The 2026 RIF Reality: Why Layoffs Are Complicated

The U.S. is entering another major wave of corporate layoffs; one we haven’t seen at this scale sinc...

The 2026 RIF Reality: Why Layoffs Are Complicated

Takeaways from the “Section 503 and VEVRAA Compliance in 2026” Webinar

DOJ Prioritizing False Claims Act and Data Analysis to Root Out “Illegal DEI”

OFCCP Restructure Update

EEOC Chair Sends DEI Reminder letter to Fortune 500

Department of Justice Obtains Settlement Based on AI-Generated Job Advertisements

DOL Updates Public Access to Labor Data, Including VETS-4212

GSA Proposes Revised DEI-Related SAM Certifications for Federal Grantees

Fourth Circuit Vacates Preliminary Injunction Against DEI Executive Orders

EEOC Admits Response to Inquiry of Law Firm’s DEI Programs was Voluntary – Lawsuit Dismissed

New Contractor Minimum Wage to Take Effect on May 11, 2026

2026 EEO Compliance Calendar

Your EEO Compliance Playbook for 2026: Key Takeaways from the Webinar

The Strategic Value of Being a Learning and Development Company: Individual Development Plans and Organizational Development

Filling the Gaps: How Some States Advance Civil Rights Enforcement Efforts

EEOC DEI Enforcement Activity Ramping Up – Employers Should Prepare Now

Recent Pay Equity Decision Includes Good Reminders for All Employers

House Appropriations bill includes funding for OFCCP

The Importance of “Merit” and Other People Data in Workforce Analytics

EEOC Moves to Rescind Workplace Harassment Guidance

The Clock Is Ticking: Massachusetts Annual EEO Data Submission Deadline Is Near

OFCCP Seeks to Renew VEVRAA Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Paperwork Reduction Act

California Pay Data Reporting – Updates for 2025 Filing Cycle

IPEDS Changes are Approved – new ACTS data collection is now live

Disability Status Resurveys Are Still Required

Trump Administration Issues Executive Order on AI

Industrial/Organizational Psychologists: When Should Employers Use Them

How to Supercharge Your Workforce Analytics

What Employers Need to Know About Project Firewall

New York City to Mandate Race and Sex Pay Data Reporting

AI in Employment: Boosting Defensibility and Regulatory Readiness

Updated Thresholds for Section 503 and VEVRAA

Age Equity in the Workplace: Strengthening Compliance Under the ADEA

New Jersey Case Is a Reminder of The Importance of Regular Pay Audits

EEOC Issues National Origin Guidance for Employers

What Employers Need to Know About Title VII

Houston Attorney Nominated to Serve as EEOC General Counsel

SHRM Blueprint Conference: When Two Opposing Forces Meet on a Stage

Reminder: AAPs for Individuals with Disabilities, Protected Veterans

Andrea Lucas Named Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Power of Preparedness: The Case for Succession Plans

New York City Pay Reporting Requirements Moves Closer to Becoming Law

California Pay Transparency Updates for 2026 – SB 642

Delaware Pay Transparency Updates Under HB 105

Top 5 Take-Aways on Upcoming University Admissions Requirements

Changes to California Pay Reporting Requires Employers & Labor Contractors to Act

The Importance of Accurate Data

Pay Transparency in Cleveland and Massachusetts Take Effect in October

Higher Education Watch – Big changes may be coming to the IPEDS report

Update: Brittany Panuccio Confirmed as EEOC Commissioner

Talent Management: The Strategic Value of Developing Next-Level Skills

OFCCP Leadership Changes

Compliance Considerations for Higher Ed Institutions

Test Validation: How it Helps Foster Merit-Based Decision-making

State of California to regulate use of AI in employment

DOJ Issuing Civil Investigative Demand Letters to Federal Contractors and Grant Recipients

Illinois Amends Equal Pay Act to Separate It from Federal EEO-1 Reporting

State Contractor Updates – Ohio and Minnesota

DOJ Releases Additional Guidance Regarding Unlawful Discrimination

Texas Enacts New Law for Employers Using Artificial Intelligence

Senate Looks to Fund OFCCP Despite Stated White House Priorities

Federal Contractor EEO-1 Release Saga Continues

Andrea Lucas (Re)Confirmed to EEOC

Merit-Based Performance Management

Annual VEVRAA Benchmark Updated

Indiana’s New Workforce Reporting Requirements – Is Your Organization Ready to Report Standard Occupational Codes for Each New Hire?

