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OFCCP Seeks Unprecedented 33% Budget Increase: Focus is on Rebuilding OFCCP; Not Audit Enforcement
President Biden on Friday released his request to the Congress for a budget for the Executive Branch of the federal government for Fiscal Year 2022 (beginning October 1, 2021). All major federal agencies and sub-agencies also published their “Congressional Budget...
OFCCP Week In Review: June 1, 2021
- Honoring Older Americans Through Communities Of Strength
- Missing EEO Notice Will Now Cost An Organization $576
- Comment Now on EEOC Recordkeeping Regulations
- Getting The Gang Back Together At The USDOL
- EEOC Supports Jewish American Heritage Month Through New Resolution
- NLRB Closer To A Full And More Diverse Board
- EEOC Greenlights Employer Payments for DOCUMENTATION of COVID-19 Vaccinations!
- OFCCP Seeks Unprecedented 33% Budget Increase: Focus is on Rebuilding OFCCP; Not Audit Enforcement
- EEOC FY 2022 Budget Plan to Emphasize Three Policy Priorities
- OFCCP Event This Week
OFCCP Week In Review: May 24, 2021
- Last Week’s WIR Story Reporting Three Bills and a Senate Resolution Attacking Critical Race Theory Was Just the Tip of The Iceberg
- Comments Requested on the Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot Study To Assist Transitioning Veterans
- U.S. DOJ Nominee Kristen M. Clarke Now Set for Full Senate Vote
- U.S. Senate Voted to Overturn the EEOC’s Recent Conciliation Process Transparency Reforms
- EEOC Recognized Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- Global Accessibility Awareness Day – Get On It!
- “Ask JAN”: Answers On COVID-19, Vaccinations, And The ADA
OFCCP Week In Review: May 17, 2021
- EEOC To Host Virtual Training Event on Navigating the Impact of COVID-19 On The Asian American Community
- The Push Is On To End The Training Of Critical Race Theory
- Two Yays And A Tie For Senate Labor Nominees
- USDOL Announced the NDEAM Theme!
- Another Senate Tie-Vote on a Presidential Nominee – This Time in the DOJ
- The Wheel Continues to Turn as to Fate of Independent Contractor Rule Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- President Biden and the OFCCP Acknowledge Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- ACVETEO Charter Renewed
- Celebrate And Educate For National Women’s Health Week
- Reminder: I-9 “Flexibility Policy” Set to Expire May 31, 2021
Biden Administration DOL Publishes Final Rule Rescinding Trump Administration Independent Contractor Rule Under the FLSA
In an unsurprising and expected move, on Thursday, May 6th the Biden Administration’s Department of Labor (“DOL”) published its Final Rule withdrawing the Trump Administration’s January 7, 2021 “Independent Contractor Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act” rule....
OFCCP Week In Review: May 10, 2021
- Workplace Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Comment Now on Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeships
- The Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships is Back – and Seeks New Members
- RIP Independent Contractor Rule
- NLRB Seeks Input on Backpay Filing Deadlines
- Thank You Military Spouses!
- Apprenticeship for All Podcast Series
- April Employment Situation Looked Strong, But Not As Strong As Many Had Hoped Given the Still 8 Million Employees The Pandemic Has Displaced
OFCCP Week In Review: May 3, 2021
- The Oscars Made History – New Accessibility Standards Are Here!
- OFCCP Director Sets The Stage For What’s To Come: CSALS and OFCCP Audit Selection Methodology to Continue
- OFCCP Announced A New Course – But You May Want To Wait
- Confusion Surrounding the White House Task Force on Unionizing
- Women in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations Grant Program
- Is The Cost Of 13 Keystrokes An Accurate “Burden” Of The Uniformed Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures?
- Federal Contractors Beware – New Minimum Wage Coming
- Connections Between COVID-19 and Civil Rights Examined
- OSHA Turned 50!
- EARN Seeks to Ask Individuals with Disabilities What Might Influence Them to Self-Identify
- Tip Rule Continues to Evolve
- Reminder: Essential Workers – Essential Protections Training Initiative
- Military Spouse Appreciation Day Event
OFCCP Week In Review: April 26, 2021
- OFCCP Wants Your Comments on Construction Compliance Reviews
- Empowering Teens in Their Workplaces Online Dialogue
- EEOC To Consider Civil Rights Implications Of The Pandemic
- California’s Labor Commissioner Heads to a Senate Vote for USDOL’s Deputy Secretary Role
- More In Store on Independent Contractors?
- NLRB Decides to Keep Its Existing “Contract Bar” Rule
- Biden Taps Former Obama Official to Come Back to ODEP: Obama Reunion Continues at USDOL
- EEOC To Host Event To Educate on National Origin Discrimination
- Create Diverse and Inclusive Workplaces Through Apprenticeships
- Former Obama Official Tapped to Come Back to OASP
- EEO-1 Component Data Collection Portal is now Open
- Reminder: Last Call for HIRE Vets Medallion Award Submissions
OFCCP Week In Review: April 19, 2021
- First-Ever Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Appointed at the Department of State
- Employers Beware – Liquidated Damages Under FLSA Have Returned
- Paycheck Fairness Act Passed House
- Employer Resources for Individuals with Post-COVID Conditions
- Upcoming OFCCP Event: Construction Compliance Checks
OFCCP Week In Review: April 12, 2021
- Open Virtual Meeting on Veteran Employment & Employer Outreach
- Bill Introduced To End Subminimum Wage for Individuals with Disabilities
- ODEP, OFCCP, and Women’s Bureau To Host National Dialogue Seeking Equity in Employment for Historically Underserved Individuals with Disabilities
- Disability:IN Shared Disability Inclusive Illustrations
- President Biden’s Budget to Enforce Federal Contractor Obligations
- President Biden Announced Nominee To Head OSHA
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