by DE Compliance News | Mar 6, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- NLRB Advice Memo: Workplace Discussions of Racism Are NLRA-Protected Concerted Activity (Even for Non-Unionized Employees)
- Amid Political Controversy, President Biden Announced He Will Nominate Julie Su for Labor Secretary
- New DE Talk Podcast Discussed How Veteran & Military Spouse Hiring Fits into DEIA Plans
- In a Courageous Political Act of Folly, The Biden White House Ordered OFCCP to Publish Its Final Rule Rescinding Trump’s Religious Exemption
- Three Town Halls on Initial Proposals to Overhaul Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collections Announced
- U.S. EEOC Revealed Big Jump in Commissioner Charges in FY 2022
- DirectEmployers Member Engagement Team Earns Bronze Award for Customer Service During 2023 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by DE Compliance News | Feb 27, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- In the Ongoing Push to Make More Companies Liable for Worker Employment Claims, California Again Seeks to Set the Pace
- U.S. NLRB Ruled Employers May Not Include Confidentiality or Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements
- U.S. Supreme Court Held FLSA’s Overtime Exemption Does Not Apply to Highly Paid, Daily-Rate Worker
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Reported Employment of Workers with Disabilities Increased in 2022
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by DE Compliance News | Feb 20, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
Contractors Now Have Until March 3 to Respond to OFCCP’s Latest Proposed Disclosure List Contractors Will Also Have One Last Quality Control Check of The Final List OFCCP Will Publish, it now says, March 17 Yes, it is dizzying. Two new drivers have forced this...
by DE Compliance News | Feb 20, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- NLRB Again Extended Reply Comment Period on Proposed Fair Choice and Employee Voice Rule
- Last Two Chances Coming for Contractors to Object to OFCCP’s Proposed Disclosures of EEO-1 Data
- U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Announced Changes to Three Labor Appeals Boards
- Senate HELP Committee Advanced Gilbride Nomination for EEOC General Counsel, But Looman Nomination to Head WHD Hit Technical Snag
- U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Finally Announced His Resignation Date
- President Biden Issued Executive Order on “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities”
- Illinois Supreme Court Ruled Claims Under State’s Biometric Information Privacy Act Accrue with Each Scan or Transmission
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by DE Compliance News | Feb 13, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- U.S. DOL Submitted Proposed Rule to Clarify That WIOA’s Sex-Based Discrimination Prohibition Includes Sexual Orientation
- Know Your New Congressional Labor Committee Leaders
- U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Expected to Resign to Take National Hockey League Players Association Director Position
- OFCCP Extends the Deadline for Federal Contractors to Further Correct OFCCP’s “Non-Objectors List” of Companies Whose EEO-1 Component 1 Data OFCCP Intends to Disclose to an FOIA Requestor
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by DE Compliance News | Feb 6, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Released AI Risk Management Framework
- Apply Now for HIRE Vets Medallion Award
- EEOC Held Virtual Meeting on Navigating Artificial Intelligence
- U.S. BLS Reported a Small Increase in Job Openings for December But Little Change in Hires or Total Separations
- OFCCP Extended Final Opportunity for Objections To EEO-1 Component 1 (Type 2=Consolidated) Data FOIA Disclosure
- Economy Added 517k Jobs in January; Unemployment Rate Down Slightly to 3.4%
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by DE Compliance News | Jan 30, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- U.S. GAO Published Report on Strengthening “DEIA” in the Federal Civilian Workforce
- Latest DE Talk Podcast Provided Your HR-Exclusive Guide to EEO, DEI, & OFCCP Policy Changes in 2023
- OMB Released Initial Proposals on Overhaul to Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collections
- U.S. OSHA Adopted “Instance-by-Instance” Citations
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by DE Compliance News | Jan 23, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- U.S. Appellate Court for D.C. Circuit Blocked Key Aspects of Trump-Era NLRB Union Election Rule
- OFCCP Published Proposal to Modify Its Complaint Intake Procedures
- OFCCP Published a New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
- DirectEmployers Association and 47 Others Filed Comments Re OFCCP’s Controversial Changes to its Supply & Service Audit Document Demands
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by DE Compliance News | 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 DE Compliance News | Jan 9, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- Once again, USDOL Secretary Used Prior Secretary Scalia’s Order 01-2020 to Intervene in an OFCCP Administrative Action
- President Biden Formally Re-Nominated Gilbride (EEOC Counsel) & Kotagal (EEOC Commissioner)
- House Republicans Proposed Procedural Rules That Would Allow Legislative Amendments to Axe Specific Programs/Agencies or Agency Officials
- Increased Employment for People with Disabilities Likely Due to Pandemic Operational Changes, New USDOL Blog Asserted
- U.S. BLS Reported Slight Decrease in Job Openings for November, Little Change in Hires & Total Separations
- White House Office of Management & Budget Released Fall 2022 Regulatory Agenda
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission Announced Proposal to Ban Employers from Using Worker Non-Compete Agreements
- Economy Added 223k Jobs in December; Unemployment Rate Remained at 3.5%
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
