On November 15, 2022, OFCCP was sued in federal court by an organization seeking to compel the agency to produce EEO-1 data from all federal contractors, including first-tier subcontractors, for the period 2016-2020.
Minimum wage laws can affect businesses of all sizes, whether operating nationwide, in multiple jurisdictions, or only in one state, county, or city. To help manage this challenge, we summarize scheduled state- and local-level wage increases.
On November 8, 2022, Illinois voters approved the Illinois Constitution Amendment 1, which amends the state constitution to guarantee workers a broad right to collective bargaining.
The NLRB issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if adopted, would rescind a rule issued under the prior administration addressing blocking charges, voluntary recognition, and construction industry bargaining relationships.
In addition to the laws enacted by state and local legislatures, there are proposed measures on the ballot next week that may also impact the workplace.
NLRB General Counsel announced she will urge the Board to adopt a new framework that seeks to hold employers accountable for use of “omnipresent surveillance and other algorithmic-management tools” if they tend to impair the exercise of §7 rights.
It is old news to most covered employers that they are obligated to post certain notices for their workforce. What these employers may not know, however, is that the EEOC recently updated and replaced its “EEO is the Law” poster.
The OMB and the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force announced that they anticipate further guidance will be issued following the narrowing of the enjoined order requiring employees working on federal government contracts be vaccinated for COVID-19.
