OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023

  • DE Talk Podcast Discussed Registered Apprenticeships
  • Touting Systemic Enforcement Efforts, US EEOC Issued Its FY 2023 Agency Financial Report
  • President Biden Signed Two-Tiered Continuing Resolution Appropriations Bill Funding Federal Government Through Early Next Year
  • US NLRB Extended Effective Date of Joint-Employer Rule to February 26, 2024
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: November 6, 2023

  • President Biden’s Supersized Executive Order on AI Includes Directives for US DOL & Many Other Agencies
  • DE Talk Podcast Explored Ways to Handle Workplace Drama
  • NLRB & US DOL’s OSHA Signed Agreement to Enhance Information Sharing, Coordinated Investigations, Referrals, Training & Outreach
  • Justice Department Issued New Guidance Providing Insights on Evolving Efforts to Accelerate ADA’s “Integration Mandate”
  • OFCCP Announced New, Two-Step Complaint Process
  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by only 56k in September, Rate Held Steady at 5.7%
  • Economy Added only 150k Jobs in October, Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly to 3.9%
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: October 30, 2023

  • Senate Confirmed Nomination of Jessica Looman to Head US DOL’s Wage and Hour Division
  • US NLRB Unveiled Final, Union-Friendly Joint Employer Rule
  • US DOL Inspector General’s Office Plans to Review Effectiveness of OFCCP Compliance Evaluations, FY 2024 Audit Workplan Revealed
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: October 23, 2023

  • New US DOL Administrative Review Board Decision from March Sets Down New Backpay Calculation Runway in Litigated OFCCP Cases
  • GAO Official Testified That Programs to Help Military-to-Civilian Life Transitions Need Improvements
  • $1 Million Settlement Reached on US EEOC Allegations That Dollar General’s Hiring Process Violated GINA & ADA
  • OFCCP’s FY 2023 Back Pay Collections Now Stop its Four-Year Downward Spiral by Exceeding its FY 2022 Collections
  • Karla Gilbride Sworn In as U.S. EEOC General Counsel
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: October 9, 2023

  • US DOL Launching “Comprehensive Review” of Subminimum Wage Program, Assistant Secretary for ODEP Announced
  • Federal Court Granted Motion to Pause Litigation Based on NLRB’s Plan to Issue Final Joint Employer Rule by October’s End
  • U.S GAO Found Federal Agencies Deficient in Monitoring Federal Contractor E-Verify Compliance
  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by 690k in August, Rate Increased to 5.8%
  • FAR Council Issued Regulations to Enhance Whistleblower Protections for Federal Contractor Employees
  • Economy Added 336k Jobs in September, Unemployment Rate Remained Steady at 3.8%
  • California Governor Newsom Vetoed Bill That Would Have Explicitly Banned Caste Discrimination
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2, 2023

  • White House OMB Sent Agencies New Policy Guidance on “Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience”
  • DE Talk Podcast Discussed Helping Individuals Who Are Blind Find Their Spot in the Workplace
  • Amid Ongoing Court Challenges, US DOL Published 2024 Minimum Wages for Federal Contractors
  • U.S. EEOC Tries Again with Proposal to Update Workplace Harassment Guidance
  • U.S. EEOC Announced Year-End Litigation Round-Up for Fiscal Year 2023
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: September 25, 2023

  • Second USDOL WHD PUMP Act Enforcement Action Assessed Penalties Against Employer for Alleged Failure to Provide Pumping Privacy
  • U.S. Census Bureau Proposed to Test Questions on Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity for ACS
  • U.S. EEOC Finalized Strategic Enforcement Plan Focuses on Unserved Groups, Employment Agreements/Waivers, AI, & Other Emerging Issues
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders