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NewsBrief: July 2025

Posted by: Cascade Staff on Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Catch the latest HR news in July's NewsBrief!

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EEO-1 Data Collection Now Open

Posted by: Cascade Compliance Team on Tuesday, May 20, 2025

On May 20, the 2024 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection opened for reporting. Employers must file their EEO-1 data through the EEO-1 filing platform by June 24, 2025. The EEOC has stated ....

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New Executive Order Aims at Eliminating Disparate Impact Claims

Posted by: Cascade Compliance Team on Friday, April 25, 2025

On April 23, 2025, the Trump Administration issued an Executive Order Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy. This order focuses on eliminating the use of disparate impact liability by federal agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), in their enforcement of civil rights laws....

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BOLI Announces 2025 Minimum Wage Rates

Posted by: Cascade Compliance Team on Tuesday, April 15, 2025

On April 11th, the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) announced Oregon's new minimum wage rates, effective July 1, 2025. The annual minimum wage adjustment, calculated by BOLI's Labor Commissioner by April 30th of each year, is based on....

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EEOC and DOJ Provide Clarity on Executive Orders and "Illegal DEI"

Posted by: Cascade Compliance Team on Thursday, March 20, 2025

Since taking office on January 20th, the Trump Administration has issued a series of Executive Orders relating to DEI including Executive Order 14151 and Executive Order 14173. Since then, the ambiguity surrounding the scope of executive orders targeting “illegal DEI” has created a lot of confusion regarding DEI program impacts. There have also been many legal challenges....

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Temporary Injunction Issued on DEI Related Executive Orders

Posted by: Cascade Compliance Team on Monday, February 24, 2025

On February 21, 2025, a federal district court judge issued a preliminary nationwide injunction against clauses of Trump’s Executive Orders set to dismantle Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) programs for federal contractors and organizations receiving federal grants.....

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Exciting Update! Improved Access to Cascade's HR Library

Posted by: Cascade Staff on Thursday, February 20, 2025

We’re excited to share an important update to the Members-Only area of our website.

To enhance your experience, we’ve reorganized Cascade’s HR Library of policies, guides, factsheets, forms, and checklists to make it easier to navigate and use....

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Five Reasons Organizations Should Not Abandon DEI Work

Posted by: Cascade Staff on Wednesday, February 19, 2025

In light of President Trump’s recent Executive Order dismantling federal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs (whitehouse.gov), as well as reaching into non-profit and private sectors, many organizations may be reconsidering their commitment to DEI initiatives. However, despite political shifts, the business case for DEI remains stronger

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