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On October 11, 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published to its website the long-awaited Educational Institutions Technical Assistance Guide (TAG). According to OFCCP, the 80-page TAG, “provides a general overview of...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

On October 8, 2019, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument on one core question: does the prohibition on discrimination “because of...sex” in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 include discrimination on the basis of sexual...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

On September 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published final regulations that modify the hardship distribution rules for profit sharing, 401(k), 403(b), and eligible governmental 457(b) plans. The...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Although California does not have a specific biometric privacy law like Illinois’s 2008 Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) or its recently enacted 2019 Artificial Intelligence Video Interview Act (AIVIA), stay tuned for the impact of the...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

The Supreme Court of the United States kicked off its 2019-2020 term on October 7, 2019, with several noteworthy cases on its docket. This term, some of the issues before the Court will likely have great historical significance for the LGBTQ...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Legislatures across the country are racing to keep up with the ever-expanding uses of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace. While to date much of the focus has been on ethical uses of AI, disclosures requirements, and informed consent (e.g.,...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

On April 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-3 in an effort to clarify the tip pooling amendments in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The DOL bulletin provides that employers that pay the full...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Soft Deadline for Wage/Hour Data Submission? September 30, 2019, was the deadline for employers to submit EEO-1 Component 2 wage and hour data for 2017 and 2018. Or was it?...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

Over the past year, the popularity of digital workplace apps (that is, mobile applications used by companies to facilitate interactions with, and between, employees) has grown exponentially. These apps promise to streamline the entire world of...By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,

At what point does a company’s application of its anti-fraternization policy become sex discrimination? Last week, a federal court in Alabama found that the answer to this question may be determined by a jury....By: Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,