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2023 Recap: A Year of Growth, Collaboration & Success, Part One
Another year is coming to a close, and as we look back, there’s so much to be proud of! This year we grew our Membership, added to our team, and celebrated wins each and every month – but we also did so much more. We would like to thank our staff, Members, partners,...

OFCCP Week In Review: December 4, 2023
- DE Talk Podcast Focused on Veterans Employment Tools
- US Commerce Dept Requested Public Input on Private Sector “Business Diversity Principles”
- OMB Approved US DOL WHD’s Final Rule on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
- Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Announced New Report on Race & Ethnicity Data Tools
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: November 27, 2023
- US DOL Inspector General’s Office Announced Report Citing IT Modernization & Security Concerns
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

DE Talk Unplugged | Registered Apprenticeships: Building Inclusive Programs for the Future
Earlier this month, we celebrated National Apprenticeship Week with a special bonus episode of the DE Talk podcast! In this episode, our Manager of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Strategies Mikey Meagher sat down with Joshua Johnson from Jobs for the Future (JFF)...

OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023
- DE Talk Podcast Discussed Registered Apprenticeships
- Touting Systemic Enforcement Efforts, US EEOC Issued Its FY 2023 Agency Financial Report
- President Biden Signed Two-Tiered Continuing Resolution Appropriations Bill Funding Federal Government Through Early Next Year
- US NLRB Extended Effective Date of Joint-Employer Rule to February 26, 2024
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: November 13, 2023
- US DOL Honored 859 Civilian Employers with 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion Awards
- White House OMB Announced Finalized Revisions to Two Key Guidance Documents Following April Executive Order on “Modernizing Regulatory Review”
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

DE Talk Unplugged | From “Human Doing” to “Human Being”: Transforming to Own Your 50
A few weeks ago, we celebrated World Mental Health Day – a day to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s mental health as a universal human right. In our latest episode of the DE Talk Podcast, we sat down with Amy...

OFCCP Week In Review: November 6, 2023
- President Biden’s Supersized Executive Order on AI Includes Directives for US DOL & Many Other Agencies
- DE Talk Podcast Explored Ways to Handle Workplace Drama
- NLRB & US DOL’s OSHA Signed Agreement to Enhance Information Sharing, Coordinated Investigations, Referrals, Training & Outreach
- Justice Department Issued New Guidance Providing Insights on Evolving Efforts to Accelerate ADA’s “Integration Mandate”
- OFCCP Announced New, Two-Step Complaint Process
- JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by only 56k in September, Rate Held Steady at 5.7%
- Economy Added only 150k Jobs in October, Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly to 3.9%
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

Apprenticeships: A Solution to the Accessibility Skills Gap
"If we don’t find new ways to address the digital accessibility skills gap, U.S. workplaces will become increasingly inaccessible not just to workers, but to customers and consumers." Kate Sonka, Executive Director of Teach AccessWhen workplace technologies are...

OFCCP Week In Review: October 30, 2023
- Senate Confirmed Nomination of Jessica Looman to Head US DOL’s Wage and Hour Division
- US NLRB Unveiled Final, Union-Friendly Joint Employer Rule
- US DOL Inspector General’s Office Plans to Review Effectiveness of OFCCP Compliance Evaluations, FY 2024 Audit Workplan Revealed
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders