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USDOL Announced A Coming Controversial OFCCP Final Rule Recognizing Expanded Religious Defenses, Even While Only Mirroring the Recent Case Law Which Established Them, Published the Rule Two Days Later, And Then Two Days Later Drew Angry Criticism From House Speaker Pelosi
On Monday December 7, 2020, OFCCP issued a press release announcing that it would soon publish its Final Rule updating OFCCP’s Rules re religious discrimination titled: “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption.”...
OFCCP Week In Review: December 14, 2020
- USDOL Announced A Coming Controversial OFCCP Final Rule Recognizing Expanded Religious Defenses, Even While Only Mirroring the Recent Case Law Which Established Them, Published the Rule Two Days Later, And Then Two Days Later Drew Angry Criticism From House Speaker Pelosi + Bonus Deep Dive Blog Post
- Disability and Employment Boot Camp Underway
- EEOC To Begin Formal Opinion Letters
- Rounding Out the Year with a Look Ahead to OFCCP Compliance in 2021
- Nine Democrat Senators Ask The EEOC To Investigate Hiring Processes Using Artificial Intelligence Tools
- Checklists Every Employer Needs To Stay Off the Naughty List!
- DOJ Continues ADA Celebration Recognizing a Win in Education With Service Animals
OFCCP Week In Review: December 7, 2020
- Controversial Contract Language for EO 13950 Released
- WHD Issued Two New FLSA-related Opinion Letters
- Transgender Now Protected Under Title VII
- EEOC Released a Savvy New Employment Data Tool
- New TAG for Small Contractors
- OFCCP Concedes to Oracle
- November Employment Situation Shows Steady Improvement As Unemployment Drops To 6.7%
- Remembering Pearl Harbor
OFCCP Week In Review: November 30, 2020
- California Quietly Gives Guidance on Employees Outside of CA, and other Updates, as to its New Component 2 Pay Reporting Look-A-Like Tool + a Bonus Blog Post
- EEOC Updates Two Guides To Help Veterans with Disabilities
California Quietly Gives Guidance on Employees Outside of CA, and other Updates, as to its New Component 2 Pay Reporting Look-A-Like Tool
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) issued another round of guidance under California’s new pay data reporting law (“SB 973”). This time, subtopic #3 Required Content (see backstory below) provided guidance clarifying what the Department...
OFCCP Week In Review: November 23, 2020
- EEOC Financial Report Hypes Reduced Inventory, Record Recovery, and Mediation Success
- Comment Now on EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Religious Discrimination
- OFCCP Salutes our Veterans and Military Families
- DHS Extended Form I-9 Requirement Flexibility
- OFCCP Training on Veteran Focused Reviews
- Compliance in the New Administration
- Comment Now on VETS-4212 Report
OFCCP Week In Review: November 16, 2020
- EEOC To Revise Compliance Guidance on Religious Discrimination
- Creating Inclusive Apprenticeships – National Apprenticeship Week
- NLRB Sets Standards for Mail-In Ballot Process Due to COVID-19
- Congrats to the 675 HIREVets Medallion Recipients!
- OFCCP Final “PDN Rule” Now Final
- The Weight of Honor: The Story of Military Caregivers
- Thank You For Your Service, Veterans!
- What to Expect with the Latest Governmental Initiatives Following the 2020 Election
OFCCP’s New MOU with the EEOC Could Dramatically Change OFCCP’s Enforcement Program
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (“DOJ CRD”) executed and finalized on November 3, 2020 a dramatically different (Memorandum...
OFCCP Week In Review: November 9, 2020
- OFCCP Grants National Interest Exemptions for Recent Natural Disasters
- USDOJ Touts Win in Disability-Related Childcare Case
- EEOC TO Meet on Religious Discrimination
- New Initiative to Help Americans Obtain Employment
- Controversial MOU Between OFCCP and EEOC Now Vests OFCCP With Authority to Investigate Title VII Charges and Apply Tilte VII Liability and Remedies
- Comment Now on HIRE Vets Medallion Program
- Two New WHD Opinion Letters
- OFCCP Released a Supply & Service Technical Assistance Guide
- OFCCP Compliance: Looking Back and Ahead
- OFCCP’s “New Gold Standard” in Resolving Potential Discrimination
- The October Employment Situation Shows Slight Improvements
- Mark Your Calendar – Happening THIS week!
OFCCP Week In Review: November 2, 2020
- Fifth Woman in History Confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court
- EEOC to Discuss MOU with USDOL & USDOJ
- Is Scabby the Rat Unlawful?
- Two Civil Rights Groups Sued The Trump Administration To Stop EO 13950
- OFCCP Director of Policy & Program Development Provided Agency Updates
- Comment Now on E-Verify
- Comment Now on OFCCP Construction Recordkeeping Requirements
- NLRB Boasts Great Progress in FY 2020
- NLRB Enhanced its Website
- Led by California, three States Sue The EEOC In an Attempt to Force Access to EEO-1 Component 2 “Hours Worked” and “Pay Data”
- New Regulations Outlining EEOC Guidance
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