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Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Issued

USA - April 28 2021 As previewed, on April 27, 2021 President Biden issued an Executive Order directing the minimum wage for certain federal contractors be increased to…

President Biden to Issue Executive Order Today Directing $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

USA - April 27 2021 The White House has released a Fact Sheet detailing an expected Executive Order from President Biden raising the minimum wage for certain federal…

EEO-1 Data Collection Portal Open: Batch File Upload Not Available Until May 26

USA - April 26 2021 As anticipated EEOC has announced the opening of the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 data collection portal today. The deadline for submission will be Monday…

OFCCP Releases Annual Veteran Hiring Benchmark

USA - March 30 2021 OFCCP has updated the annual veteran benchmark for 2021. The new benchmark is now set at 5.6%. This is down 0.1% from last year’s mark of 5.7%. The…

EEO-1 Portal to Open April 26, Deadline For Filing Will Be July 19, 2021

USA - March 29 2021 EEOC has finally announced the opening date for the collection of 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 data. The portal is slated to open April 26 and employers will…

With A New Secretary of Labor Confirmed, Is OFCCP Ready to Start Implementing More Changes?

USA - March 22 2021 On Monday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Marty Walsh as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor under President Biden. Secretary Walsh will, of…

EEO-1 Reporting Deadline Expected To Now Be July 2021

USA - March 15 2021 In an announcement (EEOCdata.org) that flew under the radar and has, yet, to appear on the EEO-1 reporting webpage, or EEOC’s home page, EEOC now…

Biden Administration Continues Actions Aimed at Addressing and Advancing Racial and Gender Equality

USA - March 9 2021 As a follow up to the Inauguration Day recession of former President Trump’s Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping Executive Order, the Biden…

BREAKING NEWS - OFCCP Revises CSAL list to Remove All Establishments Scheduled for Focused Reviews and Compliance Checks

USA - March 2 2021 OFCCP has just announced it has revised its Supply and Service FY 2020 audit scheduling list by removing all establishments selected to receive…

OFCCP to Close Contractor Assistance Portal

USA - February 24 2021 In an e-mail sent out to registered stakeholders OFCCP announced in an effort to “improve efficiency and better integrate compliance assistance…