EEOC

Memo
25-065
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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.


Memo
25-062
Monday, March 31, 2025

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.


Memo
25-061
Thursday, March 27, 2025

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.


Memo
25-058
Monday, March 24, 2025

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.


Memo
25-056
Thursday, March 20, 2025

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


Memo
25-054
Thursday, March 20, 2025

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


Memo
25-052
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Nearly six months into the government’s 2025 fiscal year, Congress has effectively given up on passing annual appropriations bills and has instead passed legislation continuing funding at last year’s levels. Enactment of the bill clears the way for n


Memo
25-049
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Our recently concluded policy conference provided attendees an opportunity to engage with peers and experts to discuss the real world practical implications of the new policies adopted by the Trump Administration and rescission of E.O. 11246.


Memo
25-043
Tuesday, March 4, 2025

EEOC Acting Chair Andrea Lucas has put employers on notice that the EEOC will make claims of national origin discrimination a priority if employers prefer alien workers.


Memo
25-040
Wednesday, February 26, 2025

The Eighth Circuit has allowed a group of states to proceed with a lawsuit concerning the EEOC’s interpretation of the PWFA that requires employers to reasonably accommodate employees seeking abortions.


Memo
25-036
Thursday, February 20, 2025

The White House issued an executive order dramatically limiting the autonomy of independent agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board.


Memo
25-034
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

The EEOC has asked several federal courts to dismiss lawsuits it brought last year alleging that employers violated Title VII after learning of an employee’s gender identity, reflecting a new policy toward considering such charges.


Memo
25-028
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

The EEOC has already taken several steps to comply with Executive Order 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government, including rescinding several guidance documents.


Memo
25-019
Thursday, January 30, 2025

President Trump has fired three Senate-confirmed Democrats from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: the agency’s General Counsel, Karla Gilbride, and Commissioners Charlotte Burrows and Jocelyn Samuels. None of the officials have yet indicat


Memo
25-017
Monday, January 27, 2025

Annual data released by the EEOC shows continued above average use of “Commissioner charges” prompting discrimination investigations in the absence of charges filed by alleged victims.


Memo
25-013
Wednesday, January 22, 2025

President Trump has moved quickly to install new leadership at agencies responsible for workplace compliance.


Memo
25-004
Thursday, January 9, 2025

The EEOC and OFCCP have renewed their long-standing Memorandum of Understanding governing information sharing and charge processing, with some important revisions. Our memo explains.


Memo
25-002
Monday, January 6, 2025

The EEOC released a new fact sheet identifying several ways federal equal employment opportunity laws may apply to employers who collect and use information from wearable devices.


Memo
25-003
Monday, January 6, 2025

The Biden Administration has published its final regulatory agenda. While largely an academic exercise given the results of November’s election, it demonstrates the administration made little progress on workplace regulatory priorities in the last fe


Memo
24-183
Thursday, October 31, 2024

OFCCP recently received two FOIA requests for all EEO-1 Type 2 Reports held by the agency for the 2021 filing year. Contractors have until December 9 to file objections before OFCCP discloses the requested information.


Memo
24-176
Monday, October 21, 2024

The EEOC has proposed revising its regulations related to the undue hardship exemption for EEO-1 reporting requirements and delegating the authority to grant requests to the agency’s Chief Data Officer.


Memo
24-175
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

CWC recently held its tenth annual Talent Acquisition Compliance Summit featuring substantive presentations, facilitated discussions, and small-group sessions. Our memo provides the highlights.


Memo
24-174
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

CWC’s recently concluded 2024 CD&I Conference featured in-depth discussions on topics of importance to our members’ everyday compliance efforts. Our memo provides a summary.


Memo
24-173
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

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.


Memo
24-160
Wednesday, September 25, 2024

We are pleased to provide an updated version of this popular CWC resource.


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