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OFCCP Week In Review: October 5, 2020
- OFCCP Immediately Set Up the “Complaint Hotline to Combat Race and Sex Stereotyping” Per Executive Order 13950
- NLRB Rejects House Committee on Education and Labor Subpoena: Cites Need for Confidentiality During the Pre-Deliberative Process
- Keith E. Sonderling sworn in as EEOC Commissioner and Vice-Chair
- The Federal Agencies Celebrated National Disability Employment Awareness Month and USDOL ODEP Offered Some Practical & Useful Employer Tools
- California Will Require Pay and Hours Worked Data Confidentially Reported By 10 “Wage Ranges” and 10 Job Categories by March 31, 2021 in a New Component 2 “Look-a-like” Reporting Law
- September Was Another Blockbuster Hiring Month; Unemployment Dropped a Full Half a Percentage Point to 7.9%, & Asians, Individuals with Disabilities and African Americans Outstripped the Percentage of White Hires For the First Time In This Pandemic
California Will Require Pay and Hours Worked Data Confidentially Reported By 10 “Wage Ranges” and 10 Job Categories by March 31, 2021 in a New Component 2 “Look-a-like” Reporting Law
The Bill California Governor Newsom signed into law on the last day of the California’s 2020 legislative session is SB-973. Continuing California’s open fight with the Trump Administration, the California Legislature stated the Bill’s intent this way: Section 1 (d):...
OFCCP Week In Review: September 28, 2020
- Submit Comments on Paid Leave Under FFCRA & CARES Act
- OFCCP Loses Oracle Case At Trial
- Trump Issues Executive Order 13950 to Combat Race and Sex Stereotyping Imposing New Requirements on Government Contractors, plus a Bonus Deep Dive Blog Post
- Department of Labor Proposes New Independent Contractor Test Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- USDOL Break-Out Sessions Now Available
- EEOC Now Fully Staffed With Republican Majority
- OFCCP Defines “Promotion”
- Top Organizations Identified to Oversee IRAPs
- VETS Apprenticeship Pilot Will Help Employers Achieve the VETS Medallion Award
Trump Issues Executive Order 13950 to Combat Race and Sex Stereotyping Imposing New Requirements on Government Contractors
"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and in order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal contracting,...
OFCCP Week In Review: September 21, 2020
- USDOL Agencies Showcase Resources & Award Programs
- ALERT! OFCCP Made Revisions to the New CSAL!
- Public Awareness Campaign on Paid Sick Leave
- The House of Representatives Is Reportedly Engaging in “Political Theatre”
- National Hispanic Heritage Month
- Revisions to Paid Leave Under FFCRA Now Effective
- DirectEmployers Launched Season Two of Its DE Talk Podcast Series By Discussing AI and the Future of Talent Acquisition
- New Census Data Includes Same-Sex Couple Statistics
- Discover Apprenticeship Campaign Launched
- Rest in Peace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
OFCCP Week In Review: September 14, 2020
- Turmoil Again Grips Joint Employer Business Relationships as a Federal Court Strikes Down Most of USDOL’s Final Joint Employer Rule
- EEOC Updated its COVID-19 Technical Guide
- Accommodation Strategies During COVID-19
- Reminder – Comments on Paid Leave Due By Sept 14th
- USDOL Inducts the “Rosies” into the Hall of Honor
- WHD to Revise Paid Leave Requirements Under FFCRA
- JAN 2021 Monthly Webinar Series Released
- What is the Future of Autism Hiring Programs?
- Updates From the Michigan Industry Liaison Group
- OFCCP’s Latest Audit List Has Many New Twists!
- OFCCP is Now Seeking Comments On The Controversial AAP Verification Process It Envisions!
OFCCP Week In Review: September 8, 2020
- OFCCP Says Good-Bye to Ten Billion Dollars in Annual TRICARE Contracts
- WHD Published Four New Opinion Letters
- New Minimum Wage for Federal Government Contractors
- Comment Now on Required Apprenticeship Reports
- Higher Education Discussion of Coming OFCCP Focused Reviews Sheds Light on Coming Promotion Issues All Contractors Will Have to Face and Resolve
- USDOL to Trumpet its Assistance and Award Programs
- Trump EEOC Pulls Back Obama EEOC’s Claimed ‘Section 707’ Authority
- July Was a Blockbuster Hiring Month, But Individuals with Disabilities and Minority Hires Continued to Lag
- White House Orders All Federal Agencies to Review Their Race Training Programs and Stop Any Course Which Furthers Racism
OFCCP Week In Review: August 31, 2020
- WHD Provided Guidance on Compensable Hours and Remote Work
- EEOC State of the Union, Including to “Remember the Ladies”
- DE Gets the Scoop on OFCCP’s Native American Outreach Support
- The ADA Mediation Promise
- 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment – Women’s Right to Vote!
- EDI Winners get Candid on the Framework to Build a Disability-Inclusive Organization
- The Pandemic is a Blessing in Disguise for Diversity and Inclusion Recruitment Efforts
- OFCCP Issued National Emergency Exemption for Hurricane Laura Relief Efforts
- New FAQS from WHD on Return To School and FFCRA
- COVID-19 and Job Applicants and Employees with Disabilities: Emerging Practices to Employ and Protect Workers
- New OFCCP FAQ on AAP Treatment of Non-Binary Employees
OFCCP Week In Review: August 24, 2020
- President Trump Issues Executive Order Requesting Agency Heads to Review Contractor Use of Temporary Foreign Labor or Services
- ICE Relaxes Form I-9 “Physical Presence” Requirement to September 19
- New Mental Health Tools in the Workplace: A Practical Guide for Business
- USDOL Outlines Breastfeeding Protections in the American Workplace
- EEOC Republican Commissioners Vote for Transparency; Lone Democrat Commissioner Dissents
- USDOL Published a COVID-19 Return to Work Checklist for Food Manufacturers
- EEOC to Discuss its Section 707 “Pattern or Practice” Authority
- “Decluttering the Department of Labor”
- Another Handy Checklist: Disability Inclusion for eRecruiting Systems
OFCCP Week In Review: August 17, 2020
- ODEP Reveals its New Website
- JAN Addresses Challenges for IWDs When Returning to Work During the Pandemic
- EEOC To Hold Public Meeting on Conciliation
- OFCCP Updated Two Website Tools
- NLRB Publishes New Across-the-Board Legal Standard to Deal With Abusive Employees
- OFCCP to Present TRICARE Compliance Assistance
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