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Hurricane Aid from Afar: Helping People Get Back To Work After Devastation
Earlier this fall, three deadly hurricanes impacted the continental United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without electricity, running water, fuel, and shelter. The economic impact of the storms only exacerbated...
OFCCP Week in Review: November 13, 2017
- New OFCCP Director name
- Joint Employer Bill Passed the House
- Republican General Counsel Confirmed for NLRB
- EEOC Touts a Successful Year
- HIRE Vets Medallian Program Established
OFCCP Week in Review: November 6, 2017
- DOJ appealed permanent injunction on Overtime Rule
- Federal Paid Leave Bill proposed with state pre-emption
- Draft Strategic Plan released by USDOL
OFCCP Week in Review: October 16, 2017
- Membership expanded on the task force on apprenticeship
OFCCP Week in Review: October 9, 2017
- SCOTUS hearing on compelled employee arbitration agreements banning class actions is too close to call
- The Trump Team has finally arrived at Wage & Hour Division
- Who is a joint employer? The confusion continues…
- Trump Administration expanded religious exemption for companies objecting to provision of certain contraceptive services in employer health service plans
- US Attorney Sessions threatened vigorous enforcement against employers and government contractors of claimed religious discrimination
OFCCP Week in Review: October 2, 2017
- President Trump filled one key employment appointment
- OFCCP hosted second Town Hall in San Francisco
- OFCPP hosted third and final Town Hall in Chicago
OFCCP Week in Review: September 25, 2017
- New I-9 Form went into effect
- OFCCP hosted first town hall event
- Pay collection data–not dead yet
- Job board launched for individuals affected by Hurricane Maria
OFCCP Week in Review: September 18, 2017
- Job sites launched to help those affected by recent hurricanes
- House of Representatives approved amendment to USDOL budget prohibiting funds for OFCCP merger into EEOC
- Grants set aside to help assess workforce needs in the wake of Hurricane Irma
- Winners announced for 2017 Leading Disability Employer Seal
- Deadline extended to November 15 for VETS-4212
- Minimum wage increase for federal contractors
OFCCP Week in Review: September 11, 2017
- Congress resumed work after its August Break
- DHS announced rescission of DACA Program resulting in 720,000 “Dreamer” work authorizations to expire and not be renewed
- Eric Dreiband’s nomination hearing went off without fireworks
- Senate Appropriations Committee now weights in with USDOL and OFCCP budget, dividing Republicans on the “Administrative State”
- OFCCP merger proposal rejected
- Cornell survey for Section 503 study opened
DACA is About to Be Gone…
What Employers, Compliance Managers and Recruiters Should Do/Not Do to Prepare: A Recruiter's Worst Nightmare and Fondest Hope to Live on the Edge Background The federal courts (all the way up to the SCOTUS) had struck down and enjoined the “DAPA” program (“Deferred...
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