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OFCCP Compliance Week In Review (WIR)
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OFCCP Week In Review: September 7, 2021
- Twenty States File Suit to Strike Down EEOC Technical Assistance Documents Regarding Disputed Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Protections
- OFCCP Came Out of Hibernation and Exploded with Three New Enforcement Initiatives
- OFCCP’s New Emerging AAP Delivery Portal and AAP “Verification” Program: Much Ado About Nothing
- DirectEmployers Partners with Leading Neurodiversity Expert Haley Moss to Promote Disability Inclusion & Diversity in the Workplace
- Form I-9 Flexibility Continues Per COVID Precautions
- New Courses Available for Transitioning Military Spouses
- Sample Application Now Available for “HIRE Vets Medallion Award”
- OFCCP Announced 400 New Full Compliance Reviews of Construction Contractors in its Latest CSAL
- It’s September?! Take A Moment to Be Aware
- Artificial Intelligence in the Hiring Process…Friend or Foe?]
- Back to the Future: OFCCP Rescinds as Premature the Trump OFCCP’s Rescission of OFCCP’s Interest to Evaluate Employer EEO-1 Component 2 Pay Data Reports
- August Job Numbers Plummet by Over Half a Million Jobs: COVID-19 Economic Recovery Stunted
- Nomination Process Open for the Advisory Committee on Veterans’ Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach
- President Biden Issued EO On White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Revised EEO Tabulation Data for AAPs Must Be Used Starting January 1, 2022
- The First Labor Day Parade – Almost a Disaster!
OFCCP Week In Review: August 30, 2021
- See Your State’s Race & Ethnicity by County
- Ban on Teaching Critical Race Theory in Federally Funded Pre-K through K-12 Schools Moves One Step Closer to Passage with U.S. House of Representatives Passage of the $3.5T FY 2022 Federal Budget Bill
- Season Three of the DE Talk Podcast Launches with Conversation Around Redefining Work & the 8-to-5 Culture
- Nine Organizations Named to Receive Reemployment Funding
- Democrats Take the NLRB Majority – Expect Changes Ahead: Employers Brace for Impact
OFCCP Week In Review: August 23, 2021
- EEOC/OFCCP Hosted Town Hall On Outreach Strategies
- Comment on EEOC Reentry Plan
- NLRB Added New Features to Its Website
- EEO-1 Survey Deadline Extended
- USDOL Announced $90M In Grants To Support Reemployment Services For Workers Displaced By The Pandemic
- NLRB To “Aggressively Seek” Injunctions to Stop Alleged Unfair Labor Practices
- Upcoming Event: EEOC Commissioner Sonderling To Address Implications of Artificial Intelligence
OFCCP Week In Review: August 16, 2021
- Neurodiversity Inclusion Checklist for Employers
- Company Website Disability Inclusion Messaging
- U.S. Senate Forwards the Proposed $3.5 Trillion FY 2022 Budget to U.S. House of Representatives, But Bans Critical Race Theory in Federally Funded Pre-K through K-12 Schools
- Williams is the New ODEP Top Administrator (Obama Reunion Continues at USDOL)
- NLRB Memo Directs Regions on Mandatory Issues to Submit to Headquarters
- NILG Conference – Key Themes Recapped
- Speak Up for A Panel on Artificial Intelligence Technology for Individuals With Disabilities at SXSW
OFCCP Week In Review: August 9, 2021
- Kansas Workforce Centers Received the NASWA Award for Exceptional Veteran Service
- OFCCP Director Yang Looks to Modernize the Agency
- EEOC Commissioner Sonderling: Commission To Tackle Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions
- 12+ Million Job Postings This Year to the NLx in the US!
- EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows: Systemic Discrimination is on EEOC’s Radar
- Combating Racist Training in the Military Act of 2021
- EEOC to Host Unconscious Bias Training
- All Five Members of the NLRB Are Now Seated
- More Time to Comment on the $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
- Four OFCCP Regional Directors Provided Updates and Recommendations
- NILG Recap – This Week!
- Access the Disability Equality Index Best Practices Collection
- Employment in U.S. soared in July! The Unemployment Percentage Dropped an Astonishing Half-a-Point to 5.2%. However, Individuals with Disabilities Continue to Be the Hidden Talent Force
- EEOC Listening Session on its Re-Opening Plan
OFCCP Week In Review: August 2, 2021
- The Americans With Disabilities Act Celebrates 31 Years!
- An Understanding of Long COVID
- The First Black Female Confirmed to the National Labor Relations Board
- Democrat Majority Coming to the NLRB Board
- Start Checking Your List – December Will be Here Soon!
- Vaccine Verification for Federal Contractors?
- DOL Publishes Final Rule Rescinding Trump Administration Joint Employer Rule Under the FLSA
- Updated Interactive Labor Force Participation Maps
OFCCP Week In Review: July 26, 2021
- Former National Women’s Law Center Counsel Joins OFCCP
- Union Displays of “Scabby the Rat” and Anti-Company Bannering OK Near Neutral Sites
- Comment Now on $15.00 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
- Vice President Kamala Harris Cast the Deciding Vote to Confirm Controversial Nominee to be the New NLRB General Counsel
- WHD to Host Prevailing Wage Seminars
- ODEP Revealed NDEAM 2021 Poster
OFCCP Week In Review: July 19, 2021
- U.S. Senate Confirmed Julie Su to be the Next Deputy Labor Secretary, and She Was Sworn In
- Biden Administration’s Final Rule Rescinding President Trump’s Joint Employer Rule Under the FLSA Clears White House Review
- 5% of Employees Self-Identified As Having A Disability – The DEI Results Are Out!
- Seema Nanda confirmed as U.S. Department of Labor Solicitor: Obama Re-Union Continues
- EEOC Vice-Chair Samuels Confirmed to Second Term at EEOC
- Court Strikes Down Employer Argument the NLRB Lacks Authority to Bring Suit Because of Improper Firing of Trump-Appointed GC
- EEOC Invites Public Comment on Agency Staff Returning to Work from Its Offices
OFCCP Week In Review: July 12, 2021
- Open Virtual Meeting on Veteran Employment & Employer Outreach
- President Biden Signs Executive Order With Four Employment Implications
- U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Approves Biggest Budget Ever for OFCCP
OFCCP Week In Review: July 6, 2021
- WAIT! We’ve Seen This Movie Before! New Biden DE&I Order for the Federal Executive Branch Duplicates the Prior In-Force Obama DE&I Executive Order and the EEOC’s Management Directive to All Federal Agencies
- OFCCP Continues Its Climb in Best Places to Work
- EEOC Conciliation Transparency Merry-Go-Round Comes to An End
- Biden Administration Spotlighted Transgender Equality Efforts
- 750 OFCCP Audits Will Tap 276 Federal Government Contractors Out of an Estimated 25,000: Many Contractors Experience the Return of Multiple Audits
- The June Employment Situation: Stock Market Jumps Higher – Five Numbers to Talk About
- The EEOC Extends for 30 Days its Call for Comments on the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
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