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 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
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: June 24, 2024
- OFCCP’s New Supporting Statement Surprisingly Revealed Many Revisions & Additions to its Construction Contractor Compliance Audit Tools
- With Some Coverage Exceptions, EEOC’s PWFA Regulations Took Effect
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
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: 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
U.S. Economy Added 272k Jobs in May, Unemployment Rate Edged Up to 4.0%
Numbers Explain Presidential Election Issue Pitting Claims of Strong Economy vs Criticisms of Rising Unemployment & Stubborn Inflation EDITOR’s NOTE: We have long debated whether to continue to include this (monthly) story in our WIR reporting. We have kept it...OFCCP Changes Up Many Important Technical Details of its Audit Selection Process in its First FY 2024 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
Most AAP Establishments with Fewer Than 500 Employees Passed Over Audit Methodology Undercuts Need for Much of the Data Burden the OFCCP Contractor AAP Certifications Annually Cause: Three Days Left to Comment NOTE: Those federal contractors subject to OFCCP’s...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