Presidential Document 30 Jan 2025 federal regulation, business compliance, executive order, employment law, gender identity, sex-based rights

🚻Executive Order on Gender Ideology and Biological Sex Recognition

Executive Order 14168 seeks to uphold biological definitions of sex, rejecting gender ideology within federal policies. It outlines comprehensive definitions and mandates agencies to revise documents and regulations accordingly. Key focuses include privacy in intimate spaces, enforcement of sex-based rights, and the prohibition of funding for gender ideology, aiming to protect women and uphold biological truths in federal governance.

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Compliance, Employment Law 16 Jan 2025 employment law, regulations, mspb, compliance, reasonable accommodations

⚖️MSPB's Proposal for Reasonable Accommodation Information Collection

The U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, intends to request approval of a new information collection from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. MSPB is submitting this Information Collection Request (ICR), entitled Accommodation Request Form, OMB Control No. 3124-0NEW, for approval in accordance with Federal regulations, and is requesting public comments. This collection was developed as part of MSPB's effort to streamline the process for collecting information from employees and applicants to MSPB, as well as participants in MSPB functions (parties and/or participants in MSPB appeals, respondents to surveys, and all other individuals engaged in activity conducted by the MSPB), who seek a reasonable accommodation in order for MSPB to carry out its functions with respect to these individuals. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

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Compliance, Regulatory 10 Jan 2025 administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, reporting requirements, employment law, eeoc, recordkeeping, equal employment opportunity

📋EEOC Final Rule on Recordkeeping and Exemption Requirements

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or "Commission") is issuing a final rule amending its regulations regarding recordkeeping and reporting requirements to delegate authority for making determinations on hardship exemption applications, to set forth the procedure for applying for exemptions, and to provide a non-exhaustive list of criteria for considering exemption applications.

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Compliance, Employment Initiatives, Labor Market Trends 3 Jan 2025 merit systems protection board, reasonable accommodations, federal regulations, employment law, privacy act

♿MSPB's New Regulations on Reasonable Accommodations for 2025

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act), the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) proposes to establish a modified system of records titled "MSPB--3, Reasonable Accommodations." This system of records includes information that MSPB collects, maintains, and uses on applicants for employment, MSPB employees, and participants in MSPB programs who request and/or receive reasonable accommodations from MSPB for disability, medical, pregnancy- related, or religious reasons.

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