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OFCCP Compliance Week In Review (WIR)
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OFCCP Week In Review: February 22, 2021
- Biden Administration Pulls Back on Industry Designed Apprenticeship Programs to Drive Apprenticeships Back to Union-Supported Registered Apprenticeship Programs
- CA Pay Data Reporting Portal Opened
- Equality Act Back on the Table
- Video Premiere of the Customized Employment Method to Hire Veterans with Disabilities
- EARN Updated COVID-19 Resources and Tools
- A Future Where Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (XR) Technologies are Accessible
- WHD Withdrew Independent Contractor and Truck Driver Sleep Time Opinion Letters
OFCCP Week In Review: February 15, 2021
- Career Workshops For Transitioning Military Spouses
- Employer Checklist of D&I Actions to Take + Bonus Blog Post Featuring a Printable D&I Checklist
- Nomination of Secretary of Labor to go to Full Senate Vote
- OFCCP Director Yang Addressed the Contractor Community
- College Grads With Disabilities Finding Careers Through the WRP
- LRB Invited Legal Briefs On The Union Insignia Issue
Employer Checklist of D&I Actions to Take
New Availability Figures for Diverse Candidates: No Surprises – The U.S. is Target Rich with Plenty of Diverse Candidates We first report, below, the true and recent facts about the number of diversity candidates in the U.S. We also then report the evidence of the...
OFCCP Week In Review: February 8, 2021
- The Paycheck Fairness Act Surfaces…Again
- OFCCPs New Chief of Staff
- NLRB Rescinds Ten Memos Issued by Former Counsel
- May Employers Provide COVID Vaccine Incentives?
- California DFEH Released New Pay Data Reporting Resources
- Senate Agrees on Rules of the Road as to Committee Assignments and Tie Votes: Looks like Democrats Will Need 10 Republicans to Cross-Over to Pass Controversial Legislation for the Next Two Years-Kamala Sidelined + Bonus Blog
- Nomination Hearing Held for Secretary of Labor
- Tip and Independent Contractor Rules Frozen
- OFCCP’s Commitment to Racial Equity
- Employment Numbers Improve, Blacks Show Greatest Gains, But Others Fall Back
Senate Agrees on Rules of the Road as to Committee Assignments and Tie Votes: Looks like Democrats Will Need 10 Republicans to Cross-Over to Pass Controversial Legislation for the Next Two Years-Kamala Sidelined
This story is important to understand how Legislation is now going to proceed through the United States Senate, given the rare occurrence of a 50/50 tie between Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Floor. The Biden Administration has been delayed in the U.S. Senate...
OFCCP Week In Review: February 1, 2021
- Comment Period Open for EEO-1 Comp Review Panel
- Biden Designates a New NLRB Counsel Even As An Employer Already Challenges Biden’s Firing of the Trump-era General Counsel
- Three WHD Opinion Letters Withdrawn–as Corresponding Rules Not Yet in Effect, and May Not Go into Effect
- Policy Differences Erupt: EEOC Pilot Programs End Early–Virtual Mediations Stay
- DOL “Good Guidance Rule” Goes Out the Window
- ODEP Turns 20! Look How Far We Have Come…
- Employers–You MUST Access This New Tool!
- EEOC Launches New FOIA Portal
- Stronger COVID-19 Guidance Available from OSHA
- Biden Wage-Hour Administration Sounding an Early “Enforcement” Theme: Employers Now Back on the Hook for FLSA Violations
OFCCP Week In Review: January 25, 2021
- How Ten Organizations Rocked Their Section 503 Compliance Reviews
- Four New WHD Opinion Letters, Including Independent Contractor Scenario
- EEOC Touts $535 Million in Discrimination Recoveries in FY2020
- Day One for President Biden Included, Among Many Actions, Revoking EO 13950
- Several New Appointees (and a Termination) in the Labor World
- Jenny Yang on the Job For Less Than 24 Hours Before Sued to Stop OFCCP’s Religious Discrimination Final Rule
- $15 Federal Min Wage In The Works
OFCCP Week In Review: January 19, 2021
- Opinion Letter Issued on the Scope of Legal Protections for Religious Liberty
- Negotiation Impasse Among Top Issues Requesting Ombud Service
- The EEOC Announced Dates for Three EEO Survey Data Collections
- Focused Review Survival Grid with New AAP Page
- DE Talk Podcast: Leverage Your Strengths with CliftonStrengths Finder
- Comment Now on the Registration & EEO in Apprenticeships Program
- Religious Discrimination in Employment – Report Released
- EEOC Final Rule on Its Conciliation Process Moves in the Direction of Employers, but is Ultimately Disappointing
- OFCCP Reveals Top Five Violations from Disability Focused Reviews
- EEOC Opinion Letter: No OWBPA Disclosures Required to Non-U.S. Citizens Outside the United States
- Clarity on EEOC’s Authority to Intervene in Litigation and Approve Amicus Curiae Recommendations
- Biden Transition Team Floats Trial Balloon: Jenny Yang for OFCCP Director?
- EEOC Director of State, Local, and Tribal Programs Appointed
- Three New FLSA Opinion Letters from WHD
- EEOC Revised Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination
Biden Transition Team Floats Trial Balloon: Jenny Yang for OFCCP Director?
It had all the early earmarks of the classic four-part political “trial balloon.” First, the rumors began to swirl (two weeks ago) that the US DOL Transition Team had selected a candidate to be the next OFCCP Director. Second, early last week, the rumors named Jenny...
OFCCP Week In Review: January 11, 2021
- EEOC Mediation Pilot Program Extended
- USDOJ Pursues Last-Minute Attempt to Kill “Adverse Impact” Discrimination Claims Against Federal Grant Recipients
- USDOL’s New Independent Contractor Final Rule is DOA, Or Is It? Not So Fast!
- Comment on EEOC’s Wellness Program Incentive Proposal
- HIRE Vets Award Officially Open for Registration
- E-Verify Back-Up – Get Compliant by January 11, 2021
- EEOC Shuts Down Democrat Commissioners’ Objections to More Transparent Commission Conciliation Negotiations with Respondent Employers
- New Resources in the Telework & Accessibility Toolkit
- New FAQs on CA Pay Data Reporting Act
- WHD Issued First Two Opinion Letters of 2021
- What Exactly is “Systemic Enforcement” at the EEOC?
- Employment Numbers Take a Hit as Dining Occupancy Allowance Drops
- Biden announced Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary Nominee
- EEOC To Hold Two Public Meetings This Week