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OFCCP Week In Review: April 20, 2020
- OFCCP VEVRAA Benchmark For Hires Lowered
- OSHA Issued an Alert for Package Delivery & Manufacturing Employers
- OFCCP Supports National Autism Awareness Month
- WHD Seeks Comments on FFCRA Paid Leave Act
- DE’s Recruit Rooster Acquired RocketBuild!
- $73 Million in State Apprenticeship Expansion Grants
- $131 Million in Dislocated Workers Grants
- Unemployment Claims – Numbers Drop Slightly
- OFCCP Published Three New Directives
- Telework & Accessibility Resources
- New Updates to EEOC COVID-19 Guidance
- NLRB COVID-19 Operational Status Update
OFCCP Week In Review: April 13, 2020
- OSHA Issued COVID-19 Risk Reduction Poster
- Presidential Proclamation of World Autism Day
- The Big Reveal! OFCCP Audit Scheduling Letters Approved
- Bonus Feature with Deep Dive Into Scheduling Letters
- OSHA Expanded Facepiece Guidance
- OSHA Champions Anti-Retaliation for Reporting Unsafe Working Conditions
- USERRA and COVID-19
- EEOC Updated It’s COVID-19 Assistance
- OFCCP Request for Comments on Its Complaint Form
- WHD Corrections to FFCRA
- NLRB Now Delays Final Rule Effective Date
- NILG Conference Cancelled
- USDOL Announced Guidance on Unemployment Compensation
- OSHA Issued Guidance on COVID-19 Reporting
The Big Reveal: Three Updated & Three New OFCCP (Audit) Scheduling Letters Go Live!
In April 2019, OFCCP Proposed six Scheduling Letters. Four of these were new altogether: Section 503 Focused Review (which previously went live in February 2019) VEVRAA Focused Review Construction (Direct Contract) Construction (Federally Assisted) ...and two were...
Section 3610 of the CARES Act Provides Potential Additional Relief for Qualified Federal Contractors
In addition to the various loan programs available to private businesses through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), qualified Federal contractors may obtain further payroll relief under Section 3610 of the CARES Act related to paid leave for employees unable to work due to facility closures or other restrictions. Learn more about this in today’s OFCCP Week In Review bonus feature.
IG Report Blasts OFCCP Construction Audits
A USDOL Inspector General Report reveals Obama and Trump Administration OFCCP construction programs “did not adequately enforce EEO requirements on federal construction contracts.” Learn more about the recommendations of a top-to-bottom overhaul.
OFCCP Week In Review: April 6, 2020
- IG Report Blasts OFCCP Construction Audits–Including Bonus Feature
- Big Changes Ahead for OFCCP Construction Programs
- VETS Champion Veteran Hiring Award
- EEOC Continues to Serve Amid COVID-19 Crisis
- NLRB Final Rule – Three Amendments
- NLRB Resumes Representation Elections
- DE & NASWA Launched “NeedAJobNow” Website
- IRS Issued FAQs on FFCRA Sick Leave and Tax Credits
- OFCCP Ensured Data Safety
- World Autism Awareness Day
- National Dialogue on COVID-19 Extended
- OFCCP Updates for FAAPs
- March Employment Situation Released
- OSHA Issued Respirator Guidance
- Disability:IN Launched COVID-19 Response Series
- OFCCP Sent National Exemption Reminder
- OFCCP Announced New Online Course
- USDOL Announced Additional FFCRA Guidance
- NLRB Launched a New Website
- WHD Issued Temporary Rule on Paid Leave under FFCRA
- Bonus Feature: Section 3610 of the CARES Act Provides Potential Additional Relief for Qualified Federal Contractors
OFCCP Week In Review: March 30, 2020
- WHD Launched Families First Q&A Page
- USDOL Hosted a National Online Dialogue
- EARN Announced COVID-19 Resources
- NILG Gets OFCCP National Interest Clarifications
- EEOC Champions Anti-Discrimination Reminder
- Three New Opinion Letters on FLSA
- EEOC Posted COVID-19 Q&A Webinar
- Reasonable Accommodations and COVID-19
- WHD Announced More COVID-19 Guidance
OFCCP Week In Review: March 23, 2020
- Website Accessibility – Lawsuit Settlements Resource Page Updated
- EEOC Goes Remote
- OFCCP Issued a Very Narrow National Interest Exemption
- NILG Hosted “OFCCP Update Webinar”
- Comments Open on FMLA Forms
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act Passed
- Job Opening – Administrative Review Board Chair
- EEOC Released Q&A on ADA and COVID-19
- NLRB Suspended Representation Elections
- OFCCP Continues Operations During COVID-19
- DHS Announced Flexibility in Form I-9 Compliance
- EEOC Officially Seeks to Drop Component 2
- Special Alert: National Online Dialogue for Employers & Employees Regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
OFCCP Week In Review: March 16, 2020
- DE Talk: Episode 6 Launched! Empowering Women in Leadership Roles
- EDI Winners Announced!
- Final Rule on Apprenticeships Standards
- USDOL Announced New COVID-19 UI Guidance
- NASWA Webpage on States’ COVID-19 Status
- Scalia Responded to COVID-19 National Emergency
OFCCP Week In Review: March 9, 2020
- Honoring Women’s History Month
- OFCCP Announced Action Plan
- President Trump To Nominate Key Positions
- NILG Hosts USERRA Webinar
- VETS Meeting Open to All
- DOL Announced Guidance Documents
- A Rare Event – DOL Issued a Direct Final Rule
- February Employment Situation
- Reminder: Submit Your Application for the 2020 HIRE Vets Medallion Award