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OFCCP Week In Review: June 5, 2023
- NLRB GC Asserted, Via Memo, That Employment Non-Compete Provisions Violate NLRA
- JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by 358k in April as “Jobs Opening Rate” Jumped up .03% to 6.1% Signaling More Hard Work Ahead for Recruiters
- U.S. Supreme Court Ruled NLRA Does Not Bar State Law Property Damage Claims Against Unions
- Economy Added 339k Jobs in May, But the Unemployment Rate Nonetheless Rose to 3.7%
- Debt Ceiling Increase Statute Became a Bill to Restrict Future Federal Budgets
- What The Budget Reforms In The Debt-Ceiling Bill Likely Mean For OFCCP and Other Federal Agencies
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
Celebrating Diversity & Inclusion: DE Members Shine on DiversityInc’s 2023 Top 50 List
If DirectEmployers 2023 Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAMcon23) is any indicator, employers are making great strides in creating work environments that are diverse and equitable, but also supporting a culture of inclusion and belonging – which is crucial to...
OFCCP Week In Review: May 30, 2023
- Illinois Set to Become First U.S. State to Count Arab Americans When Collecting Public Data
- OMB Working Group Now Preparing Final Recommendations to Overhaul Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collections
- Top 5 Actions to Take After Completing AAP Discussed in New DE Talk Minisode
- Percentage of Older Women in U.S. Workforce Nearly Doubled Since 1980, USDOL Reported
- USDOL WHD Announced First PUMP Act Enforcement Action
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
Four Steps to Break the Bamboo Ceiling in the Workplace
You’ve likely heard of the glass ceiling, which refers to employment barriers facing women, but are you familiar with the bamboo ceiling? As you can probably guess, this term applies to the obstacles that Asian Americans encounter in the corporate world. While it may...
OFCCP Week In Review: May 22, 2023
- U.S. Government Accountability Office Report Found Employers Use Non-Competes to Protect Confidential Information, But Rarely Enforce Them
- USDOL Wage & Hour Division Issued PUMP Act Bulletin Explaining New Employer Obligations
- Focusing on Adverse Impact, U.S. EEOC Released a New Technical Assistance Document on Artificial Intelligence & Title VII
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission Now Jumps into Biometric Privacy Protection Even in the Absence of Any New Congressional Authorizing Law
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week in Review, Special Edition | DEAMcon23 Day Three Recap
- ADA Update: Fast-Breaking Developments on “Reasonable Accommodation”
- A Conversation with ODEP Assistant Secretary Taryn Mackenzie Williams
- OFCCP Ombuds Stergio Discussed Using His Office to Assist with OFCCP Conflict
- Research Team Illustrated How Career Pages Design Can Make a Difference in Increasing Applicants with Disabilities
- DEAMcon23 Ends with a Bang After 27 Presentations
OFCCP Week In Review: May 15, 2023
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management Announced Proposed Rule on Pay Equity for Federal Workers
- USDOL ODEP Announced Themes for 2023 Disability Awareness Month & 50th Anniversary of Rehab Act
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: May 8, 2023
- OFCCP Extended Enforcement Moratorium for Veterans’ Affairs Health Benefits Program Providers
- COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Federal Contractors to End on May 11
- NLRB Reverted Back to “Setting Specific” Legal Standard on How Employers May Deal with Abusive Employees
- U.S. EEOC Published 2nd Notice on Proposal to Eliminate Counting Employees to Determine Filing “Type” for EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection
- JOLTS Report: Job Openings Decreased (for 2nd month in a row) this time by 384k in March as the U.S. Jobs Market Continues to Contract
- White House Announced Three New Actions to Mitigate AI Risks
- Economy Added 253k Jobs in April, Unemployment Rate Decreased Slightly to 3.4% But Long-Term Unemployment Increased as the “Great Resignation” Continues
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week in Review, Special Edition | DEAMcon23 Day Two Recap
This is Part 2 of a 3-part series reporting on the 50 speakers delivering 27 different educational presentations at the DirectEmployers (DE) three-day Annual Meeting (DEAMcon23) of DE Members, Recruit Rooster customers, and attendees from the public. Bios on the...
OFCCP Week In Review: May 1, 2023
- OFCCP’s Controversial “Pre-Enforcement Notice & Conciliation Procedures” Final Rule Coming Soon: Ends Trump Era of Transparency
- California CRD Will Consider 2-Month Extensions on Labor Contractor Employee Reports Deadline
- Senate HELP Committee Advanced Nomination of Julie Su for U.S. Secretary of Labor
- OFCCP Slightly Modified Proposal to Revise Its Complaint Intake Procedures
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
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