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OFCCP Week In Review: November 14, 2022
- Illinois and Tennessee Voters Went in Opposite Directions on Labor Law Ballot Measures
- U.S. EEOC Published Proposal to Eliminate Counting Employees to Determine Filing “Type” for EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection
- With Coming New Independent Contractor Rules, U.S. GAO Reported That Many Companies Use Them
- U.S. Departments of Justice & Labor, Plus EEOC, Issued Joint Veterans’ Resources Document
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
There Are Three Reasons The Coming Harvard & UNC Case Decisions Will Not Harm “Affirmative Action” Despite Now Growing Fears
Last Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard (in an extraordinary session) almost five hours of oral argument in back-to-back cases challenging university admission policies relying in part on the race, ethnicity, and national origin of the candidates. (The Justices took...
OFCCP Week In Review: November 7, 2022
- There Are Three Reasons The Coming Harvard & UNC Case Decisions Will Not Harm “Affirmative Action” Despite Now Growing Fears
- US GAO Reported That EEOC Needs Oversight on Length of Charge Intake Process
- US BLS JOLTS Report For September Showed Increase in Job Openings to 10.7 Million; Hires & Total Separations Down Slightly
- Analytical Basis Behind U.S. NLRB General Counsel’s Memo on Electronic Surveillance and Organizing Flawed, Says Top Labor Law Attorney
- Political Flip Continued at U.S. NLRB with Publication of Proposed Union Election Protection Rule That Would Rescind Current Trump-Era Rule
- Economy Added 261k Jobs in October; Unemployment Rate Increased Slightly
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 31, 2022
- Fostering Intentional Workplace Inclusion through Vocational Rehabilitation Discussed in New DE Talk Podcast
- U.S. Department of Justice Obtained First Successful Labor Market Criminal Antitrust Prosecution
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 24, 2022
- “End Human Trafficking in Government Contracts Act” Enacted Now Requiring Debarment and Suspension Referrals
- OMB Temporarily Withheld Approval of Proposed Changes to Union “Persuader Reports” “Outing” Federal Contractors Pending Review of Public Comments
- Biden Administration On The Horns of Another Vaccination Mandate Dilemma: While the Legal “Cuffs Are Now Off” Allowing Reinstatement of the President’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors, The President is Now Slow Walking The Reinstatement of His Mandate
- US EEOC Released, Then Immediately Revised, Updated Employee Rights Poster
- I-9 Form Flexibility Extended, Yet Again…This Time to July 31, 2023
- NLRB General Counsel Pushed Interim Settlements of ULP Claims, Instead of 10(j) Injunctions, While Underlying Case Is Pending
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 17, 2022
- USDOL Formally Proposes Six-Part Test to Determine Independent Contractor Status Under the FLSA
- USDOL’s NDEAM Employer Chat on Workplace Mental Health Underscored Equity & COVID Impact
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 10, 2022
- EEOC Enforcement of Controversial “Quickie” Transgender “Guidance” Blocked, Nationwide
- After Its Fiscal Year 2022 Closed, OFCCP Publicly Reported Six More Conciliation Agreements Resolving Alleged Discrimination Claims to its Previous Fiscal Year 2022 Tally
- US BLS Reported 1.1 Million Drop in Job Openings for August
- White House OSTP’s “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights” Contains Recommended Employer Practices
- Economy Added Fewer Jobs in September; Unemployment Rate Decreased Slightly
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022
- US EEOC Published Proposal to Revise Federal Employee Complaint Process to Allow Document Transmittal Via Its Electronic Public Portal
- Another Recruit Rooster Takeover on the DE Talk Podcast: The Hidden Benefits of Remote Work
- It’s on the Way! OMB Paved the Way for US DOL to Publish Highly-Anticipated Independent Contractor Rule Proposal
- US NLRB Altered COVID-Related Rule to Allow Mail-In Ballots in Locations Where CDC Determines “High” Transmission Risk
- Senate Approved Gomez to head US DOL EBSA; Further Action on Pending Gilbride (EEOC Counsel) and Looman (WHD Head) Nominations Postponed Until After Midterm Elections
- President Biden Signed Continuing Resolutions Appropriations Bill Funding the Federal Government Through Mid-December
- The Air Went Out of OFCCP’s Tires in FY 2022 as Unlawful Discrimination Allegations Fall to New Lows
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: September 26, 2022
- Backing Off From Several Proposed Changes, OFCCP Published FAAP Directive Revision #3 Hoping to Spawn More FAAPs as Contractor Community Increasingly Shuns Them
- Sparks Unexpectedly Fly at The Beginning of the Latest US EEOC Full Commission Hearing as Republican Commissioners Ambushed the Democrat Chair to Coax Agency Transparency
- US DOL Published Final Rule to Rescind Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and Direct DOL Resources to Union-Supported Registered Apprenticeship Programs
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: September 19, 2022
- DoD Issued Temporary Deviation to FAR Allowing Some Federal Contractors Extra Time to Register with SAM.gov
- Proposed USDOL Union “Persuader Reports” Revisions Would “Out” Federal Contractors
- U.S. NLRB Ruled That Permanent Strike Replacement Workers Have Weingarten Rights, But Not While Strike Is in Progress
- Heads Up for Recruiters and Outreach Compliance Managers! Number Of People Primarily Working from Home Tripled in Last Two Years
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
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