioners are scheduled to present…