On March 14, 2016, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) sent its final draft of the final overtime regulations to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) to begin the last stage of the review process. Once the document receives OMB approval, which typically takes 30-60 days, the regulations will be […]
Labor & Employment Law Update
2016-17 H-1B Cap Opens April 1st – It’s Not Too Late to Get Started!
April 1 is the first day on which the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) will accept H-1B cap-subject petitions for foreign nationals in specialty occupations to begin employment on October 1. For the last few years, every available H-1B visa has been claimed in the first few days of […]
EEOC Announces Proposed Addition of Pay Data to Annual EEO-1 Reports
On January 29, 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) announced a proposed revision to the Employer Information Report (“EEO-1”) that would require certain employers with more than 100 employees to submit pay data on an annual basis. The EEOC claims the new data will assist the agency in identifying […]
Proposed EEOC Regulations Address GINA Wellness Programs
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) recently issued a proposed rule under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”). This proposed rule would allow employers that offer wellness programs to provide limited inducements for an employee’s covered spouse to disclose his or her personal health information. GINA prohibits an employer […]
OFCCP Jurisdiction Update
A few months ago, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released a new “Jurisdictional Thresholds” infographic that is “intended to help employers, employees, and other interested parties easily determine when OFCCP’s Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 503), and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment […]