OFCCP Week In Review: February 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: February 21, 2022

by | Feb 21, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • It is a “One Ticket, One Ride” Win for Only the Outdoorsy People as the Biden Minimum Wage Order Faces First Litigation Defeat
  • A Third “Stop Gap” Continuing Resolution Keeps the Federal Government Alive through March 11th
  • Upcoming Event | DE Masterclass Employment Law Roundtable Tackles Retaliation: The Rising Centerpiece of Civil Rights Enforcement
OFCCP Week In Review: February 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: February 14, 2022

by | Feb 14, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • White House to Be A “Model Employer” for Empowering Employees to Unionize
  • BLS Seeks to Increase Data Set for Occupational Requirements Survey – Comment Portal Open
  • OFCCP Published How-To Videos and Registration Tips for New Contractor Portal
  • Fifth Circuit Refuses to Lift Nationwide Injunction of Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate Before Oral Argument on Substantive Merits of the Mandate
  • Comment Now on Functional Affirmative Action Program Directive Updates
  • NLRB Looks to Strengthen Ties with Other Federal Enforcement Agencies
  • Eight States Bring Two Suits Seeking to Enjoin $15/Hour Minimum Wage for Employees of Federal Contractors & Subcontractors
  • The #MeToo Movement Continues to Alter the Federal Employment Law Landscape, as Private Employers Now Face Changes to the Scope of Employment Arbitration Agreements
  • In Memoriam
OFCCP Week In Review: February 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: February 7, 2022

by | Feb 7, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance: No Changes As Legal Frenzy Dies Down…for the Moment
  • HIRE Vets Medallion Award Application Window is Now Open!
  • No Spoiler Alert Here – OFCCP Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Not to Have a Significant Economic Impact
  • Employers & Job Seekers Beware – Scammers Are Exploiting Security Weaknesses on Some Job Recruitment Websites
  • OFCCP Contractor Portal Opened for Registration – See Rules of Behavior to Enter
  • NLRB Continues Push to Support Union Organizing
  • CA Pay Data Reporting Portal is Also Open!
  • WHD to Hire 100 Investigators to Support Compliance Efforts
  • Updated Procedures Announced for Third-Party EEO-1 Survey Filers
  • Biden Issued an Executive Order Unionizing All Large Construction Contracts
  • January 2022 Employment Situation – Finally, a Big Jobs Month, but Total Jobs Picture Still Very Mixed!
  • Update on USDOL’s “Good Jobs” Initiative
Biden Administration Takes Its Foot Off The Gas on Employment Civil Rights Enforcement: OFCCP Joins EEOC in Nosedive in Critical Performance Metrics During Biden’s First Year

Biden Administration Takes Its Foot Off The Gas on Employment Civil Rights Enforcement: OFCCP Joins EEOC in Nosedive in Critical Performance Metrics During Biden’s First Year

by | Jan 31, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

What Federal Contractors May Expect For The Remainder of FY 2022 No one would have ever predicted it a year ago or did predict that the OFCCP and the EEOC (see last week’s WIR) would actually go backwards and perform below the level of the Trump Administration....
OFCCP Week In Review: February 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: January 31, 2022

by | Jan 31, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • Georgia Court Clarifies Prior Nationwide Injunction of Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate: Applies Only to the Vaccination Requirement (not other requirements): Biden Administration Yet to Respond
  • In Response to Supreme Court Ruling, CMS Issues Final Guidelines Implementing Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Facilities in 25 States Where the Mandate Was Previously Enjoined
  • Biden Administration Takes Its Foot Off The Gas on Employment Civil Rights Enforcement: OFCCP Joins EEOC in Nosedive in Critical Performance Metrics During Biden’s First Year
  • Private Employer Vaccination Requirement Fight to Continue as OSHA Withdraws ETS But Maintains Proposed Final Rule for Potential Publication and Implementation
  • Interim Rule Issued Amending FAR to Implement Minimum Wage Increase For Federal Contractors
  • NLRB Launched E-Filing Service in Español
  • U.S. District Court for Arizona Joins the Parade and Enjoins the Federal Contractor/Subcontractor Vaccine Mandate, but Only in Arizona
  • EFFECTIVE YESTERDAY! $15 Minimum Wage for Some Federal Contractor Employees
OFCCP Week In Review: February 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: January 24, 2022

