Nominations Update: Over 400 Positions Filled, Several Hundred to Go
President Biden has to fill roughly 4,000 politically appointed positions in the executive branch and independent agencies. Of these, roughly 1,200 require Senate confirmation.
EEOC Report Finds Rise in Compliance with Antidiscrimination Law at Federal Agencies
Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revealed progress among (Equal Employment Opportunity) EEO directors reporting directly to agencies leaders.
EEOC Reports Men Occupy Majority of Federal STEM Workforce, Women Disparate
A report from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) examined the federal workforce’s gender equity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) roles.
Accessibility Grows Among Federal Workforce, Correlates with EEO Complaints Rise
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) indicated that the federal workforce is becoming more accessible, however, many hurdles remain.
DOJ, EEOC Launch Initiative to Combat AI Discrimination During Hiring Process
This week, the Justice Department and the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) launched a new joint initiative to combat the disability discrimination in federal hiring.
MSPB Confirms Lack of Jurisdiction Concerning EEO, Title VII Reprisal Cases
The Merit Systems Protection Board followed the precedent of several circuit courts in resolving that they are not the proper forum for allegations of retaliation for Title VII-related issues.
EEOC Approves Disability Provisions for COVID-19 Under ADA
COVID-19 technical assistance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) now includes a new section clarifying when COVID-19 may qualify as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act.
EEOC Cancels Official Time for Union Reps Despite Heavy Pushback
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has canceled official time for union representatives across government in a rule introduced in December 2019. The EEOC, which is responsible for eliminating workplace discrimination, voted 3-2 along party lines to strip union officials from using official time to work on colleagues’ discrimination complaints.
Federal Worker Pay Gap Narrowing, Still Disproportionally Impacts Certain Groups of Women
The overall pay gap between men and women in the federal workforce has “narrowed considerably” from 19 cents on the dollar in 1999 to 7 cents in 2017, according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report analyzing Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data.
EEOC Revises Memorandum of Understanding with DOL, DOJ
On November 2, 2020, the EEOC held a public meeting, its first of the fiscal year, to consider a new, revised version of its memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Department of Labor and Department of Justice. At the close of the meeting, the Commission voted 3-2, on partisan lines, to adopt the new MOU. The Republican majority rejected a dozen proposed amendments made by the Commission’s two Democratic commissioners.