Each month, CUPA-HR General Counsel Ira Shepard provides an overview of several labor and employment law cases and regulatory actions with implications for the higher ed workplace. Here’s the latest from Ira. Court of Appeals May Narrow LBGTQ Rights Under Title VII The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (covering Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi) recently... View Article
This blog post was contributed by Suzanne Keys and Lynn Clements of Berkshire Associates. Just in time for back-to-school, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released three new affirmative action plan (AAP)-related initiatives related to higher education institutions. Multi-Building Establishments The first initiative is a set of FAQs for organizations that have... View Article
This blog post was contributed by Michiko Clark and Lynn Clements of Berkshire Associates. In a recent series of FAQs, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) explains whether academic institutions should include student workers in their affirmative action plans (AAPs) and provides guidance regarding who is considered a student worker. In the FAQs,... View Article
This blog post was contributed by Lynn Clements, director of regulatory affairs, Berkshire Associates Inc. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced it would be standardizing its predetermination notices (PDNs) under Directive 2018-01. This is the first directive issued by new OFCCP Director Ondray T. Harris. The PDN is a letter... View Article