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Why EEOC Compliance Must Remain a Top Priority in 2025 and Beyond
With a new administration on the horizon, the regulatory landscape is likely to shift. However, some key aspects of EEOC compliance and workplace equity will remain steadfast. Employers must remain vigilant, not just in anticipation of potential policy changes, but...
Compliance News | A Review and Comparison of OFCCP-Relevant Executive Orders, Regulatory Activity, and Directives Under the Biden Administration and the Prior Trump Administration
There is significant speculation about what changes affecting federal contractor equal employment opportunity and affirmative action programs will occur in a second Trump presidential term. There is reason to believe that the new administration could peel back from...
Compliance News | President-Elect Trump Identifies Outgoing Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer as His Intended Secretary of Labor
On November 10, 2024, President-elect Trump announced that he intends to nominate Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Secretary of Labor for his upcoming term. Ms. Chavez-DeRemer has served in Congress as representative for Oregon’s 5th congressional district. She was elected to...
Understanding Workplace Pregnancy Protections: A Regulatory Guide for Employers
With women making up 47% of the workforce1, ensuring an equitable and supportive experience in the workplace is essential, not only for their wellbeing and success, but also for employer regulatory compliance. Understanding the regulations in play is crucial,...
OFCCP Week In Review | Series Update
For nearly ten years, DirectEmployers OFCCP Week In Review has been delivered to your inbox at 3:00 pm ET like clockwork and has become a valuable resource for employment law updates for federal contractors and public sector employees. With respect to your readership,...
AI Revolution is Now Here with Major Ramifications for Staffing, AAP Development, and Talent Acquisition
AI Proponents Now Changing their Tune from “AI will create jobs” to “There will be a loss of jobs” …Reskilling and Upskilling Are the New Names of the Game A new Cisco Systems-led Consortium Report (titled “The Transformational Opportunity of AI on ICT Jobs”)...
OFCCP Week In Review: August 5, 2024
- U.S. GAO Published Report on Federal Agencies’ Management of Human Trafficking Risks in Contracts
- JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 46k in June, Rate Held Steady at 4.9%
- AI Revolution is Now Here with Major Ramifications for Staffing, AAP Development, and Talent Acquisition
- Massachusetts Enacted Bill That Requires Pay Ranges in Job Ads & Worker Data Reporting
- Job Growth Slowed as U.S. Economy Added Only 114k Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Edged Up to 4.3%
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 29, 2024
- Federal Judge in Philadelphia Declined to Block FTC’s Non-Compete Ban
- OFCCP Issued New Directive on “Expedited Conciliation Procedures”
- NLRB Announced Final Union Election Protection Rule Rescinding Trump-Era Rule
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 22, 2024
- Court Held That Workday Was an “Agent” to Employers Licensing its AI Applicant Screening Tools: Other Bases of Potential Liability Rejected
- EEOC Commissioner Sonderling Announced His Departure
- NLRB Voluntarily Asked Fifth Circuit to Dismiss its Appeal of Lower Court Ruling That Struck Down Board’s Joint Employer Rule: Shenanigans Afoot
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
New Hampshire Became 26th State to Enact its Version of Model CROWN Act
Model CROWN Act Ties Natural Hair Texture & Protective Hairstyles to Race/Ethnicity Discrimination Protections EEOC Enforcement Stances Similar to Model CROWN Act No Current Legal Consensus on Whether Title VII’s Race Discrimination Prohibition Covers Natural Hair...
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