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OFCCP Week In Review: September 25, 2023

by John C. Fox | Sep 25, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

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

OFCCP Week In Review: September 18, 2023

by John C. Fox | Sep 18, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

Remote Work Not Required to Accommodate Hospital Worker’s Disability Claims Because Physical Presence was Essential Job Function
U.S. EEOC Settled with Tutoring Company that had Alleged Intentionally Programmed its ATS to Reject Older Applicants
2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Data File Upload Specifications Posted
DE Webinar Questions & Answers: What Federal Contractors Need to Know About the OFCCP’s New Audit Scheduling Letter
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: August 28, 2023

by John C. Fox | Aug 28, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

Seventh Circuit: ADA Requires Employers To Consider Accommodating Employee Commutes To Work
Third-Party Businesses Now Liable for Discrimination Undertaken on Behalf of an Employer Under California’s Anti-Discrimination Law
House Bill Would Mandate Federal Contractors Adopt Cyber Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
Major Law Firms & Prominent Employers Targeted in Flood of Anti-DEI Lawsuits/EEOC Charges Energized by SCOTUS’ University Admissions Decision
EEOC’s FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan Blurs The Lines Between It and The OFCCP As The EEOC Now Focuses On Systemic Discrimination
On Schedule, NLRB Announced Direct Final Rule on Quickie Election Procedures
New U.S. NLRB Framework for Union Representation Proceedings Goes Beyond Already Union-Friendly Joy Silk Doctrine
Here is What is New in OFCCP’s Latest Audit Scheduling Letter for Supply & Service Contractors
OFCCP Published Its Expected Controversial Changes to its Greatly Expanded Supply and Service Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: August 7, 2023

by John C. Fox | Aug 7, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 34k in June, Rate Steady at 5.8%
U.S. NLRB Adopted a Stricter Standard for Employers to Justify Workplace Rules
OFCCP Announced “Pre-Enforcement Notice & Conciliation Procedures” Final Rule Ending Agency Transparency in Audits And Clear Expectations
U.S. I.C.E. Proposed New I-9 Remote Document Examination Pilot & Information Collection for Non-E-Verify Participants
Economy Added Only 187k New Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Nonetheless Down Slightly to 3.5%
Breaking News Brief – EEOC Announced Proposed Regulations to Implement PWFA
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

Part II: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions

by John C. Fox | Jul 17, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

Monday, July 10, 2023: Part II: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions This is Part II of a Four-Part Series (the next...

OFCCP Week In Review: July 17, 2023

by John C. Fox | Jul 17, 2023 | Week In Review (WIR)

FAR Council’s Interim Rule Banned TikTok on Federal Government Contractor Devices
Part II: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions
Kotagal Barely Squeaked by Her Senate Confirmation Vote to Now Be the Third Democrat on the Five-Member Bipartisan EEOC Commission
Julie Su Nomination Is Now Dead
U.S. House Passed Defense Funding Bill Without AOC’s Amendment to Shift Existing DoD Pre-Offer Criminal History Inquiries Authority to OFCCP
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: April 24, 2023

by John C. Fox | 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: April 17, 2023

by John C. Fox | 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: April 10, 2023

by John C. Fox | 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: April 3, 2023

by John C. Fox | 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

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