News & Analysis

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it will extend the deadline for filing 2018 EEO-1 reports from March 31, 2019 to May 31, 2019.

E-Verify, the electronic immigration system that employers use to confirm employees’ eligibility to work in the United States, has resumed operations.

When the federal government partially shut down on December 22, 2018, so did E-Verify, the online system for verifying a new hire’s eligibility to work.

On December 17, 2018, the New Jersey Legislature paved the way for a game-changing prerequisite for N.J. public works contractors.

After a tumultuous week on Capitol Hill, Congress adjourned Friday evening without reaching a deal to fund portions of the U.S. government, resulting in a partial government closure when funding lapsed at midnight.

The OFCCP has issued three new directives to reinforce its commitment to more accountability and efficiency, and to maximize the effectiveness of compliance assistance outreach.

Employers will face fewer significant regulations in the coming year, according to the Trump administration's Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.

On September 19, 2018, OFCCP issued a new directive, 2018-09, announcing a plan to implement an Ombud Service in the national office to resolve certain types of concerns contractors face.

OFCCP recently issued a directive—which is open to public comment—revising its policies and procedures for requesting and maintaining FAAP agreements.

For over 50 years, by September 30, employers with 100 or more employees and federal contractors with at least 50 employees were required to submit an EEO-1 report to the EEOC.