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OFCCP Compliance Week In Review (WIR)
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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
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
OFCCP Week In Review: May 11, 2020
- New OFCCP Resource on Past Drug Misuse
- OFCCP Called out for Being the Investigator, Prosecutor, and Judge
- OSHA Published 11 New Translation Posters on COVID-19 Safety
- New Webpage on OFCCP Ombuds Service – Open for Business!
- EEOC Delays Annual EEO Survey Data Collection
- EEOC Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance Webpage
- Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- OFCCP Ombudsman Tells it as it is to the Indy ILG
- April Employment Situation Released
- Updated Disability Self-Identification Form Released
OFCCP Week In Review: May 4, 2020
- USDOL Recognized Workers’ Memorial Day
- USDOL Issued COVID-19 Relief and Guidance for Employee Benefits
- NILG Conference Goes Virtual
- EEOC Approved Three Action Items
- Five NPOs Selected to Increase Employment for People with Disabilities
- OFCCP to participate in National Dialogue “Opening America’s Workplaces Again”
OFCCP Week In Review: April 27, 2020
- OSHA Released COVID-19 Safety Tips for Construction Workers
- EEOC to Hold First-Ever Remote Public Meeting
- Disability:IN Annual Conference Going Virtual
- EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance
- U.S. Secretary of Labor Joins Special G20 Meeting On COVID-19
- PEAT Champions Accessible Virtual Meeting Platforms
- ODEP Updated COVID-19 Resource Webpage
OFCCP Week In Review: April 20, 2020
- OFCCP VEVRAA Benchmark For Hires Lowered
- OSHA Issued an Alert for Package Delivery & Manufacturing Employers
- OFCCP Supports National Autism Awareness Month
- WHD Seeks Comments on FFCRA Paid Leave Act
- DE’s Recruit Rooster Acquired RocketBuild!
- $73 Million in State Apprenticeship Expansion Grants
- $131 Million in Dislocated Workers Grants
- Unemployment Claims – Numbers Drop Slightly
- OFCCP Published Three New Directives
- Telework & Accessibility Resources
- New Updates to EEOC COVID-19 Guidance
- NLRB COVID-19 Operational Status Update
OFCCP Week In Review: April 13, 2020
- OSHA Issued COVID-19 Risk Reduction Poster
- Presidential Proclamation of World Autism Day
- The Big Reveal! OFCCP Audit Scheduling Letters Approved
- Bonus Feature with Deep Dive Into Scheduling Letters
- OSHA Expanded Facepiece Guidance
- OSHA Champions Anti-Retaliation for Reporting Unsafe Working Conditions
- USERRA and COVID-19
- EEOC Updated It’s COVID-19 Assistance
- OFCCP Request for Comments on Its Complaint Form
- WHD Corrections to FFCRA
- NLRB Now Delays Final Rule Effective Date
- NILG Conference Cancelled
- USDOL Announced Guidance on Unemployment Compensation
- OSHA Issued Guidance on COVID-19 Reporting
The Big Reveal: Three Updated & Three New OFCCP (Audit) Scheduling Letters Go Live!
In April 2019, OFCCP Proposed six Scheduling Letters. Four of these were new altogether: Section 503 Focused Review (which previously went live in February 2019) VEVRAA Focused Review Construction (Direct Contract) Construction (Federally Assisted) ...and two were...
Section 3610 of the CARES Act Provides Potential Additional Relief for Qualified Federal Contractors
In addition to the various loan programs available to private businesses through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), qualified Federal contractors may obtain further payroll relief under Section 3610 of the CARES Act related to paid leave for employees unable to work due to facility closures or other restrictions. Learn more about this in today’s OFCCP Week In Review bonus feature.
IG Report Blasts OFCCP Construction Audits
A USDOL Inspector General Report reveals Obama and Trump Administration OFCCP construction programs “did not adequately enforce EEO requirements on federal construction contracts.” Learn more about the recommendations of a top-to-bottom overhaul.