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Deadline For Employers’ Federal EEO-1 Filing Now Due on Dec. 5, 2023

Posted: | Category: Title VII - EEO-1

After multiple delays, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) EEO-1 filing deadline is locked on December 5, 2023 (for data pertaining to 2022). All private sector employers with 100 or more employees, and covered federal contractors with 50 or more employees, need to file this annual EEO-1 report requiring submission of employees’ demographic data.

The EEO-1 Component 1 requires disclosure of workforce demographic data, including protected categories such as sex, race, and ethnicity. Component 2 requires further detail such as hours worked, and certain pay information (that CDF previously described that can be found here).

Boost in OSHA Inspections Expected for ‘High Risk’ Retailers

Posted: | Category: OSHA - General

Warehouse, processing, and distribution facilities serve a crucial role in many retailers’ supply chains (especially those relying primarily on e-commerce), as such facilities provide space for inventory storage and assist with order fulfillments.

Douglas Klein Named to New York 2023 Power Players Rising List

Posted: | Category: Law Firm News

Douglas Klein was named to PoliticsNY and amNewYork’s 2023 Power Players Rising list, which recognizes New York’s cross-industry trailblazers. 

Maynard Nexsen Expands Litigation Practice in South Carolina

Posted: | Category: Law Firm News

OSHA Finds Highway Shooting of Employee to Be Work-Related and Recordable

Posted: | Category: OSHA - General

In a recently published interpretation letter, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) opined that an employee’s gunshot injury—sustained when a motorist collided with three other cars, shot the employee-driver, and stole the company’s truck—was work-related and recordable.

New York State Proposes Regulations for Pay Transparency in Job Advertisements

Posted: | Category: New York - Wage & Hour

NY Department of Labor has published proposed regulations governing the state’s salary transparency law, which took effect September 17, 2023. Law requires employers to post salary ranges in job advertisements for positions that will be performed, in whole or in part, in New York,

Georgia Courts May Not Apply Foreign Law to Restrictive Covenants That Do Not Comply with the Georgia Restrictive Covenants Act

Posted: | Category: Georgia - Restrictive Covenants

On September 6, 2023, the Georgia Supreme Court reaffirmed that Georgia courts must first determine whether a restrictive covenant is enforceable under Georgia law before applying a foreign choice-of-law provision.

Power at Work Blogcast #17: An Interview With UAW Local 2250 Members Don Looney and Glenn Kage

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Watch Burnes Center Senior Fellow Seth Harris in conversation with two front-line UAW members, Glenn Kage and Don Looney, as they discuss their fellow strikers attitudes toward the strike, what it will take to settle, and what it is like to work in an auto factory.

States Mandate Unpaid Leave for School Activities

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Ten states and Washington, D.C., require employers to provide time off for parents to attend their children’s school activities. Most states with school-related leave…

Circuit Court Finds Puerto Rico’s Law 41-2022 Is Void

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The 1st Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently affirmed the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico’s decision declaring a labor law null and void.

Unions Fight in the States to Make Biden’s Climate Agenda Work for Workers

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Labor leaders worry that some federal incentives for renewable energy do not come with strict standards on pay. In Maine, they added their own.

The United Auto Workers Is Overplaying Its Hand, Risking Our Economy and the Election

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The United Auto Workers has taken to the picket lines in a particularly acrimonious strike, targeting, for the first time, all three of the big Detroit automakers simultaneously.

Anti-Affirmative Action Group Sues West Point Over Admissions Policy

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The Supreme Court ruling barring race-conscious admissions at civilian colleges should apply to the U.S. Military Academy as well, the lawsuit argues.

Bank of America Raises Minimum Wage to $23 on Way to $25 an Hour

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Bank of America Corp. will increase its minimum hourly wage to $23 next month, taking another step toward a goal of paying $25 by 2025, as employers respond to a strong labor market.

Bernstein: Strong economy is emboldening workers to get “fair slice”

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Key takeaways from POLITICO’s “Building the New American Economy” live event.