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OFCCP Compliance Week In Review (WIR)
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OFCCP Week in Review: May 22, 2017
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review (WIR), John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the recent news affecting the OFCCP landscape, including the White House leaked documents that discuss merging the OFCCP with the EEOC; and the OFCCP’s FY2018 budget.
OFCCP Week in Review: May 8, 2017
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review (WIR), John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the recent news affecting the OFCCP landscape, including the White House’s reported consideration of Eric Dreiband to be the USDOJ Civil Rights Division Chief; and the congressional budget flatlines OFCCP’s budget for 2017.
OFCCP Week in Review: May 1, 2017
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review (WIR), John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the Senate’s confirmation of Alexander Acosta, Esq. to be the 27th Secretary of Labor. Read more about this and more in today’s edition!
OFCCP Week in Review: April 17, 2017
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review (WIR), John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the missing nominees from Team Trump; the OMB tells all federal executive agencies to start planning to reorganize and downsize; hot topic of EEO-1 compensation reporting; and USDOJ drops lawsuit against North Carolina’s revoked HB2 “Bathroom Bill”.
OFCCP Week in Review: April 10, 2017
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review (WIR), John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss “Ban the Box” legislation introduced by Congress, which proposed to limit federal contract bidders; and Judge Gorsuch confirmed as Supreme Court Justice.
OFCCP Week in Review: April 3, 2017
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review (WIR), John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the congressional resolution to kill “Blacklisting Rule”; Senate H.E.L.P. Committee clears Alexander Acosta; North Carolina “flushes” controversial Bathroom Access Bill (HB-2); and OFCCP lowers protected veterans hiring benchmark to 6.7%.
OFCCP Week in Review: March 27, 2017
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review (WIR), John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the continuing nomination hearings for Alexander Acosta and Judge Neil Gorsuch.
OFCCP Week in Review: March 20, 2017
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review (WIR), John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss President Trump’s issuance of Executive Order 13781 which calls for a comprehensive plan to reorganize the Executive Branch; as well as Trump’s proposed 21% reduction to the USDOL budget.
OFCCP Week in Review: March 13, 2017
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review (WIR), John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the joint resolution passed by the U.S. Senate killing the FAR Council’s rule implementing Fair Pay & Safe Workplaces Executive Order; SCOTUS declines to hear Grimm transgender bathroom case; Trump sends Acosta USDOL Secretary nomination to the U.S. Senate; and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals holds that Title VII does not protect against sexual orientation, while still protecting “gender non-conformity”.
OFCCP Week in Review: February 27, 2017
In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review (WIR), John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss OFCCP’s first administrative complaint seeking to protect sexual orientation; 800 CSALs sent to federal contractors; Trump political nominees began moving into the labor positions; former OFCCP compensation program architect admits no widespread pay discrimination; and U.S. Department of Education withdrew the Obama Administration’s Title IX transgender bathroom use guidance.