Chicago’s 2025 Fair Workweek Updates

July California Minimum Wage Increases

OFCCP Proposes Changes to Complaint Forms

OFCCP Resumes 503/VEVRAA Activity but Closes All Pending Audits

DOL Proposes to Rescind EO 11246 Regulations, Amend Section 503 and VEVRAA Rules

OFCCP Requests Voluntary Reporting of EO 14173 Compliance

Vermont's Pay Transparency Law Takes Effect July 1, 2025

Private Plaintiff Attorneys Step Up in Title VII Disparate Impact Cases

Supreme Court Rejects Higher Standards for Majority Plaintiffs in Title VII Disparate Treatment Cases

Why Workforce Data Analytics Remain Important

White House Budget Proposes Elimination of OFCCP

State of Minnesota Issues Changes to Workforce Certificate Application and Annual Compliance Report Process

Washington State Amends their Pay Transparency Law

Texas Federal Court Vacates Portions of EEOC Harassment Guidance Protecting LGBTQ+ Workers

City of Cleveland to Enact New Pay Transparency Requirement

DOJ Launches Civil Rights Fraud Initiative to Investigate DEI Initiatives of Federal Fund Recipients and Contractors

Meet Our Compensation Team: Lynn Clements

2024 EEO-1 Reporting May Update

Brittany Panuccio Nominated for EEOC Commissioner

Introducing The Sound of HR Science Webcast

New Executive Order Indicates Trump Administration Will De-Emphasize Disparate Impact Enforcement

2024 EEO-1 Reporting Update

Former OFCCP Officials Clarify Employer Non-Discrimination Obligations

Updates to IL Pay Reporting Requirements

Former EEOC Officials Push Back on EEOC/DOJ Guidance on DEI

Navigating State and Local AAP and EEO Certification Requirements

OFCCP to Re-Open Audits in Effort to Purge Private Sector “DEI”

Catherine Eschbach Named OFCCP Director

EEOC and DOJ Release Guidance on “Illegal DEI”

EEOC Investigating Prominent Law Firms for Potential DEI “Violations”

Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Mandate Revoked

Trump Administration Allowed to Proceed with Enforcement of Anti-DEI Orders

Meet Our People Insights Team: Thomas Carnahan, Ph.D

Senate Confirms Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary

Workforce Data Collection Considerations After DEI Order

What is People Insights?

America First Legal Calls on OFCCP to Investigate Contractors

Another Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Anti-DEI Orders

GSA Changes Federal Contracts to Implement EO 14173; Certification, Other Provisions On Hold

Trump Administration Sued A Second Time Over DEI-Related Executive Orders

EEOC Highlights Bias Protection, Announces $1.4 Million Settlement

California Pay Reporting Site open for 2024 Filing Cycle

Sixteen State Attorneys General: “DEI Best Practices Are Not Illegal”

Analysis of Non-Discrimination in Pay in the Current Administration

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration DEI Executive Orders

Post EO 11246, State Standards Move to the Forefront

EEOC Updates Under The New Administration

Michael Schloss Named Acting Director of OFCCP

Breaking News: Current OFCCP Audits Will Cease

Federal Contractors’ Best Practices in Response to the Revocation of EO 11246

President Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246

Dear Berkshire: What is the OFCCP requirement for AAP Training?

UPDATE: FAR Council Proposals Withdrawn

Compensation in the New Administration – Mainstays and New Directions in Investigations

Addressing Promotions in your AAP

New Jersey Joins the List of States Requiring Pay Transparency

OFCCP Publishes New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List

Convincing your Executives that Pay Equity Analysis is Worth the Investment

What We Do Matters

Mastering EEO Categories

Meet Our Compensation Team: Dan Kuang

OFCCP Dealt a Blow in ABM Case

Contractors Seeing FCCM Changes in Audits

Contractors Hit with New FOIA Request for EEO-1 Data

Uniform Guidelines Recordkeeping Requirements Up for Review

How to Safely Use Pipeline Requisitions

5 Keys to Help You “Finish” Your AAPs

Dear Berkshire: How do I Determine if a Promotion is Competitive or Noncompetitive?

