OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

  • 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
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: September 26, 2022

  • 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
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: September 19, 2022

  • 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
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: September 12, 2022

  • 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
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: August 15, 2022

  • Senators Warren and Luján Urged USDOJ To Use Dormant Powers to Suspend & Debar Corporate “Criminals” From Federal Contracts
  • USDOL Published A Notice Seeking Public Comment On Multiple Studies Of USDOL-Funded Programs
  • USDOL’s ODEP Announced a Twitter Chat And Online Dialogue Regarding The National Apprenticeship System
  • ODEP Promoted Its PIA New Apprenticeship EEO Toolkit
  • USDOL Announced That Tuskegee University Will Host Department’s HBCU Southeast Hiring Summit
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: August 1, 2022

  • Commissioners Dhillon & Lucas Reported EEOC Is Denying FOIA Requests On Claims Sent To Arbitration Rather Than Litigation
  • Federal Judge in Ohio Blocked Air Forces’ Vax Requirement Nationwide
  • OFCCP Issued First Official Statement After Weeks of Confusion On Its AAP Portal “Deadline”
  • National Academy of Sciences Released Its Anticipated Pay Data Study; EEOC Commissioners Respond With Notably Different Takes
  • HHS, DOL, And Treasury Department Issued Guidance Regarding Birth Control Coverage Under the ACA
  • DOL WHD Added New Best Practices Guidance on Child Labor for Employers
  • DC Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses NLRB Win for Browning-Ferris in Long-Running Joint-Employer Litigation Slugfest: No New Legal Test Emerges…Yet
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: July 25, 2022

  • Federal District Court Judge In Tennessee Blocked Enforcement Of Controversial EEOC & DOE Guidance Documents On Bostock
  • AbilityOne Commission Published Final Rule Barring Nonprofits From Subminimum Pay On Its Contracts
  • OFCCP Enforcement Statistics Continue To Spiral Down To New Modern Lows
  • Wage And Hour Division Announced 60-day Comment Period On Its Unchanged Paid Sick Leave Recordkeeping Requirements For Federal Contractors
  • Census Bureau announced ACS 1-year estimates will be released on September 15, 2022
  • NLRB and FTC Signed New Partnership Agreement To Focus on “Anticompetitive and Unfair Labor Practices”
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: July 18, 2022

  • U.S. Department of Homeland Security Reported That Its Second Comment Period For Continued Use of Form I-9 Is Still Open
  • NLRB Announced 2021 Update To Its “Outline of Law & Procedure In Representation Cases”
  • EEOC Updated 15 Items In Its Covid-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Adding A New Standard For Employers Which Test Employees For the Virus
  • While OFCCP Slipped Into the Bottom Quartile, The EEOC Climbed Into The Top 30% In The 2021 Best Places To Work Scores In The Federal Government
  • USDOL Agencies Announced They Are Seeking Comments From Employers Regarding Long-Covid Workplace Challenges
  • Wage & Hour Division Published Its Long Expected Proposed Rule on “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts”
  • The NLRB Reported Union Election Petitions Are Up 58% Through Q3, Exceeding Already All FY21 Petitions Filed
  • Jury Awards Former Southwest Flight Attendant >$5M In Abortion Views Bias Suit
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: July 11, 2022

  • USDOL Secretary Used Prior Secretary Scalia’s Order 01-2020 To Issue A Final Ruling Ordering Convergys to Comply With OFCCP Document Demands
  • EEOC Settled Claims That Medical Practice Violated GINA By Collecting COVID-19 Test Results Of Employees’ Family Members
  • OFCCP Submitted To OMB Its Final Rule To Rescind Trump-Era Religious Exemption, Publication Likely Prior To Mid-terms
  • E-Verify Will End This Week The Extended Timeframes For Employees To Visit SSA To Resolve Mismatches
  • OFCCP Walked Back Part Of Its Extension Of Its AAP Verification Portal “Deadline”
  • Economy Added 372,000 Jobs in June, BLS Reported as Biden Administration Touts “Full Recovery” To Pre-Pandemic Numbers
  • President Biden Issued Executive Order On “Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services”
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: July 5, 2022

  • USDOJ Announced the Settlement of Claims That 16 Employers Posted Job Ads on College Recruiting Platforms Discriminating Against Non-U.S. Citizens: Attention ALL Recruiters, Especially College and University Recruitment Centers: USDOJ Has Put a Target On Your Backs
  • Enforcement of Biden Vaccine Mandate for Federal Employees Again Delayed
  • OFCCP Director & EEOC Chair Held A Joint Webinar With Four Outside Panelists Discussing Skills-Based Hiring
  • OFCCP Quietly Extended the AAP Verification Deadline Following Discovery of Faux Pas
  • SCOTUS Reigned In The Federal Agencies By Reminding Them They Must Identify “Clear Congressional Authorization” When Making Significant Decisions…Not So Much Trimming Rights As Trimming Presidential Power
  • VETS Announced Eight New Partners For Its Employment Navigator Pilot Program