by John C. Fox | Apr 8, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- February JOLTS Report – Job Openings Continue to Stagnate Month Over Month, Rate Unchanged for the Third Month in a Row
- EEOC Consent Decree Illustrated Enforcement Stance Regarding Natural Hair Texture & Race Discrimination
- U.S. Economy Added 303k Jobs in March, Unemployment Rate Decreases Slightly to 3.8%
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Jul 24, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- Part III: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step SuggestionsPart III: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions
- White House Regulatory Affairs Office Issued New Guidance to Agencies on Implementing “Modernizing Regulatory Review” Executive Order
- Republicans Question Whether Julie Su’s Continuing Role at USDOL Renders Her Actions at Labor Illegal (including all Rulemakings)
- USCIS Announced It Will Publish Revised I-9 Form on August 1, 2023
- OSHA Published Final Rule Requiring High-Hazard Industry Employers to Electronically Submit Injury & Illness Records
- U.S. OPM Proposed Allowing Federal Managers To Avoid The Most Qualified Candidates To Pick Those Who Offer Better “Fit
- How Hiring Works
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by Kacie Koons | Feb 8, 2023 | Networking and Education
A new year means new policy changes from the employment law enforcement agencies, but the guessing game of what changes to expect and when can layer on the stress to an already confusing regulatory environment. Having an idea of what these changes may be can go a long...
by John C. Fox | Jan 17, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- House Approved Procedural Rule That Allows Legislative Amendments to Axe Specific Programs/Agencies or Agency Officials
- EEOC Requested Public Input on Its Draft FY 2023-2027 Strategic Enforcement Plan
- U.S. DOL & White House OMB Directed Federal Agencies to Designate Labor Advisors
- Another U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms the Injunction Against Implementation of the Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
- USDOL Adjusted Civil Monetary Penalties Per Inflation Adjustment Act
- USDOL & 8 Other Agencies Proposed a Controversial Joint Rule on Partnerships with Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Sep 26, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- 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
by John C. Fox | Jun 20, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- OMB Is About to Overhaul Federal Data Collections of Race and Ethnicity Information: Federal Contractors Beware of Coming New Data Collection and Reporting Burdens
- New Biden Executive Order Details Plan For Feds To Collect Sexual Orientation, Gender identity, and Sex Characteristics Data: An Old Acronym Now Takes Center Stage: SOGI. Federal Contractors Beware of Coming New Data Collection And Reporting Burdens
- USDOL Wage & Hour Division Published a Proposal to Revise the Existing WD-10 Form for Federal Construction Contractors
- NLRB Majority Holds That Trump-era “Block-Charging” Rule Does Not Prevent NLRB Staff from Issuing Merit-Based Dismissals of Election Petitions – Even Without a Full Evidentiary Hearing
- OMB And GSA Announced A “Technology Modernization Fund”
- USDOL’s Wage & Hour Division Issued New Guidance Limiting Subminimum Wages To Disabled And Young Employees: No Rulemaking, Yet Again.
by John C. Fox | May 31, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
Responding to unnamed and unknown “Congressional Requesters,” the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a 45-page written report titled “Equal Employment Opportunity: Better Assistance and Data Use Could Improve Oversight of Veterans’ Federal...
by John C. Fox | Jan 4, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Issued Two-Page Order Denying Biden Administration’s Request to Lift Nationwide Injunction Against Federal Contractor/Subcontractor Vaccine Mandate
- USDOL Offers a Free Virtual Seminar to Help Covered Federal Contractors/Subcontractors Comply with the New $15 Minimum Wage Rule
- Veterans’ Employment and Training Service to Hold Next Open Virtual Meeting of ACVETEO to Review Veterans hiring in 2021, Outreach for 2022 and Answer Employer Questions re Best Practices to Hire Veterans
- Now is Your Chance! NLRB Seeks Employer Input as to Its Independent-Contractor Definition
- CMS Issued Guidance on the Implementation of its Interim Final Rule for Healthcare Staff Vaccination Requirements Still in Force in the 25 States Not Subject to Injunction
- 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Reporting Portal to Open April 12, 2022, with a May 17, 2022, Last-Day-To-File Date. ALSO: 2019/2020 EEO-1 Filing Portal Closed
- OSHA Seeks Comment Regarding Extending the Recordkeeping Requirements its Healthcare ETS Imposes as Issued June 21, 2021, and Withdrew the Substantive Portions of its Healthcare ETS
- NLRB Follows Previous Court Ruling in Rejecting Argument that Appointment of NLRB General Counsel was Improper and Should Invalidate Any General Counsel Action Against Employers
- U.S. District Courts Enjoin Vaccine and Masking Mandate HHS Sought to Impose on Teachers and Students Participating in Federal “Head Start” Programs with Possible Legal Implications for Other Private Sector Vaccination Mandates
- URGENT! Today is the Last Day to Submit Comments to OSHA re the Recordkeeping Requirements of its Proposed OSHA ETS
by John C. Fox | Dec 13, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Biden Wins His Third Vaccination Mandate Case, But Loses the First Round of the Federal Contractor/Subcontractor Vaccination Mandate Fight to a Nationwide Injunction: Biden 3; Challengers 5
- 849 HIRE Vets Medallion Recipients Officially Documented
- E-Verify Updated The User Profile For Easier Navigation
- USDOL Announced Global Partnership Initiative For Labor Organizing and Worker Rights
- How Should the NLRB Determine The Appropriateness Of A Petitioned-for Bargaining Unit?
- USDOL and USDOJ Renew MOU To Ensure Military Service Members’ Employment Rights
- What’s A Federal Government Contractor/Subcontractor To Do About The Vaccine Mandate?
- Fall Regulatory Agenda Released – Federal Subcontractors – BEWARE!
- Thought Affirmative Action Plans Were a Cumbersome Part of Being a Federal Government Contractor? Let’s Talk Sustainability.
by John C. Fox | Nov 15, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)
- NLRB Counsel Seeks To Protect Immigrant Workers Rights
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Blasted and Enjoined the OSHA ETS in a Harsh Order; The List of Lawsuits Challenging Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates Continues to Grow
- EARN Website Gets A Redesign
- OFCCP Published Its NPRM to Rescind the Trump Religious Discrimination Exemption Rule, As Predicted Last Week
- Six New Countries Eligible For H-2 Visa Programs
- Federal Contractor Guidance Updated to Include New Fully Vaccinated Deadline
- NILG Comments On The Collection Of Pay Data
- Comment Now On The Issuance of “Consequential Damages” To Employees Per The NLRB
- NLRB, EEOC, and USDOL Join Forces To Use Their “Bully Pulpits” to Combat Workplace Retaliation: No Substantive Requirements Planned
- USVETS Honors 849 Companies With 2021 Hire Vets Medallion Awards!
- Honoring Our Military Veterans
- USDOL Seeks to Reverse Yet Another Trump Rule: Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Now on the Chopping Block: Ping-Pong