by John C. Fox | Jan 9, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- Once again, USDOL Secretary Used Prior Secretary Scalia’s Order 01-2020 to Intervene in an OFCCP Administrative Action
- President Biden Formally Re-Nominated Gilbride (EEOC Counsel) & Kotagal (EEOC Commissioner)
- House Republicans Proposed Procedural Rules That Would Allow Legislative Amendments to Axe Specific Programs/Agencies or Agency Officials
- Increased Employment for People with Disabilities Likely Due to Pandemic Operational Changes, New USDOL Blog Asserted
- U.S. BLS Reported Slight Decrease in Job Openings for November, Little Change in Hires & Total Separations
- White House Office of Management & Budget Released Fall 2022 Regulatory Agenda
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission Announced Proposal to Ban Employers from Using Worker Non-Compete Agreements
- Economy Added 223k Jobs in December; Unemployment Rate Remained at 3.5%
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Mar 29, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)
- New Secretary of Labor Confirmed Unanimously By Democrats
- EEOC Reaffirms Commitment to Protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
- USDOL To Create Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers Of Excellence
- Congressional Democrats Introduce Resolutions to Rescind the EEOC’s Final Rule Requiring Transparency to Employers in Conciliation of Charges
- Improving Disability Employment Outcomes–Finale Conversation of the DE Talk Podcast Released
- Recognition of Equal Pay Day
- Spoiler Alert: Religious Exemption Changes For Federal Contractors On The Horizon
- National Medal of Honor Day
- The Tip Rule Saga Continues…Comment Now!
- Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Jocelyn Samuels for 5-year Term as EEOC Commissioner
- New Solicitor of USDOL in the Pipeline
- EEO-1 Data Collection Portal To Open April 26, 2021
by John C. Fox | Oct 19, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- U.S. Secretary of Labor Commemorates Columbus Day and American Heritage
- Comment Now on Developing Jobs for Individuals with Disabilities
- Sam Maiden Heads To Retirement
- Removing the Obstacles for a Fully Inclusive Workforce
- Jocelyn Samuels (and later) Andrea Lucas Sworn in as EEOC Commissioners
- Comment Now on Veteran Employment
- EEOC Charge Filing Goes Digital and “No Cause” Determinations Clarified to Not Mean Claims have No Merit
- Disability Staff Training Resources In Support of NDEAM
- Howard Jenkins Jr. Inducted into the Government Hall of Fame
- OFCCP Revamped Its Employment Referral Resource Directory
by John C. Fox | Oct 5, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- OFCCP Immediately Set Up the “Complaint Hotline to Combat Race and Sex Stereotyping” Per Executive Order 13950
- NLRB Rejects House Committee on Education and Labor Subpoena: Cites Need for Confidentiality During the Pre-Deliberative Process
- Keith E. Sonderling sworn in as EEOC Commissioner and Vice-Chair
- The Federal Agencies Celebrated National Disability Employment Awareness Month and USDOL ODEP Offered Some Practical & Useful Employer Tools
- California Will Require Pay and Hours Worked Data Confidentially Reported By 10 “Wage Ranges” and 10 Job Categories by March 31, 2021 in a New Component 2 “Look-a-like” Reporting Law
- September Was Another Blockbuster Hiring Month; Unemployment Dropped a Full Half a Percentage Point to 7.9%, & Asians, Individuals with Disabilities and African Americans Outstripped the Percentage of White Hires For the First Time In This Pandemic
by John C. Fox | Jun 8, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- NLRB Implemented Almost All Election Rule Changes
- Trouble in the EEOC
- ETA Released Workplace Resources for Intellectual Disability
- EEOC to Hold Public Meeting on Wellness Programs
- Leen Testifies to be Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management
- New Movement for EEOC Commissioner Seats
- Progress in Getting the NLRB Filled
- Nomination For New Head of ODEP
- NILG Announced Webinar Series
- Finalists Announced in Veteran Employment Challenge
- EEOC Commissioner Charges and Directed Investigations Explained
- May Employment Situation Shows Unemployment Numbers Finally Dropped!
- Final Rule Effective Date Set on Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Computation
by John C. Fox | Jan 30, 2017 | Week In Review (WIR)
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review, John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss Trump’s frozen new regulations, pending review; notice published by the Heritage Foundation in July 2016 proposing to eliminate OFCCP; Money Magazine reported that the USDOJ Division of Civil Rights may be on the budget chopping block; and Trump named EEOC Commissioner Victoria A. Lipnic acting Chair of the Commission.