by | Jan 24, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • California Pay Data Reporting Portal Opens February 1st
  • Should NLRB Change Its Legal Standard on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses?
  • HIRE Launched With Discussion Of “Reimagined” Recruitment Ideas
  • E-Verify Updated Webpage to Close Company Accounts
  • Union Membership Falls Back to 2019 Rate, 10.3% of Employed Workers: Only 6.1% in the Private Sector
  • EEOC’s First Year Performance Under Biden Nosedived In a Big Surprise and Amid Reduced Transparency
  • USDOL Released Training Video on the Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increase
  • USDOL Launched “Good Jobs” Initiative
  • Biden Administration’s Vaccination Efforts Restricted to Just Mandate as to Healthcare Workers as Court Enjoins Executive Order Requiring Vaccination of Federal Employees
OFCCP Week In Review: February 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: January 18, 2022

by | Jan 18, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • Earn Professional Development Credits by Attending E-Verify and Form I-9 Webinars
  • VETS Extends Transition Training Program to Include Veterans
  • USDOL Announced a Funding Opportunity to Assist Veterans Combat Homelessness/Return to the Workforce
  • OFCCP and EEOC Announce a Joint Hiring Practices Initiative
  • U.S. Supreme Court Stayed Implementation of the OSHA ETS: What It Means For Employers
  • SCOTUS Allowed Enforcement of the CMS Interim Final Vaccination Rule; Healthcare Facilities Subject to Vaccine Mandate for Medicare/Medicaid Staff
  • Clarification on The New Minimum Wage For Some Federal Government Contractors
  • A User’s Guide: What Employers Should Know When Implementing a Private Vaccine Mandate Policy
  • Processing Vaccination Accommodation Requests Under The ADA
  • USDOL Adjusted Civil Monetary Penalties Per Inflation Adjustment Act
OFCCP Week In Review: February 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: January 10, 2022

by | Jan 10, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • Wage & Hour Administrator Nomination Boomerang
  • Court Prohibits Defense Department Discipline of 35 Navy Personnel Seeking Religious Accommodation From Vaccine Mandate
  • DE First to Have Signed Partnership Agreements with All 50 States & U.S. Territories for Electronic Job Listings
  • 6th Circuit Joins Prior 11th Circuit Decision in Refusing to Allow Enforcement of the Federal Contractor/Subcontractor Vaccine Mandate
  • Coalition of Healthcare Worker Unions File Petition Seeking Court Order to Make OSHA Healthcare ETS Permanent
  • The U.S. Department of Justice Weighed In Again On COVID Concerns Affecting Individuals With Disabilities
  • EEO-1 Administrators Take Note: EEOC Will Replace Its EEO-1 Type 6 Report For Small Establishments With Its Type 8 Report
  • Should NLRB Change Its Legal Standard On Work Rules?
  • U.S. Wage-Hour Division and NLRB MOU Promises Greater Enforcement and Investigation Opportunities Against Employers, Including as to Independent Contractor Misclassifications
  • Countdown to E-Verify Record Destruction
  • BILG Gets Answers On OFCCP Certification Portal
  • NLRB Seeks To Remedy Alleged Ethics Violations By Former Member Emanuel
  • Another Disappointing Monthly Jobs Report: Short Term Unemployment Dropped as Long-Term Unemployment Grew And More Americans Decided To Sit Out Millions of Available Jobs
  • Oral Argument Suggests U.S. Supreme Court Dubious OSHA Has Authority to Require Vaccination in ETS; Proponents of CMS Healthcare Worker Vaccination Mandate More Hopeful