As the March 31, 2020 deadline for submitting 2019 EEO-1 reports came and went without the EEOC opening its reporting portal, many employers have been awaiting the EEOC’s announcement of when it would begin accepting the reports. On May 7, 2020, the EEOC gave employers the answer, announcing that it is delaying collection of 2019
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Virginia Employers Get Ready: New Laws Dramatically Expand Employee Protections and Employer Liability in the Commonwealth
By Caroline Guensberg & Guy Brenner on
In the wake of Virginia voting in Democratic majorities in both houses of the state legislature last year, the Virginia legislature has passed, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed into law, a slew of new measures providing Commonwealth employees broad protections and enhanced mechanisms by which to bring claims against their employers for violations…
OFCCP Issues Three New Directives
By Caroline Guensberg & Guy Brenner on
As noted in our recent posts, OFCCP remains open for business despite the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 17, 2020, OFCCP provided further evidence of that fact, announcing three new directives “to maximize the effectiveness of [its] compliance assistance resources, increase accountability, and resolve federal contractor compliance evaluations more efficiently.” Director Leen revealed that two of…
EEOC Answers Employers’ COVID-19-Related Questions
By Alex Downie, Caroline Guensberg & Harris Mufson on
On March 27, 2020, the EEOC posted a pre-recorded webinar in which the agency answered questions related to the impact of COVID-19 on the laws that the agency enforces.
At the outset, the EEOC issued a disclaimer that guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (“CDC”) and state or local public health authorities should not…