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OFCCP Compliance
OFCCP Week In Review: December 4, 2023
- DE Talk Podcast Focused on Veterans Employment Tools
- US Commerce Dept Requested Public Input on Private Sector “Business Diversity Principles”
- OMB Approved US DOL WHD’s Final Rule on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
- Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Announced New Report on Race & Ethnicity Data Tools
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 27, 2023
- US DOL Inspector General’s Office Announced Report Citing IT Modernization & Security Concerns
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023
- DE Talk Podcast Discussed Registered Apprenticeships
- Touting Systemic Enforcement Efforts, US EEOC Issued Its FY 2023 Agency Financial Report
- President Biden Signed Two-Tiered Continuing Resolution Appropriations Bill Funding Federal Government Through Early Next Year
- US NLRB Extended Effective Date of Joint-Employer Rule to February 26, 2024
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 13, 2023
- US DOL Honored 859 Civilian Employers with 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion Awards
- White House OMB Announced Finalized Revisions to Two Key Guidance Documents Following April Executive Order on “Modernizing Regulatory Review”
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 6, 2023
- President Biden’s Supersized Executive Order on AI Includes Directives for US DOL & Many Other Agencies
- DE Talk Podcast Explored Ways to Handle Workplace Drama
- NLRB & US DOL’s OSHA Signed Agreement to Enhance Information Sharing, Coordinated Investigations, Referrals, Training & Outreach
- Justice Department Issued New Guidance Providing Insights on Evolving Efforts to Accelerate ADA’s “Integration Mandate”
- OFCCP Announced New, Two-Step Complaint Process
- JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by only 56k in September, Rate Held Steady at 5.7%
- Economy Added only 150k Jobs in October, Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly to 3.9%
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 30, 2023
- Senate Confirmed Nomination of Jessica Looman to Head US DOL’s Wage and Hour Division
- US NLRB Unveiled Final, Union-Friendly Joint Employer Rule
- US DOL Inspector General’s Office Plans to Review Effectiveness of OFCCP Compliance Evaluations, FY 2024 Audit Workplan Revealed
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 23, 2023
- New US DOL Administrative Review Board Decision from March Sets Down New Backpay Calculation Runway in Litigated OFCCP Cases
- GAO Official Testified That Programs to Help Military-to-Civilian Life Transitions Need Improvements
- $1 Million Settlement Reached on US EEOC Allegations That Dollar General’s Hiring Process Violated GINA & ADA
- OFCCP’s FY 2023 Back Pay Collections Now Stop its Four-Year Downward Spiral by Exceeding its FY 2022 Collections
- Karla Gilbride Sworn In as U.S. EEOC General Counsel
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 16, 2023
- OFCCP Discrimination Enforcement Statistics Hit New Lows
- Unfair Labor Practices Charges, Union Petitions Rose in FY 2023, U.S. NLRB Reported
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 9, 2023
- US DOL Launching “Comprehensive Review” of Subminimum Wage Program, Assistant Secretary for ODEP Announced
- Federal Court Granted Motion to Pause Litigation Based on NLRB’s Plan to Issue Final Joint Employer Rule by October’s End
- U.S GAO Found Federal Agencies Deficient in Monitoring Federal Contractor E-Verify Compliance
- JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by 690k in August, Rate Increased to 5.8%
- FAR Council Issued Regulations to Enhance Whistleblower Protections for Federal Contractor Employees
- Economy Added 336k Jobs in September, Unemployment Rate Remained Steady at 3.8%
- California Governor Newsom Vetoed Bill That Would Have Explicitly Banned Caste Discrimination
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 2, 2023
- White House OMB Sent Agencies New Policy Guidance on “Delivering a Digital-First Public Experience”
- DE Talk Podcast Discussed Helping Individuals Who Are Blind Find Their Spot in the Workplace
- Amid Ongoing Court Challenges, US DOL Published 2024 Minimum Wages for Federal Contractors
- U.S. EEOC Tries Again with Proposal to Update Workplace Harassment Guidance
- U.S. EEOC Announced Year-End Litigation Round-Up for Fiscal Year 2023
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
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