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OFCCP Week In Review: May 15, 2023
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management Announced Proposed Rule on Pay Equity for Federal Workers
- USDOL ODEP Announced Themes for 2023 Disability Awareness Month & 50th Anniversary of Rehab Act
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: May 8, 2023
- OFCCP Extended Enforcement Moratorium for Veterans’ Affairs Health Benefits Program Providers
- COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Federal Contractors to End on May 11
- NLRB Reverted Back to “Setting Specific” Legal Standard on How Employers May Deal with Abusive Employees
- U.S. EEOC Published 2nd Notice on Proposal to Eliminate Counting Employees to Determine Filing “Type” for EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection
- JOLTS Report: Job Openings Decreased (for 2nd month in a row) this time by 384k in March as the U.S. Jobs Market Continues to Contract
- White House Announced Three New Actions to Mitigate AI Risks
- Economy Added 253k Jobs in April, Unemployment Rate Decreased Slightly to 3.4% But Long-Term Unemployment Increased as the “Great Resignation” Continues
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week in Review, Special Edition | DEAMcon23 Day Two Recap
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series reporting on the 50 speakers delivering 27 different educational presentations at the DirectEmployers (DE) three-day Annual Meeting (DEAMcon23) of DE Members, Recruit Rooster customers, and attendees from the public. Bios on the...
OFCCP Week In Review: May 1, 2023
- OFCCP’s Controversial “Pre-Enforcement Notice & Conciliation Procedures” Final Rule Coming Soon: Ends Trump Era of Transparency
- California CRD Will Consider 2-Month Extensions on Labor Contractor Employee Reports Deadline
- Senate HELP Committee Advanced Nomination of Julie Su for U.S. Secretary of Labor
- OFCCP Slightly Modified Proposal to Revise Its Complaint Intake Procedures
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: April 24, 2023
- OFCCP Released the First 20,000 EEO-1 Files to The Public
- OFCCP’s Modified Proposal to Revise Scheduling Letter & Itemized Listing Revealed Via Newly Posted Documents
- Ninth Circuit Became First Court of Appeals to Rule for Biden Administration’s Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
- House & Senate Democrats Reintroduced “Do No Harm Act”
- Julie Su in the “Hotseat” During Senate HELP Committee Hearing
- U.S. NLRB Detailed Expansive Potential Remedies for Repeat or Egregious Violations
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: April 17, 2023
- OLMS Submitted for OMB Review its Final Rule to Revise Union Persuader Reports to “Out” Federal Contractors
- EEOC Vice Chair Samuels & Commissioner Sonderling Told DEAMcon23 Attendees that EEO-1 Component 2 Survey Will Soon Return
- Biden Administration Sought to End Remote Work for Federal Employees
- Federal Judge Alsup Ordered USDOL’s Lawyers to Prepare an Order Setting Dates & Deadlines for Outstanding FOIA Requests as to Contractor EEO-1 Filings
- Senator Sanders Announced His Intention to Hold Julie Su’s Controversial Nomination Hearing on April 20: Tough Political Battle in Progress
- U.S. Supreme Court Issued Unanimous Ruling Allowing Litigants to Go to Federal Court on Certain Constitutional Challenges to Agency Investigations
- OFCCP Published Second Notice Regarding Proposed Changes to Its Supply & Service Contractor Audit Scheduling Letter & Document Demands
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: April 10, 2023
- OFCCP (Silently) Again Updated Its FOIA Objection Portal
- JOLTS Report: Job Openings Decreased by 632k in February, Rate Dropped to 6.0%
- Latest DE Talk Podcast Discussed Building Employee Resource Groups to Create Trustworthy Environments to Encourage ID&E Conversations
- President Biden Issued “Modernizing Regulatory Review” Executive Order
- Substantially More People in All Race/Ethnic Groups Worked from Home Between 2019-2021, U.S. Census Bureau Reported
- Economy Added 236k Jobs in March, Unemployment Rate Decreased Slightly to 3.5%
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: April 3, 2023
- Senate HELP Committee Advanced Nominations for Kotagal as EEOC Commissioner & Looman as WHD Head
- OFCCP Leadership Shake-Up: Director Yang and Her Deputy Have Left OFCCP. No Successor Director Yet In Sight
- U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Launched Its Artificial Intelligence Resource Center
- VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Dropped Slightly to 5.4%
- USCIS Updated Policy Guidance on Self-Selecting a Gender Marker on Benefits Forms & Documents
- OFCCP Held Uneventful Webinar Briefing on Religious Exemption Rule Rescission
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
MEMBER ALERT | Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark is Now 5.4 Percent
The following information is provided by USDOL Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP): The 2023 Annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) national hiring benchmark was recently updated on the VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark...
OFCCP Week In Review: March 27, 2023
- Job Search Website Operator Agreed to Electronically Scan and Remove Language in Job Postings Which Limited Jobs in the U.S. to Foreign Applicants
- OFCCP Requested Public Comments (Again) on Proposed Changes to Disability Self ID Form
- OFCCP Quietly Updated (Again) FOIA Objection Submissions Deadline to March 31
- USDOL WHD Provided Second Comment Period on Proposal to Revise the Existing WD-10 Form for Federal Construction Contractors
- An Employer’s Failure to Post the Employee Rights Notice Will Now Cost $659 Per Violation
- USCIS Ended Covid Flexibilities for Response to Certain Notices & Requests
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
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