OFCCP Week In Review: May 22, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: May 22, 2023

by | May 22, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Uncategorized, Week In Review (WIR)

  • U.S. Government Accountability Office Report Found Employers Use Non-Competes to Protect Confidential Information, But Rarely Enforce Them
  • USDOL Wage & Hour Division Issued PUMP Act Bulletin Explaining New Employer Obligations
  • Focusing on Adverse Impact, U.S. EEOC Released a New Technical Assistance Document on Artificial Intelligence & Title VII
  • U.S. Federal Trade Commission Now Jumps into Biometric Privacy Protection Even in the Absence of Any New Congressional Authorizing Law
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week in Review, Special Edition | DEAMcon23 Day Three Recap

OFCCP Week in Review, Special Edition | DEAMcon23 Day Three Recap

by | May 15, 2023 | Networking and Education, Week In Review (WIR)

  • ADA Update: Fast-Breaking Developments on “Reasonable Accommodation”
  • A Conversation with ODEP Assistant Secretary Taryn Mackenzie Williams
  • OFCCP Ombuds Stergio Discussed Using His Office to Assist with OFCCP Conflict
  • Research Team Illustrated How Career Pages Design Can Make a Difference in Increasing Applicants with Disabilities
  • DEAMcon23 Ends with a Bang After 27 Presentations
OFCCP Week In Review: May 22, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: May 8, 2023

by | May 8, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP Extended Enforcement Moratorium for Veterans’ Affairs Health Benefits Program Providers
  • COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Federal Contractors to End on May 11
  • NLRB Reverted Back to “Setting Specific” Legal Standard on How Employers May Deal with Abusive Employees
  • U.S. EEOC Published 2nd Notice on Proposal to Eliminate Counting Employees to Determine Filing “Type” for EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection
  • JOLTS Report: Job Openings Decreased (for 2nd month in a row) this time by 384k in March as the U.S. Jobs Market Continues to Contract
  • White House Announced Three New Actions to Mitigate AI Risks
  • Economy Added 253k Jobs in April, Unemployment Rate Decreased Slightly to 3.4% But Long-Term Unemployment Increased as the “Great Resignation” Continues
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: May 22, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: May 1, 2023

by | May 1, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP’s Controversial “Pre-Enforcement Notice & Conciliation Procedures” Final Rule Coming Soon: Ends Trump Era of Transparency
  • California CRD Will Consider 2-Month Extensions on Labor Contractor Employee Reports Deadline
  • Senate HELP Committee Advanced Nomination of Julie Su for U.S. Secretary of Labor
  • OFCCP Slightly Modified Proposal to Revise Its Complaint Intake Procedures
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: May 22, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: April 24, 2023

by | Apr 24, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP Released the First 20,000 EEO-1 Files to The Public
  • OFCCP’s Modified Proposal to Revise Scheduling Letter & Itemized Listing Revealed Via Newly Posted Documents
  • Ninth Circuit Became First Court of Appeals to Rule for Biden Administration’s Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
  • House & Senate Democrats Reintroduced “Do No Harm Act”
  • Julie Su in the “Hotseat” During Senate HELP Committee Hearing
  • U.S. NLRB Detailed Expansive Potential Remedies for Repeat or Egregious Violations
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: May 22, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: April 17, 2023

by | Apr 17, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • OLMS Submitted for OMB Review its Final Rule to Revise Union Persuader Reports to “Out” Federal Contractors
  • EEOC Vice Chair Samuels & Commissioner Sonderling Told DEAMcon23 Attendees that EEO-1 Component 2 Survey Will Soon Return
  • Biden Administration Sought to End Remote Work for Federal Employees
  • Federal Judge Alsup Ordered USDOL’s Lawyers to Prepare an Order Setting Dates & Deadlines for Outstanding FOIA Requests as to Contractor EEO-1 Filings
  • Senator Sanders Announced His Intention to Hold Julie Su’s Controversial Nomination Hearing on April 20: Tough Political Battle in Progress
  • U.S. Supreme Court Issued Unanimous Ruling Allowing Litigants to Go to Federal Court on Certain Constitutional Challenges to Agency Investigations
  • OFCCP Published Second Notice Regarding Proposed Changes to Its Supply & Service Contractor Audit Scheduling Letter & Document Demands
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: May 22, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: April 10, 2023

by | Apr 10, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP (Silently) Again Updated Its FOIA Objection Portal
  • JOLTS Report: Job Openings Decreased by 632k in February, Rate Dropped to 6.0%
  • Latest DE Talk Podcast Discussed Building Employee Resource Groups to Create Trustworthy Environments to Encourage ID&E Conversations
  • President Biden Issued “Modernizing Regulatory Review” Executive Order
  • Substantially More People in All Race/Ethnic Groups Worked from Home Between 2019-2021, U.S. Census Bureau Reported
  • Economy Added 236k Jobs in March, Unemployment Rate Decreased Slightly to 3.5%
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: May 22, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: April 3, 2023

by | Apr 3, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • Senate HELP Committee Advanced Nominations for Kotagal as EEOC Commissioner & Looman as WHD Head
  • OFCCP Leadership Shake-Up: Director Yang and Her Deputy Have Left OFCCP. No Successor Director Yet In Sight
  • U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Launched Its Artificial Intelligence Resource Center
  • VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Dropped Slightly to 5.4%
  • USCIS Updated Policy Guidance on Self-Selecting a Gender Marker on Benefits Forms & Documents
  • OFCCP Held Uneventful Webinar Briefing on Religious Exemption Rule Rescission
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders