In the EEOC's first settlement under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, a Florida beachfront hotel and resort has agreed to pay $100,000 in damages and implement various measures to ensure compliance with the PWFA.
The New Jersey General Assembly has passed a bill that would require many employers operating in the state to include pay and benefits information in job postings.
A federal district court has permanently blocked portions of Florida's "Stop WOKE Act" that placed limits on the content of workplace diversity and inclusion training.
The Massachusetts legislature has passed a bill that would require employers to include pay information in job postings. The bill now goes to Gov. Maura Healey, who has until August 3 to sign or veto it.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has indicated that it plans to resume collecting pay data from employers that are subject to EEO-1 reporting requirements.
Federal agencies like the US Department of Labor (DOL) will need to meet a higher bar when engaging in rulemaking and defending their rules in court - including recent rules addressing overtime, independent contractors, pregnancy accommodations and more.
A final rule implementing the requirements of the PWFA will take effect on June 18, as scheduled, after one federal court dismissed a challenge by several states attorneys general. However, another court exempted two states from certain abortion-related regulations.
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