Compliance Alert: Updated Jurisdictional Thresholds for Federal Contractors Relating to Section 503 & VEVRAA
On October 1, 2025, important updates to federal contractor coverage thresholds under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) went into effect. These changes may impact which organizations are required...
Navigating the End of the Federal AI Moratorium: A Guide for Multi-State Employers on Emerging State AI Laws
The landscape of artificial intelligence regulation in employment has taken a turn. The recent Senate vote striking down the proposed 10-year moratorium on state AI regulation by an overwhelming 99-1 margin signals a clear message: states will continue to lead the...
OFCCP Week In Review | Series Update
For nearly ten years, DirectEmployers OFCCP Week In Review has been delivered to your inbox at 3:00 pm ET like clockwork and has become a valuable resource for employment law updates for federal contractors and public sector employees. With respect to your readership,...
AI Revolution is Now Here with Major Ramifications for Staffing, AAP Development, and Talent Acquisition
AI Proponents Now Changing their Tune from “AI will create jobs” to “There will be a loss of jobs” …Reskilling and Upskilling Are the New Names of the Game A new Cisco Systems-led Consortium Report (titled “The Transformational Opportunity of AI on ICT Jobs”)...
OFCCP Week In Review: August 5, 2024
- U.S. GAO Published Report on Federal Agencies’ Management of Human Trafficking Risks in Contracts
- JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 46k in June, Rate Held Steady at 4.9%
- AI Revolution is Now Here with Major Ramifications for Staffing, AAP Development, and Talent Acquisition
- Massachusetts Enacted Bill That Requires Pay Ranges in Job Ads & Worker Data Reporting
- Job Growth Slowed as U.S. Economy Added Only 114k Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Edged Up to 4.3%
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 29, 2024
- Federal Judge in Philadelphia Declined to Block FTC’s Non-Compete Ban
- OFCCP Issued New Directive on “Expedited Conciliation Procedures”
- NLRB Announced Final Union Election Protection Rule Rescinding Trump-Era Rule
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 22, 2024
- Court Held That Workday Was an “Agent” to Employers Licensing its AI Applicant Screening Tools: Other Bases of Potential Liability Rejected
- EEOC Commissioner Sonderling Announced His Departure
- NLRB Voluntarily Asked Fifth Circuit to Dismiss its Appeal of Lower Court Ruling That Struck Down Board’s Joint Employer Rule: Shenanigans Afoot
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
New Hampshire Became 26th State to Enact its Version of Model CROWN Act
Model CROWN Act Ties Natural Hair Texture & Protective Hairstyles to Race/Ethnicity Discrimination Protections EEOC Enforcement Stances Similar to Model CROWN Act No Current Legal Consensus on Whether Title VII’s Race Discrimination Prohibition Covers Natural Hair...
OFCCP Week In Review: July 15, 2024
- New Hampshire Became 26th State to Enact its Version of Model CROWN Act
- Second Opportunity to Comment on Proposed Resurrection of Construction Contractor Monthly (CC-257) Employment Utilization Reports
- U.S. Census Bureau Requested Public Comments on ACS Timeline for Implementing Updated Directive on Race & Ethnicity Data Standards
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders