Employers with a federal construction contract or subcontract or federally assisted construction contract or subcontract in excess of $10,000 must submit monthly Form CC-257 reports to OFCCP starting April 15, 2025.

Our brief argues that Title I of the ADA should be interpreted to allow only qualified individuals to sue for employment discrimination, and that an interpretation otherwise could have serious consequences to both employers and employees.

In light of several recent headlines announcing significant layoffs, we thought this would be a good time to update our guide on compliant reductions-in-force.

CWC is pleased to present an updated version of our primer on workplace harassment prevention and risk mitigation strategies. Our checklist can help employers organize their policies and practices.

Our updated template is designed to assist CWC’s federal contractor members with meeting their OFCCP compliance obligations.

Our updated ADA Reasonable Accommodation Compliance Guide answers questions that could arise as an employer works through the interactive process laid out in Americans with Disabilities Act compliance guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportuni

Five years after the EEOC rescinded portions of agency regulations dealing with ADA/GINA-compliant incentives offered in conjunction with corporate wellness plans, the EEOC has now officially rescinded interpretive guidance issued in conjunction with

The EEOC has filed a rare friend-of-the-court brief in a federal district court case arguing that an AI software vendor can be liable under federal anti-discrimination laws if the use of its product by an employer allegedly discriminates against a pr

Reversing a four-year downward trend, employment-related lawsuits filed in federal court increased by 9% last year, led by a 21% increase in suits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

A federal appeals court has ruled that a request for open-ended leave by a casino worker who violated her employer’s no-fault attendance policy was not a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

CWC is pleased to present an updated version of our primer on workplace harassment prevention and risk mitigation strategies.

Highlighting a long time split among the federal appeals courts as to whether the ADA allows a former employee to bring a discrimination claim, the Eleventh Circuit has ruled once again that the answer is no.

CWC has filed written comments with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the agency’s proposed regulations to implement the recently enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. While we support many of the proposed provisions as consistent with

Public comments made recently by a senior official at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that the PWFA’s coverage is not limited to women have prompted questions from our members to explain how. Our memo delves into the issue.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The U.S. Department of Justice has proposed comprehensive revisions to its regulations under the public sector provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act pertaining to web accessibility for individuals with disabilit

The EEOC’s updated guidance on visual impairments in the workplace, issued in conjunction with the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, highlights new methods for providing reasonable accommodations and ways to mitigate the potential d

In a case that illustrates that the EEOC’s authority to demand whatever information it wants is not limitless, the 11th Circuit has ruled that an agency subpoena demanding information from multiple company facilities was not relevant to the charge it

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The EEOC has updated its “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA” guidance to remind employers that even though the COVID-19 public health emergency has expired, they still have obligations under the Americans with

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. OFCCP is asking the White House Office of Management and Budget for approval to extend OFCCP’s Section 503 and Section 4212 recordkeeping requirements for another three years, with only minor changes to the prescriptive dis

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. The issuance of so-called Commissioner charges by the individual EEOC Commissioners took a big jump last year, with no clear indication as to why. Our memo explains what a Commissioner charge is, and its implications for an

Employment-related lawsuits filed in federal court dropped for the fourth straight year in FY 2022, with declines especially notable in ADA- and FMLA-related filings.

CWC has filed written comments with OFCCP asking the agency to relax its rigid requirement that federal contractors must use the agency’s prescribed disability self-ID Form CC-305 despite ample evidence that the form is not effective in encouraging i

According to final Fiscal Year 2022 enforcement numbers available from the Department of Labor, there was a drop of more than 25% in audits completed by OFCCP and a more than 50% decrease in audits scheduled by the agency as compared to the previous

We expected the Biden Administration’s Labor Department to be more aggressive in filing formal OFCCP-related administrative lawsuits, but that hasn’t been the case until now. Things may be changing, however, as our memo explains.

MEMBER FEEDBACK REQUESTED. OFCCP regulations require covered federal contractors to make their Section 503/VEVRAA AAPs “available” to applicants and employees upon request. The regulations don’t address how this should be done in a remote work enviro