Dear Berkshire: Can Contractors Ask About Disability Status Beyond the Self ID Form?

OFCCP Reinstates Form CC-257 for Construction Contractors

OFCCP Releases Updated Construction Scheduling Letter

Meet Our Compensation Team: Jasmine Beecham

Maryland Passes Pay Transparency Law

The Top 3 Struggles Contractors Face in Affirmative Action Planning

We Have a “Pay Gap” Problem – What Do We Do Now?

Meet Our Compensation Team: Brian Marentette

First Post-Jarkesy Lawsuit Challenging Constitutionality of OFCCP ALJ Process

VETS 4212:  September 30th Deadline Looming

Massachusetts Pay Transparency

OFCCP Quietly Appoints New Deputy Director

Dear Berkshire: What outreach activities does an OFCCP auditor look at?

OFCCP Publishes Updated Early Resolution Procedures

How are Federal Contractors Selected for an Affirmative Action Audit

Putting the ‘Action’ in Your Affirmative Action Program

Dear Berkshire: How Can I Balance Hiring Priorities with Compliance?

How to Prepare for the Compensation Piece of Your Audit

Biddle joins Berkshire as a member of the Resolution Economics family

NILG 2024 Preview

Mid-Year Update on State and Federal Pay Transparency Laws

Vermont - The Newest State to Join in on Pay Transparency

OFCCP Publishes New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List

Minnesota Passes Pay Transparency Law

Affirmative Action Planning for July 1: Tips & Tricks from the Experts

EEO-1 Reporting Updates

Dear Berkshire: How Should I Structure My AAPs for Remote Employees?

Salary Range Inflation and Increased Pay Transparency

Ensuring Applicant Data Can Withstand OFCCP Scrutiny

Analysis: OFCCP Releases New Guidance on AI

Getting Your Workforce to Self-Identify as Disabled

Federal Agencies Release Joint Statement on AI

How to Think Like an OFCCP Auditor

OMB Revises Federal Guidance on Collection of Race and Ethnicity Information

AAP Certification Deadline is July 1, 2024

Just in! OFCCP Updates Protected Veteran Hiring Benchmark

The Benefits of Conducting Time and Pay Checkup Audits

March 23, 2024 - Illinois Equal Pay Registration Certificate Deadline Reminder

Dear Berkshire: How Should I Track Unqualified Applicants for My AAP?

EEOC Releases 2017 and 2018 Component 2 Pay Data Dashboard

Equal Pay Day 2024

Managing Overpaid Employees and Understanding Wage Compression

OFCCP Proposes New Requirements for Construction Contractors

Columbus, Ohio Salary History Ban: Effective March 1, 2024

Who is an Applicant? Using the Internet Applicant Rule the Right Way

OFCCP FAQs on Compensation History

Do you know SAM? If not, you should!

7 Ways OFCCP Might Examine Your Applicant Data and Applicant Tracking System

Pay Equity New Year’s Resolutions

Dear Berkshire

How to Attract Diverse Candidates With Better Job Postings

Colorado Proposed Equal Pay Transparency Rules

How to Write A Gender-Neutral Policy for the Workplace

Planning For Your New AAP Year

Exploring the Intersection of AI and DEI&A – A Webinar Recap

How to Ensure a Compliant Recruiting Process

Compensation Philosophy and OFCCP Compliance Review Audits

Berkshire parent company announces new acquisition

3 Tips for Strengthening Your Workforce with IWDs

How will OFCCP review two compensation snapshots?

Berkshire celebrates 40 years in business

8 Steps to Take After Receiving Your OFCCP Scheduling Letter

Important Considerations When Selecting an AAP Vendor

Six Ways Outsourcing Improves Affirmative Action Planning

How to Make the Business Case for DEI

OFCCP Releases New CSAL List of 1,000 Federal Contractors

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