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5 Reasons Why You Should Outsource Your AAP
Well, it’s that time of year again! Time for the annual update of the Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)! You made a point to include this project in the business plan, and to schedule the resources needed to get it done, on time, this year. But as you look around the...
OFCCP Week In Review: June 15, 2020
- BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Rules LGBT Employees are Protected from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex Under Title VII
- End of EEO-1 Component 2 Litigation Nears…
- EEOC Says “Black Lives Matter”
- ODEP and ASA Join Forces
- OSHA Published FAQs on Cloth Face Coverings
- Leen Gets One Step Closer to OPM
- NLRB Declines Jurisdiction Over Faculty at Religious Institutions
- NILG Announced Webinar Series
- ODEP Published Employer Survey Results
- EEOC Makes Progress on Wellness Programs
- EEOC (again) Updated Its COVID-19 Guidance
- EEOC Issued Federal Sector Report on Conflict Case Management
End of EEO-1 Component 2 Litigation Nears
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed the EEOC’s and OMB’s appeal of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s Order reinstating the collection of EEO-1 Component 2 race and gender “hours worked” and “pay data.” The...
The DE Difference: Partnerships, Outreach, & Connections
Let’s face the facts–for some, making connections is inherently built into their DNA. For others, making cold calls and building relationships is an uncomfortable gray area. The fact of the matter is that outreach is a necessary component…
OFCCP Week In Review: June 8, 2020
- NLRB Implemented Almost All Election Rule Changes
- Trouble in the EEOC
- ETA Released Workplace Resources for Intellectual Disability
- EEOC to Hold Public Meeting on Wellness Programs
- Leen Testifies to be Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management
- New Movement for EEOC Commissioner Seats
- Progress in Getting the NLRB Filled
- Nomination For New Head of ODEP
- NILG Announced Webinar Series
- Finalists Announced in Veteran Employment Challenge
- EEOC Commissioner Charges and Directed Investigations Explained
- May Employment Situation Shows Unemployment Numbers Finally Dropped!
- Final Rule Effective Date Set on Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Computation
OFCCP Week In Review: June 1, 2020
- OSHA Created Webpage for COVID-19 Guidance to Help Construction Workers
- New Version of “Employer Guide to Hiring Veterans” Released
- OFCCP Announced New Landing Page for Native American Inclusion Efforts
- Comment Now on the ‘Report of Construction Contractor’s Wage Rates’
- ODEP Supports Employers to Recognize Mental Health Awareness Month
- ETA Published A Blog Setting Out Six Steps to Become an SRE
- OSHA Issued a Social Distancing Alert
- Federal Judge Strikes Down NLRB “Anti-Quickie” Union Election Rules
- Senate Hearing Scheduled for OFCCP Director Leen to be OPM Inspector General
- Upcoming Event
Section 503 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Self-Identification Requirements & Practice Tips for Federal Government Contractors & Subcontractors
Welcome back to our blog series on self-identification compliance requirements and “best practices.” In this third and final installment of the blog series, we discuss OFCCP’s rules requiring self-identification pursuant to Section 503, as well as recordkeeping...
OFCCP Week In Review: May 26, 2020
- OFCCP Recognized Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- WHD Issued Final Rule to Simplify Retail or Service Industry Exemptions
- OSHA Adopted Revised Enforcement Policies for Coronavirus
- A Procedurally Odd Finale to the Secretary of Labor’s ‘Direct Final Rule’ on The Secretary’s Review of ARB Decisions
- NLRB Announced Public Outreach Sessions on “Quickie Election” Procedures
- WHD Issued Final Rule to Expand Access to the Fluctuating Workweek Method of Computing Overtime
Executive Order 11246 & VEVRAA Self-Identification Requirements & Practice Tips for Federal Government Contractors & Subcontractors
In the first part of this three-part blog series, we covered self-identification for EEO-1 reporting purposes. In addition to EEO-1 reporting obligations, Executive Order 11246, as amended, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as...
OFCCP Week In Review: May 18, 2020
- Five State Fair Employment Practices Agencies Seek EEOC’s Component 2 Compensation Data (Late-Breaking!)
- One Vacancy Open on Veteran Advisory Committee
- DE Talk: Preparing for a Reduction in Force
- NLRB Hearings to Resume in June 2020
- Form I-9 Flexibility Extended
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