President Trump issued a memo telling agencies to disregard the notice and comment process when repealing supposedly “unlawful” regulations.

The EEOC has asked for permission to remove the EEO-1 reporting option for employees that self-identify as non-binary. Employers will likely be required to report all employees as either male or female in the next reporting cycle.

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce advanced two bills to amend the FLSA. These bills would have the effect of incentivizing employers to offer voluntary job-related training and to provide overtime-eligible employees with child and de

USCIS published a new version of Form I-9 with minor, non-substantive changes. The new I-9 can be used immediately, and prior versions of the I-9 can still be used until their expiration dates.

Former Equal Employment Opportunity Commissioner Jocelyn Samuels, who was terminated by President Trump in January, has filed a lawsuit seeking reinstatement.

Last week the U.S. Senate confirmed Center for American Liberty founder Harmeet Dhillon to be the Assistant Attorney General for DOJ’s Civil Rights Division.

President Trump has nominated the EEOC’s Acting General Counsel, Andrew Rogers, to serve as the next Administrator of DOL’s Wage and Hour Division.

USCIS has completed the FY 2026 H-1B visa lottery for visa recipients who will be eligible to begin working on October 1, 2025. Selected employers have 90 days to file the visa petition.

For the second year in a row, employment-related lawsuits filed in federal court increased, led by a nearly 18% increase in suits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The Second Circuit is the latest federal appeals court to rule that the plain reading of the ADA requires employers to consider reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities even if they can perform the job without one.

President Trump has nominated Jonathan Berry to serve as the Labor Department’s top lawyer. Berry was the lead author of Project 2025’s chapter on the Department of Labor and related agencies.

President Trump has nominated Crystal Carey to serve as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board as the agency’s Acting General Counsel has moved to reverse Biden-era practices.

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting the Labor Department from requiring any federal contractor or grantee to make certifications about their DEI programs.

CWC has updated its union notification template that federal contractors may use to comply with the requirements of Section 503 and VEVRAA. The template has been modified to reflect the rescission of E.O. 11246.

OFCCP Director Catherine Eschbach has announced that the agency will verify that federal contractors have “wound down” their AAPs after April 21, 2025. CWC’s guide describes what steps need to be taken.

In light of the Trump Administration’s focus on immigration enforcement, we’ve updated our guide to I-9 audits and workplace raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

For the third year in a row, the EEOC saw a notable increase in discrimination charges filed, with allegations of unlawful retaliation once again leading the way.

President Trump has renominated Andrea Lucas to serve a second term on the EEOC. However, even if her renomination is confirmed, the agency still lacks a quorum to enact or change major policy guidance.

The Trump Administration has appointed Catherine Eschbach as the new Director of OFCCP. A Labor Department press release accompanying her appointment noted that the now-rescinded Executive Order 11246 had “facilitated” the adoption of illegal DEI

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. Our latest update of state and local workplace compliance requirements summarizes developments that have occurred since our last update in early February.

CWC is pleased to provide members with an updated set of labor market benchmarking tables incorporating the latest headcount data from the 2022 EEO-1 filing cycle. The updated EEO-1 data have been loaded into CWC’s Data Center.

Another challenge to DOL’s Biden-era independent contractor rule has been dismissed. While it is possible the Trump Administration will revisit this rule, for now the rule remains in effect.

CWC is pleased to provide members with a new resource that covers AAP development and submission requirements imposed on contractors by state and local jurisdictions.

EEOC Acting Chair Lucas has launched a probe of DEI practices at major law firms, sending detailed information requests to 20 firms and establishing an email address for whistleblowers to report information about potentially unlawful activity to the

The EEOC has published two new documents addressing DEI-related discrimination in the workplace. We’ve scheduled a members-only roundtable for March 26, 2025, to discuss the new guidance in the context of the Trump Administration’s broader campaign a