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OFCCP Week In Review: February 19, 2024

US DOL Announced 2023 Equity Action Plan Update
GAO Issued Three Frank, Blunt, & Shocking Warning Reports that U.S. Fiscal Health is Not Good & Federal Government Spending is Not Sustainable
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U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled “Retaliatory Intent” Not Required to Prove SOX Whistleblower Claim
U.S. GAO Report on Military Spouse Employment Focused on Challenges of Part-Time Work
HIRE Vets Medallion Award Application Period Now Open
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FAR Council Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” Unveiled
OFCCP Added Ten New FAQs on “Compensation History”
U.S. Office of Personnel Management Announced Final Rule Prohibiting Consideration of Current or Past Pay in Determining Federal Worker Compensation
JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by 101k in December, Rate Unchanged at 5.4%
Excitement, Turbulence & Confusion: DE Talk Podcast Reviews Top 10 Employment Law Issues That Affected Federal Contractors in 2023
Economy Added 353k Jobs in January, Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.7%
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Federal Trial Court Dismissed Novel Complaint Alleging Certain Algorithm-Based Applicant Screening Tools Discriminated Based on Race, Age, & Disability
US DOL ETA Explained Its Lengthy NPRM to “Modernize Registered Apprenticeship Regulations”
U.S. EEOC Commissioner Charges Continued to Rise in FY 2023
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Conservative Activist Group Filed Complaints with OFCCP Alleging Prominent Airlines’ DEI Programs Violated Their Federal Contracts
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US DOL‘s WHD Published Its “Employee or Independent Contractor” Classification Final Rule
US DOL Adjusted Civil Monetary Penalties Per Inflation Adjustment Act
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FAR Council Submitted for OMB Approval Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting”
Federal Judge Ruled EEO-1 Reports Not Protected Under FOIA Exemption for Confidential Commercial Information
JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 62k in November, Rate Unchanged at 5.3%
Economy Added 216k Jobs in December, Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.7%
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Embracing Generational Differences at Work Discussed in New DE Talk Podcast
President Biden Intends to Renominate Julie Su to be the Next U.S. Secretary of Labor
Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council Issued Final Rule Requiring Unionized Workforces on Large Federal Construction Projects
EEOC Commissioner Sonderling Continued Advocating for Increased EEOC Involvement in Regulating AI in the Workplace
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Without Notice, OFCCP Updated Its Construction Program and CSAL FAQs
Contractors Have New Opportunity to Comment on OFCCP’s Supply & Service Contractor Portal Information Collection
US GAO Recommended US DOL & OMB Spearhead Increased Agency Collaboration for Data on Workers in Contract Arrangements
US DOL WHD Unveiled Its Final Rule on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
Education Does Not Resolve Gender Wage Gap, According to US Census Bureau Findings
US DOL ETA Announced NPRM to “Modernize” Registered Apprenticeship Rules
US DOL ODEP Released New WRP Database of Student/Recent Graduate Jobseekers with Disabilities
Upcoming Opportunity to Weigh-In on Revising “Schedule A” Labor Certifications in Light of AI Development Needs
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JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 617k in October, Rate Decreased to 5.3%
OFCCP Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda Includes Surprises: Several New Items & Two Withdrawn Items
Employers Who Missed December 5 Deadline Now Have Until January 9 to File EEO-1 Survey
Economy Added 199k Jobs in November and the Short-Term Unemployment Rate Edged Down to 3.7%
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New Publications
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders