Federal Alerts

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it will begin accepting EEO-1 reports for 2022 via its portal on Oct. 31, 2023. The deadline to file the report is Dec. 5, 2023.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has adopted a new standard for determining whether an employer’s policy violates Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The NLRB began applying the standard immediately.

On Aug. 25, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Notice 2023-62, Guidance on Section 603 of the SECURE 2.0 Act with Respect to Catch-Up Contributions.

This notice is to clarify how  in Groff v. DeJoy, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that when establishing an undue hardship in the context of providing reasonable accommodations for employees’ religious beliefs and practices, employers must demonstrate substantial increased costs in relation to the operations of its business.

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it is tentatively scheduled to begin accepting EEO-1 reports for 2022 via its portal in the fall of 2023. Previously, the EEOC had expected to start the process in mid-July 2023.

The reason for the delay is that the EEOC is currently completing a mandatory, three-year renewal of the EEO-1 Component 1 data collection by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that it is tentatively scheduled to begin accepting EEO-1 reports for 2022 via its portal in the fall of 2023. Previously, the EEOC had expected to start the process in mid-July 2023.

The reason for the delay is that the EEOC is currently completing a mandatory, three-year renewal of the EEO-1 Component 1 data collection by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The alternative procedure may be used starting on August 1, 2023 and does not expire, but can be cancelled or amended by the Department of Homeland Security. The alternative procedure is only available to employers enrolled in E-Verify.