by John C. Fox | Sep 21, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- USDOL Agencies Showcase Resources & Award Programs
- ALERT! OFCCP Made Revisions to the New CSAL!
- Public Awareness Campaign on Paid Sick Leave
- The House of Representatives Is Reportedly Engaging in “Political Theatre”
- National Hispanic Heritage Month
- Revisions to Paid Leave Under FFCRA Now Effective
- DirectEmployers Launched Season Two of Its DE Talk Podcast Series By Discussing AI and the Future of Talent Acquisition
- New Census Data Includes Same-Sex Couple Statistics
- Discover Apprenticeship Campaign Launched
- Rest in Peace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
by John C. Fox | Sep 14, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Turmoil Again Grips Joint Employer Business Relationships as a Federal Court Strikes Down Most of USDOL’s Final Joint Employer Rule
- EEOC Updated its COVID-19 Technical Guide
- Accommodation Strategies During COVID-19
- Reminder – Comments on Paid Leave Due By Sept 14th
- USDOL Inducts the “Rosies” into the Hall of Honor
- WHD to Revise Paid Leave Requirements Under FFCRA
- JAN 2021 Monthly Webinar Series Released
- What is the Future of Autism Hiring Programs?
- Updates From the Michigan Industry Liaison Group
- OFCCP’s Latest Audit List Has Many New Twists!
- OFCCP is Now Seeking Comments On The Controversial AAP Verification Process It Envisions!
by John C. Fox | Sep 8, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- OFCCP Says Good-Bye to Ten Billion Dollars in Annual TRICARE Contracts
- WHD Published Four New Opinion Letters
- New Minimum Wage for Federal Government Contractors
- Comment Now on Required Apprenticeship Reports
- Higher Education Discussion of Coming OFCCP Focused Reviews Sheds Light on Coming Promotion Issues All Contractors Will Have to Face and Resolve
- USDOL to Trumpet its Assistance and Award Programs
- Trump EEOC Pulls Back Obama EEOC’s Claimed ‘Section 707’ Authority
- July Was a Blockbuster Hiring Month, But Individuals with Disabilities and Minority Hires Continued to Lag
- White House Orders All Federal Agencies to Review Their Race Training Programs and Stop Any Course Which Furthers Racism
by John C. Fox | Aug 31, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- WHD Provided Guidance on Compensable Hours and Remote Work
- EEOC State of the Union, Including to “Remember the Ladies”
- DE Gets the Scoop on OFCCP’s Native American Outreach Support
- The ADA Mediation Promise
- 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment – Women’s Right to Vote!
- EDI Winners get Candid on the Framework to Build a Disability-Inclusive Organization
- The Pandemic is a Blessing in Disguise for Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment Efforts
- OFCCP Issued National Emergency Exemption for Hurricane Laura Relief Efforts
- New FAQS from WHD on Return To School and FFCRA
- COVID-19 and Job Applicants and Employees with Disabilities: Emerging Practices to Employ and Protect Workers
- New OFCCP FAQ on AAP Treatment of Non-Binary Employees
by John C. Fox | Aug 24, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- President Trump Issues Executive Order Requesting Agency Heads to Review Contractor Use of Temporary Foreign Labor or Services
- ICE Relaxes Form I-9 “Physical Presence” Requirement to September 19
- New Mental Health Tools in the Workplace: A Practical Guide for Business
- USDOL Outlines Breastfeeding Protections in the American Workplace
- EEOC Republican Commissioners Vote for Transparency; Lone Democrat Commissioner Dissents
- USDOL Published a COVID-19 Return to Work Checklist for Food Manufacturers
- EEOC to Discuss its Section 707 “Pattern or Practice” Authority
- “Decluttering the Department of Labor”
- Another Handy Checklist: Disability Inclusion for eRecruiting Systems
by John C. Fox | Aug 16, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- ODEP Reveals its New Website
- JAN Addresses Challenges for IWDs When Returning to Work During the Pandemic
- EEOC To Hold Public Meeting on Conciliation
- OFCCP Updated Two Website Tools
- NLRB Publishes New Across-the-Board Legal Standard to Deal With Abusive Employees
- OFCCP to Present TRICARE Compliance Assistance
by John C. Fox | Aug 10, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- VETS-4212 Reporting Window is Open
- EEOC Resumed Mailing Notice of Right to Sue Letters
- OFCCP Mails First-Ever VEVRAA Focused Review Audit Letters!
- Learn more on the Davis-Bacon Act and the McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act
- OFCCP Updates on Conciliation, Mediation, and the Ombuds Service
- Looking to Improve Your Disability Inclusion Efforts?
- Call for Nominations! Panel to Evaluate the Quality of Compensation Data Collected from the EEO-1 Survey
- Technical Assistance Guides on the Opioid Crisis and the ADA
- Purple Heart Day: The Decoration Turned 232 Years Old
- July Employment In The US Jumped Up An Astounding 1,800,000 As America Began To Return To Work
by John C. Fox | Aug 3, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- It’s Time to Apply for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award!
- OFCCP Advances the ADA through Focused Reviews and Inclusion Awards
- Reminder: Time to Use the Revised Disability Self-ID Form
- NLRB Seeks Additional Employee Privacy and Absentee Ballots for Military Personnel
- Whipped Cream on Beer? OFCCP Talks Compensation Analysis
- NLRB’s Latest Decision in Browning-Ferris Brings the Joint-Employer Doctrine Full Circle
- Reminder: 2020 NASWA Veterans Conference is Virtual Next Week!
by John C. Fox | Jul 27, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- New FLSA and FMLA Guidance on Return to Work and the FFCRA
- The NLRB Draws the Line on Abusive and Offensive Statements
- Federal Government Contractors Must Review Compensation Systems
- OFCCP Updates on Conciliation, Mediation, and the Ombuds Service
- Senate Confirmed NLRB Board Members Kaplan and McFerran To New NLRB Terms In Office
- Honoring and Educating: The Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the ADA
by John C. Fox | Jul 20, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- OFCCP Presents the Past, Present, and Future during its Policy Update Webinar
- OFCCP Ombuds Tells What Types of Issues He is Handling
- The Women’s Bureau Requests Comments on Paid Leave
- “Quality and Utility” of Component 2 Compensation Data to Come
- What Would You Like to See Changed in the FMLA Regulations?
- Are You IN? to Celebrate the ADA’s 30th Anniversary
- Honoring the Americans with Disabilities Act – 30th Anniversary!
