OFCCP Week In Review: July 8, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: July 8, 2024

  • SCOTUS’ Retirement of “Chevron Doctrine” Has Exposed Vulnerability of OFCCP’s Overreaching Interpretations of Some of its Rules
  • With Exception for the Texas State Government, USDOL Overtime Rule Took Effect
  • OSHA Unveiled Proposed Rule on First-Ever National Heat Standard
  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by 221k in May, Rate Increased Slightly to 4.9%: State & Federal Government Employers Led Job Openings
  • U.S. Economy Added 206k Jobs in June, Unemployment Rate Edged Up to 4.1%
  • Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda Revealed EEOC’s Plan to Propose Employer Pay Data Collection in January 2025
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 8, 2024

OFCCP Week in Review: July 1, 2024

  • Federal Judge Temporarily Blocked Portions of USDOL Rule Setting New Formula for Prevailing Wages on Federal Construction Projects
  • It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
  • U.S. Supreme Court Dissolved Decades-Old Precedent Giving Court Deference to Federal Agency Interpretations of The Laws They Enforce
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision

It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision

But it’s Complicated. And, of course, OFCCP’s Enforcement Scheme will “not go gentle into that good night.” The case decision is Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy  (Case No.  22-859; i.e., “SEC decision”). The Seventh Amendment (passed in 1791) to the...
OFCCP Week In Review: July 8, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: June 17, 2024

  • US DOL Inspector General’s Office Scheduled Audit to Review OFCCP’s Construction Contractor Compliance Enforcement Efforts
  • New OFCCP VEVRAA Guidance Clarifies That its Protected Veteran “Benchmark for hiring” is a Recruitment Goal & Not a Hard Number Quota
  • Contractors Have 2nd Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Changes to OFCCP Construction Compliance Review Scheduling Letter, Itemized Listing, & Construction Contract Award Notification Requirement Form
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 8, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: June 10, 2024

  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 296k in April, Rate Decreased to 4.8%
  • Employers Who Missed June 4th Deadline Now Have Until July 9 to File EEO-1 Survey
  • OFCCP Changes Up Many Important Technical Details of its Audit Selection Process in its First FY 2024 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
  • U.S. Economy Added 272k Jobs in May, Unemployment Rate Edged Up to 4.0%
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 8, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: June 3, 2024

  • EEOC’s $22 Million Settlement with the Social Security Administration is a Cautionary Tale for Private Sector Employers & Federal Government Contractors
  • ACLU Announced It Filed an FTC Complaint Alleging Tech Vendor Aon’s Claims of “Bias-Free” Hiring Tech Tools Violated FTC Act
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision

FAR Council Seeks to Require Federal Contractors to Report First-Tier Subcontractor Information, Including Potentially Executive Compensation Data

The FAR Council published a Notice seeking public comments regarding its request to obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) of the “reinstatement” of a previously approved Information Collection Requirement (“ICR”) of certain first-tier...