Federal Alerts

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.

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 Denver Auditor's Office has issued civil wage theft rules in response to recently passed Ordinance 22-1614. The Ordinance, among other things, increased the civil penalties for wage theft violations in the City.

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via Revenue Procedure 2023-23 has released the inflation-adjusted contribution limitations for calendar year 2024 in relation to health savings accounts (HSAs) and high-deductible health plans (HDHPs). 

Recently the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a Chief Counsel Memo confirming its long-standing position that all flexible spending account (FSA) expenses must be substantiated.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reminding employers that the temporary policy that allowed employers to inspect Form I-9 documents remotely in certain situations related to COVID-19 will end on July 31, 2023. DHS also announced that employers will have until August 30, 2023 to perform all required in-person/physical examinations of I-9 documents for those individuals who have only received a virtual examination.

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released a revised Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form (CC-305). Federal contractors must implement the new form by July 25, 2023.