by John C. Fox | Aug 22, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Citing an Anticipated Increase In IRS Jobs, Senator Rick Scott Wrote An Astonishing Open Letter Discouraging Job Seekers From Applying
- FAR Council Proposed A Rule Mandating Unions (“PLAs”) On Large Federal Construction Projects
- USDHS ICE Issued A Proposal to Later (Perhaps?) Create Proposed Permanent Remote Form I-9 Documentation Procedures
- USDOL Women’s Bureau Webinar Presented Soft HR Advice to Motivate Discussion Around Pay Equity Issues
- Title VII Will Stop OFCCP “Cold in Its Tracks” From Releasing EEO-1 Component 2 Pay and Hours Worked Data: The “Abandoned Baby on The Porch” Legal Problem
- OFCCP Walks Back Its Earlier “Pay Equity” Directive but Now Tries to Impose An “Analysis of Compensation” on Federal Contractors Without Rulemaking
- Federal Judge Cites First Amendment to Enjoin Florida’s New Law Barring Employers from Teaching Critical Race Theory
- White House Memo Accentuated Importance of Federal Zero Trust Security and IT Modernization Goals
- USDOL Created the “ApprenticeshipUSA” Brand and Announced the Start of An Online Dialogue
- USDOL WHD Reminded Stakeholders About Upcoming, Free Live Q&A Sessions on Prevailing Wage Compliance
- DOL Revealed Joint Message by Nine Federal Agencies to State & Local Governments on Competitive Integrated Employment for Workers with Disabilities
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Aug 15, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- 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
by John C. Fox | Aug 8, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- ODEP Published Notice Seeking Public Comments on Four-Year Study to Support Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship
- EEOC Announced Public Meeting in Buffalo to Focus On “Racial and Economic Justice”
- In Webinar Discussing Its Pay Data Study NASEM Expert Panel Noted Flawed Design, Data Problems, and Recommendations
- The Federal Labor Relations Authority Sued the EEOC For Allegedly Failing to Sufficiently Bargain With its Employees When Ordering Them Back to Work at The Office
- Noting State Law Developments, President Biden Issued Second Post-Dobbs E.O. On “Securing Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services”
- HHS Announced Two New Reports on COVID Services & Support and Research Developments
- Economy Added 528,000 Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Level of 3.5%
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Aug 1, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- 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
by John C. Fox | Jul 25, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- 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
by Cynthia L. Hackerott | Jul 18, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
On Tuesday, the EEOC once again updated its COVID-19 technical assistance Guidance, “What You Should Know About COVID-19 and the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act, and Other EEO Laws,” adding updates for 15 items. While the Guidance does not have the force and effect of...
by John C. Fox | Jul 18, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- 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
by John C. Fox | Jul 11, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- 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”
by John C. Fox | Jul 5, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
As many Bloggers have trumpeted in recent weeks, last Thursday, June 30 was OFCCP’s self-proclaimed “deadline” for covered federal Government contractors and “subcontractors” to “certify” their compliance with OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program requirements. Well,...
by John C. Fox | Jul 5, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- 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
