by John C. Fox | Nov 7, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard (in an extraordinary session) almost five hours of oral argument in back-to-back cases challenging university admission policies relying in part on the race, ethnicity, and national origin of the candidates. (The Justices took...
by John C. Fox | Nov 7, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- There Are Three Reasons The Coming Harvard & UNC Case Decisions Will Not Harm “Affirmative Action” Despite Now Growing Fears
- US GAO Reported That EEOC Needs Oversight on Length of Charge Intake Process
- US BLS JOLTS Report For September Showed Increase in Job Openings to 10.7 Million; Hires & Total Separations Down Slightly
- Analytical Basis Behind U.S. NLRB General Counsel’s Memo on Electronic Surveillance and Organizing Flawed, Says Top Labor Law Attorney
- Political Flip Continued at U.S. NLRB with Publication of Proposed Union Election Protection Rule That Would Rescind Current Trump-Era Rule
- Economy Added 261k Jobs in October; Unemployment Rate Increased Slightly
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Oct 31, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Fostering Intentional Workplace Inclusion through Vocational Rehabilitation Discussed in New DE Talk Podcast
- U.S. Department of Justice Obtained First Successful Labor Market Criminal Antitrust Prosecution
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Oct 24, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- “End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act” Enacted Now Requiring Debarment and Suspension Referrals
- OMB Temporarily Withheld Approval of Proposed Changes to Union “Persuader Reports” “Outing” Federal Contractors Pending Review of Public Comments
- Biden Administration On The Horns of Another Vaccination Mandate Dilemma: While the Legal “Cuffs Are Now Off” Allowing Reinstatement of the President’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors, The President is Now Slow Walking The Reinstatement of His Mandate
- US EEOC Released, Then Immediately Revised, Updated Employee Rights Poster
- I-9 Form Flexibility Extended, Yet Again…This Time to July 31, 2023
- NLRB General Counsel Pushed Interim Settlements of ULP Claims, Instead of 10(j) Injunctions, While Underlying Case Is Pending
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Oct 17, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- USDOL Formally Proposes Six-Part Test to Determine Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA
- USDOL’s NDEAM Employer Chat on Workplace Mental Health Underscored Equity & COVID Impact
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Oct 10, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- EEOC Enforcement of Controversial “Quickie” Transgender “Guidance” Blocked, Nationwide
- After Its Fiscal Year 2022 Closed, OFCCP Publicly Reported Six More Conciliation Agreements Resolving Alleged Discrimination Claims to its Previous Fiscal Year 2022 Tally
- US BLS Reported 1.1 Million Drop in Job Openings for August
- White House OSTP’s “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights” Contains Recommended Employer Practices
- Economy Added Fewer Jobs in September; Unemployment Rate Decreased Slightly
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Oct 3, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- US EEOC Published Proposal to Revise Federal Employee Complaint Process to Allow Document Transmittal Via Its Electronic Public Portal
- Another Recruit Rooster Takeover on the DE Talk Podcast: The Hidden Benefits of Remote Work
- It’s on the Way! OMB Paved the Way for US DOL to Publish Highly-Anticipated Independent Contractor Rule Proposal
- US NLRB Altered COVID-Related Rule to Allow Mail-In Ballots in Locations Where CDC Determines “High” Transmission Risk
- Senate Approved Gomez to head US DOL EBSA; Further Action on Pending Gilbride (EEOC Counsel) and Looman (WHD Head) Nominations Postponed Until After Midterm Elections
- President Biden Signed Continuing Resolutions Appropriations Bill Funding the Federal Government Through Mid-December
- The Air Went Out of OFCCP’s Tires in FY 2022 as Unlawful Discrimination Allegations Fall to New Lows
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Sep 26, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Backing Off From Several Proposed Changes, OFCCP Published FAAP Directive Revision #3 Hoping to Spawn More FAAPs as Contractor Community Increasingly Shuns Them
- Sparks Unexpectedly Fly at The Beginning of the Latest US EEOC Full Commission Hearing as Republican Commissioners Ambushed the Democrat Chair to Coax Agency Transparency
- US DOL Published Final Rule to Rescind Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and Direct DOL Resources to Union-Supported Registered Apprenticeship Programs
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Sep 19, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- DoD Issued Temporary Deviation to FAR Allowing Some Federal Contractors Extra Time to Register with SAM.gov
- Proposed USDOL Union “Persuader Reports” Revisions Would “Out” Federal Contractors
- U.S. NLRB Ruled That Permanent Strike Replacement Workers Have Weingarten Rights, But Not While Strike Is in Progress
- Heads Up for Recruiters and Outreach Compliance Managers! Number Of People Primarily Working from Home Tripled in Last Two Years
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Sep 12, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Carnegie-Mellon Researchers Published Report on Statistical Uncertainty in Census Bureau Data
- Kotagal’s U.S. Senate Confirmation to EEOC In Trouble: Political Rugby Scrum in Progress
- Everything Old is New Again: NLRB Proposes Familiar-Looking Rule to Determine Joint Employer Status
- GAO Reported That the Office of the National Cyber Director’s Strategic Plan Is “Well Underway”
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
