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OFCCP Week In Review: November 27, 2023
- US DOL Inspector General’s Office Announced Report Citing IT Modernization & Security Concerns
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
DE Talk Unplugged | Registered Apprenticeships: Building Inclusive Programs for the Future
Earlier this month, we celebrated National Apprenticeship Week with a special bonus episode of the DE Talk podcast! In this episode, our Manager of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Strategies Mikey Meagher sat down with Joshua Johnson from Jobs for the Future (JFF)...
OFCCP Week In Review: November 20, 2023
- DE Talk Podcast Discussed Registered Apprenticeships
- Touting Systemic Enforcement Efforts, US EEOC Issued Its FY 2023 Agency Financial Report
- President Biden Signed Two-Tiered Continuing Resolution Appropriations Bill Funding Federal Government Through Early Next Year
- US NLRB Extended Effective Date of Joint-Employer Rule to February 26, 2024
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 13, 2023
- US DOL Honored 859 Civilian Employers with 2023 HIRE Vets Medallion Awards
- White House OMB Announced Finalized Revisions to Two Key Guidance Documents Following April Executive Order on “Modernizing Regulatory Review”
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
DE Talk Unplugged | From “Human Doing” to “Human Being”: Transforming to Own Your 50
A few weeks ago, we celebrated World Mental Health Day – a day to improve knowledge, raise awareness and drive actions that promote and protect everyone’s mental health as a universal human right. In our latest episode of the DE Talk Podcast, we sat down with Amy...
OFCCP Week In Review: November 6, 2023
- President Biden’s Supersized Executive Order on AI Includes Directives for US DOL & Many Other Agencies
- DE Talk Podcast Explored Ways to Handle Workplace Drama
- NLRB & US DOL’s OSHA Signed Agreement to Enhance Information Sharing, Coordinated Investigations, Referrals, Training & Outreach
- Justice Department Issued New Guidance Providing Insights on Evolving Efforts to Accelerate ADA’s “Integration Mandate”
- OFCCP Announced New, Two-Step Complaint Process
- JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by only 56k in September, Rate Held Steady at 5.7%
- Economy Added only 150k Jobs in October, Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly to 3.9%
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
Apprenticeships: A Solution to the Accessibility Skills Gap
"If we don’t find new ways to address the digital accessibility skills gap, U.S. workplaces will become increasingly inaccessible not just to workers, but to customers and consumers." Kate Sonka, Executive Director of Teach AccessWhen workplace technologies are...
OFCCP Week In Review: October 30, 2023
- Senate Confirmed Nomination of Jessica Looman to Head US DOL’s Wage and Hour Division
- US NLRB Unveiled Final, Union-Friendly Joint Employer Rule
- US DOL Inspector General’s Office Plans to Review Effectiveness of OFCCP Compliance Evaluations, FY 2024 Audit Workplan Revealed
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
Neurodiversity Inclusion is Not a Fairy Tale
Disclaimer: This story is not affiliated with the movie “Elf,” or its creators, as “Elf” is a trademark of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All images of “Elf” used in this story are the property of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.Three months before my 40th birthday, I...
Disability Employment Awareness…Why a Month?
This blog post was originally posted on the Walking Spirit blog on October 13, 2023, in support of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). (Image Description: Jeremy Warriner, a bi-lateral above knee amputee stands on two prosthetic legs with the aid...
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