OFCCP Week In Review: August 16, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: August 16, 2021

  • Neurodiversity Inclusion Checklist for Employers
  • Company Website Disability Inclusion Messaging
  • U.S. Senate Forwards the Proposed $3.5 Trillion FY 2022 Budget to U.S. House of Representatives, But Bans Critical Race Theory in Federally Funded Pre-K through K-12 Schools
  • Williams is the New ODEP Top Administrator (Obama Reunion Continues at USDOL)
  • NLRB Memo Directs Regions on Mandatory Issues to Submit to Headquarters
  • NILG Conference – Key Themes Recapped
  • Speak Up for A Panel on Artificial Intelligence Technology for Individuals With Disabilities at SXSW
OFCCP Week In Review: August 16, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: August 9, 2021

  • Kansas Workforce Centers Received the NASWA Award for Exceptional Veteran Service
  • OFCCP Director Yang Looks to Modernize the Agency
  • EEOC Commissioner Sonderling: Commission To Tackle Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions
  • 12+ Million Job Postings This Year to the NLx in the US!
  • EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows: Systemic Discrimination is on EEOC’s Radar
  • Combating Racist Training in the Military Act of 2021
  • EEOC to Host Unconscious Bias Training
  • All Five Members of the NLRB Are Now Seated
  • More Time to Comment on the $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
  • Four OFCCP Regional Directors Provided Updates and Recommendations
  • NILG Recap – This Week!
  • Access the Disability Equality Index Best Practices Collection
  • Employment in U.S. soared in July! The Unemployment Percentage Dropped an Astonishing Half-a-Point to 5.2%. However, Individuals with Disabilities Continue to Be the Hidden Talent Force
  • EEOC Listening Session on its Re-Opening Plan
OFCCP Week In Review: August 16, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: August 2, 2021

  • The Americans With Disabilities Act Celebrates 31 Years!
  • An Understanding of Long COVID
  • The First Black Female Confirmed to the National Labor Relations Board
  • Democrat Majority Coming to the NLRB Board
  • Start Checking Your List – December Will be Here Soon!
  • Vaccine Verification for Federal Contractors?
  • DOL Publishes Final Rule Rescinding Trump Administration Joint Employer Rule Under the FLSA
  • Updated Interactive Labor Force Participation Maps
OFCCP Week In Review: August 16, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: July 26, 2021

  • Former National Women’s Law Center Counsel Joins OFCCP
  • Union Displays of “Scabby the Rat” and Anti-Company Bannering OK Near Neutral Sites
  • Comment Now on $15.00 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
  • Vice President Kamala Harris Cast the Deciding Vote to Confirm Controversial Nominee to be the New NLRB General Counsel
  • WHD to Host Prevailing Wage Seminars
  • ODEP Revealed NDEAM 2021 Poster
OFCCP Week In Review: August 16, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: July 19, 2021

  • U.S. Senate Confirmed Julie Su to be the Next Deputy Labor Secretary, and She Was Sworn In
  • Biden Administration’s Final Rule Rescinding President Trump’s Joint Employer Rule Under the FLSA Clears White House Review
  • 5% of Employees Self-Identified As Having A Disability – The DEI Results Are Out!
  • Seema Nanda confirmed as U.S. Department of Labor Solicitor: Obama Re-Union Continues
  • EEOC Vice-Chair Samuels Confirmed to Second Term at EEOC
  • Court Strikes Down Employer Argument the NLRB Lacks Authority to Bring Suit Because of Improper Firing of Trump-Appointed GC
  • EEOC Invites Public Comment on Agency Staff Returning to Work from Its Offices
OFCCP Week In Review: August 16, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: July 6, 2021

  • WAIT! We’ve Seen This Movie Before! New Biden DE&I Order for the Federal Executive Branch Duplicates the Prior In-Force Obama DE&I Executive Order and the EEOC’s Management Directive to All Federal Agencies
  • OFCCP Continues Its Climb in Best Places to Work
  • EEOC Conciliation Transparency Merry-Go-Round Comes to An End
  • Biden Administration Spotlighted Transgender Equality Efforts
  • 750 OFCCP Audits Will Tap 276 Federal Government Contractors Out of an Estimated 25,000: Many Contractors Experience the Return of Multiple Audits
  • The June Employment Situation: Stock Market Jumps Higher – Five Numbers to Talk About
  • The EEOC Extends for 30 Days its Call for Comments on the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
  • Upcoming Event
  • Join the Week in Review Team in San Diego for DEAMcon22
OFCCP Week In Review: August 16, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: June 28, 2021

  • Appeals Court Holds Shareholders Have Standing to Challenge California Law Requiring Women on Public Company Boards of Directors
  • LGBTQ+ Advocates Meet With White House Officials To Promote Equality Act
  • USDOL Opens National Online Dialogue: Women and Work: Reinvestment, Return, and Recovery
  • NLRB Prepares for Final Democrat Board Member
  • The Biden Administration Rescission of Trump Administration Joint Employer Rule Under the Fair Labor Standards Act is Imminent
  • Splinter Democrats Implore President Biden to Use Executive Order to Further Worker Protections, This Time by Axing Arbitration Agreements
  • WHD Tip Rule Proposal Seeks to Rescind Trump Rule
  • EEOC Legal Counsel Appointed
  • In Blow to Federal Agency Transparency, Congress Overturns New (Trump era) EEOC Conciliation Process
  • USDOL To Host Davis Bacon Training For Federal Contractors
  • EEO-1 Filing Deadline Extended
  • GAO Reports Veterans Affairs Must Improve Veteran Wait-Time for Care
OFCCP Week In Review: August 16, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: June 21, 2021

  • OFCCP Issues Statement Commemorating One Year Anniversary of Bostock Decision
  • Dispute Breaks Out at EEOC Between Republican Commissioners and the Democrat Chair Over Whether the Chair May Issue Policy Guidance Without a Commission Vote: Control of Commission Policy at Stake…And the Transgender Bathroom Issues are Back!
  • Supreme Court Issues Narrow Opinion in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Punts on Broader Constitutional Conflict Between Religious Freedom and LGBTQ+ Protection Issues
  • USDOL Sent Its Proposed Rule to OMB to Raise the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractor Employees to $15 per Hour
  • Secretary of Labor Walsh Pushes for Increase in Compensation Levels to Disqualify More Employees from Exemption from Overtime Under the FLSA
  • Breaking News: Biden Administration Proposes Rule Reinstating “80/20” Policy in Minimum Wage Rate for Tipped Employees