by John C. Fox | Apr 15, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- EEOC Seeks to Jump into Job Seeker’s AI Bias Lawsuit: New Technology Scares It
- Congressional Resolution to Nullify NLRB’s Joint Employer Final Rule Headed for Certain Presidential Veto
- U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled Transportation Workers Not Required to Arbitrate Wage Claims Regardless of Industry
- EEOC Announced Finalized Regulations to Implement Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Apr 8, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- February JOLTS Report – Job Openings Continue to Stagnate Month Over Month, Rate Unchanged for the Third Month in a Row
- EEOC Consent Decree Illustrated Enforcement Stance Regarding Natural Hair Texture & Race Discrimination
- U.S. Economy Added 303k Jobs in March, Unemployment Rate Decreases Slightly to 3.8%
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Apr 1, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- DE Talk Podcast Explored Camaraderie & Meaningful Impact of Veteran ERGs
- EEOC Released Its FY 2023 Litigation Report & Updated 5-Year “Data Dashboard”
- OMB Announced Finalized Overhaul to Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collection Standards
- VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Dropped Slightly to 5.2%
- Construction Trade Association Sued to Stop FAR Council’s Rule Requiring Unionized Workforces on Large Federal Construction Projects
- OSHA Announced Finalized, Union-Friendly Regulations to Allow Employee Representatives to Attend Safety Inspections
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Mar 25, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- 2023 EEO-1 Component 1 Instruction Booklet Posted
- DE Masterclass Highlighted Value of Military Spouses for Employers & Ways Employers Can Attract & Retain Them
- US DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy Posted a New Resource Designed to Increase Competitive Integrated Employment
- OFCCP’s FY 2025 Congressional Budget Justification Identifies a Shift Toward a Greater Focus on Systemic Discrimination Investigations
- President Signed Budget Bill Funding US DOL/OFCCP, NLRB & Other Agencies Through End of FY 2024
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Mar 18, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- Biden “Hits the Brakes” on Non-Defense Discretionary Budgets for Federal Agencies Joining Congress’ Historic Pivot Away from Both Bigger Federal Agencies and Bigger Social Programs
- U.S. EEOC’s FY 2023 Annual Performance Report Touted 29.5% Increase in Monetary Remedies Over Previous Year
- Biden Administration Marked Annual “Equal Pay Day”
- U.S. EEOC’s Data Dashboard for Limited 2017 & 2018 EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data Collection Shows Both Sex & Race Disparities
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Mar 11, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 26k in January, Rate Unchanged at 5.3%
- U.S. Economy Added 275k Jobs in February, Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.9%
- Recruiters Should Take Four Things Away from the Below “Year-over-Year” Comparison Charts We Have Compiled
- U.S. Trial Court Judge Struck Down NLRB Joint Employer Rule
- President Biden Signed Budget Bill to Partially Fund Government Through End of FY 2024
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Mar 4, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
US DOL Budget Will Remain at its Present Level Through March 22, 2024 It has now become clear that neither Republicans nor Democrats have the stomach to shut the federal government agencies down, but neither does either side have the political power to either increase...
by John C. Fox | Mar 4, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- U.S. OPM & OMB Jointly Published First Ever Strategic Plan on Hiring Military Spouses
- Senate HELP Committee Advanced Renomination of Julie Su To Be Next U.S. Secretary of Labor
- DE Talk Podcast Discussed “Platinum Rule of DEI”
- DirectEmployers Named #1 in Government Contracting in JD Supra 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards
- Big Budget Opponents Again Stop a Final Federal FY 2024 Budget While Congress Keeps to Agreement to Limit Agency Spending to FY 2023 Levels
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Feb 26, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
Proposed Version of Reinstated Form Would Have Multiple Changes In a move perhaps akin to a vampire or zombie story, OFCCP is seeking public comments regarding its sudden proposal (not mentioned in its Semi-Annual Regulatory Reports) to obtain approval from the Office...
by John C. Fox | Feb 26, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- Telecommuting Decreased in 2022, But Still Far Above Pre-Pandemic Numbers, U.S. Census Bureau Reported
- Overturning ALJ, U.S. NLRB Ruled Employee’s Display of Black Lives Matter/BLM on Work Apron Was Protected Activity
- U.S. Trial Court Judge Pushed Back NLRB Joint Employer Rule Effective Date to March 11
- OFCCP Rolled Out Its Entirely Revamped Construction Contractor Audit Selection Protocols and Audit Schemes
- OFCCP Has Formally Proposed to Resurrect Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors to Give OFCCP a New Way to Select Construction Contractors for Audit
- GAMECHANGER: OFCCP Proposed Changes to Construction Compliance Review Scheduling Letter, Itemized Listing, and Construction Contract Award Notification Requirement Form
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders