In March, mass media and information firm Thomson Reuters and legal research firm Acritas released a report looking at diversity in corporate law firms. According to the report, low diversity remains an issue in many law firms and legal departments and a more proactive approach is necessary to solve the problem. The report was based on…
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On March 4, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Obama-era pay data reporting requirement be immediately reinstated. The requirement was originally slated to come into effect this month, but it was blocked by the Trump administration in 2017. The recent federal ruling comes after a coalition of organizations…
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OFCCP announced just last Friday (2/22/2019) that it will publish a new Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) (formerly known as Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter or Courtesy Scheduling Announcement Letter) in “mid-to-late March.” In August of last year, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs issued a new directive aimed at increasing the number of focused Compliance Reviews…
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OFCCP Dropped its Appeal to Access Google’s Pay Records In early February, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs dropped its appeal for broad access to Google’s pay records, pending a compliance review focused on alleged pay disparities affecting women. The case stems from a 2015 Scheduling Letter that Google received…
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Martin Luther King’s legacy goes beyond MLK Day. Monday (January 21st) marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an occasion to celebrate the life of one of the most prominent activists in the Civil Rights Movement. King was assassinated in 1968, after a lifetime of accomplishments and sacrifice. His efforts in the 1960s and the actions he…
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