by John C. Fox | Aug 3, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- It’s Time to Apply for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award!
- OFCCP Advances the ADA through Focused Reviews and Inclusion Awards
- Reminder: Time to Use the Revised Disability Self-ID Form
- NLRB Seeks Additional Employee Privacy and Absentee Ballots for Military Personnel
- Whipped Cream on Beer? OFCCP Talks Compensation Analysis
- NLRB’s Latest Decision in Browning-Ferris Brings the Joint-Employer Doctrine Full Circle
- Reminder: 2020 NASWA Veterans Conference is Virtual Next Week!
by John C. Fox | Jul 27, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- New FLSA and FMLA Guidance on Return to Work and the FFCRA
- The NLRB Draws the Line on Abusive and Offensive Statements
- Federal Government Contractors Must Review Compensation Systems
- OFCCP Updates on Conciliation, Mediation, and the Ombuds Service
- Senate Confirmed NLRB Board Members Kaplan and McFerran To New NLRB Terms In Office
- Honoring and Educating: The Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the ADA
by John C. Fox | Jul 20, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- OFCCP Presents the Past, Present, and Future during its Policy Update Webinar
- OFCCP Ombuds Tells What Types of Issues He is Handling
- The Women’s Bureau Requests Comments on Paid Leave
- “Quality and Utility” of Component 2 Compensation Data to Come
- What Would You Like to See Changed in the FMLA Regulations?
- Are You IN? to Celebrate the ADA’s 30th Anniversary
- Honoring the Americans with Disabilities Act – 30th Anniversary!
by John C. Fox | Jul 13, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Federal Contractors – Get Ready for Promotion and Accommodation Focused Reviews!
- Director Leen Cajoled Contractors to Make Their Recruitment Websites Accessible
- Director Leen Reported Technical Assistance for Contractors
- Director Leen Promised OFCCP Efforts to Connect HBCUs, HACUs, and TCUs to Government Contractors
- Director Leen Again Hawked Functional Affirmative Action Programs, Despite Declining Contractor Enrollments in the Program
- Director Leen Reported Faster Progress on Open Audits due to OFCCP’s Response to COVID-19
- Questions and Answers with OFCCP Director Leen
- President Proclaims July as Pledge to America’s Workers
- EEOC Announced Pilot Programs to Increase Voluntary Resolutions
- President Creates Initiative to Support Hispanic Americans
by John C. Fox | Jul 6, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- OFCCP Plugs Its ”Early Resolution Procedures” With A Report of Results
- NLx Research Hub Announced – A New Look at the Skills Gap
- USDOL Awarded $80 Million in Apprenticeship Grants to Help Close the Skills Gap
- USDOL Awarded $42 Million in Youth Apprenticeship Grants to Help Four Industries Beat the Skills Gap
- NDEAM Theme Announced for October Observance
- OFCCP’s Ambitious “Final Stretch” Regulatory Agenda
- OFCCP Final Rule: TRICARE Health Care Providers Rejoice as Agency Declares It Lacks Authority Over Them
- President Trump Amends Immigration Proclamation For Clarity
- June Unemployment Numbers Continue to Decline
- Prior Pay History? Still a “Jump Ball:” Law Continues to Vary by Location and Protected Status
by John C. Fox | Jul 6, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
On Thursday, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ducked. The Court refused to hear the case of Yovino v. Rizo (Docket # 19-1176). This case raised the question of whether the Equal Pay Act (EPA) made it unlawful to set a new hire’s pay based SOLELY on...
by John C. Fox | Jun 29, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- NLRB Rules Confidentiality Provisions in Arbitration Clauses Relating to the Rules Under Which an Arbitration May be Conducted are Permissible
- Apprenticeship Pilot Launched for Transitioning Service Members
- Employment Discrimination Data Now in Visual Formats
- President Trump Halts New Foreign Worker Visas
- USDOL Launched Interactive FFCRA Eligibility Tool
- NLRB Restores Employer Right to Discipline Before a First Contract
- WHD Issued Five New Opinion Letters
- USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division Hiring
- WHD Issued Guidance on FFCRA and Summer Camps
- OFCCP Updated Scheduling Letter FAQs
by John C. Fox | Jun 22, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Additional 30-Day Extension on I-9 Flexibility
- Advisory Meeting on Veterans Outreach
- EEOC Says “No” To Antibody Tests
- USDOL To Host Compliance Assistance Webinars
- DACA Roller Coaster Continues as SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump Administration Rescission of Program, but ALSO Says the President May Rescind it if he Does it the Right Way
by John C. Fox | Jun 22, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
Breaking the hearts of conservatives for the second time in a week, Chief Justice John Roberts penned a 5-4 majority decision striking down the Trump Administration’s 2017 rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. However, all parties...
by John C. Fox | Jun 15, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Rules LGBT Employees are Protected from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex Under Title VII
- End of EEO-1 Component 2 Litigation Nears…
- EEOC Says “Black Lives Matter”
- ODEP and ASA Join Forces
- OSHA Published FAQs on Cloth Face Coverings
- Leen Gets One Step Closer to OPM
- NLRB Declines Jurisdiction Over Faculty at Religious Institutions
- NILG Announced Webinar Series
- ODEP Published Employer Survey Results
- EEOC Makes Progress on Wellness Programs
- EEOC (again) Updated Its COVID-19 Guidance
- EEOC Issued Federal Sector Report on Conflict Case Management
