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OFCCP Week In Review: March 6, 2023
- NLRB Advice Memo: Workplace Discussions of Racism Are NLRA-Protected Concerted Activity (Even for Non-Unionized Employees)
- Amid Political Controversy, President Biden Announced He Will Nominate Julie Su for Labor Secretary
- New DE Talk Podcast Discussed How Veteran & Military Spouse Hiring Fits into DEIA Plans
- In a Courageous Political Act of Folly, The Biden White House Ordered OFCCP to Publish Its Final Rule Rescinding Trump’s Religious Exemption
- Three Town Halls on Initial Proposals to Overhaul Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collections Announced
- U.S. EEOC Revealed Big Jump in Commissioner Charges in FY 2022
- DirectEmployers Member Engagement Team Earns Bronze Award for Customer Service During 2023 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: February 27, 2023
- In the Ongoing Push to Make More Companies Liable for Worker Employment Claims, California Again Seeks to Set the Pace
- U.S. NLRB Ruled Employers May Not Include Confidentiality or Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements
- U.S. Supreme Court Held FLSA’s Overtime Exemption Does Not Apply to Highly Paid, Daily-Rate Worker
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Reported Employment of Workers with Disabilities Increased in 2022
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
Last Two Chances Coming for Contractors to Object to OFCCP’s Proposed Disclosures of EEO-1 Data
Contractors Now Have Until March 3 to Respond to OFCCP’s Latest Proposed Disclosure List Contractors Will Also Have One Last Quality Control Check of The Final List OFCCP Will Publish, it now says, March 17 Yes, it is dizzying. Two new drivers have forced this...
OFCCP Week In Review: February 20, 2023
- NLRB Again Extended Reply Comment Period on Proposed Fair Choice and Employee Voice Rule
- Last Two Chances Coming for Contractors to Object to OFCCP’s Proposed Disclosures of EEO-1 Data
- U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Announced Changes to Three Labor Appeals Boards
- Senate HELP Committee Advanced Gilbride Nomination for EEOC General Counsel, But Looman Nomination to Head WHD Hit Technical Snag
- U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Finally Announced His Resignation Date
- President Biden Issued Executive Order on “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities”
- Illinois Supreme Court Ruled Claims Under State’s Biometric Information Privacy Act Accrue with Each Scan or Transmission
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: February 13, 2023
- U.S. DOL Submitted Proposed Rule to Clarify That WIOA’s Sex-Based Discrimination Prohibition Includes Sexual Orientation
- Know Your New Congressional Labor Committee Leaders
- U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Expected to Resign to Take National Hockey League Players Association Director Position
- OFCCP Extends the Deadline for Federal Contractors to Further Correct OFCCP’s “Non-Objectors List” of Companies Whose EEO-1 Component 1 Data OFCCP Intends to Disclose to an FOIA Requestor
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
DE Talk Unplugged: Your HR-Exclusive Guide EEO, DEI, and OFCCP Policy Changes in 2023
A new year means new policy changes from the employment law enforcement agencies, but the guessing game of what changes to expect and when can layer on the stress to an already confusing regulatory environment. Having an idea of what these changes may be can go a long...
OFCCP Week In Review: February 6, 2023
- U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Released AI Risk Management Framework
- Apply Now for HIRE Vets Medallion Award
- EEOC Held Virtual Meeting on Navigating Artificial Intelligence
- U.S. BLS Reported a Small Increase in Job Openings for December But Little Change in Hires or Total Separations
- OFCCP Extended Final Opportunity for Objections To EEO-1 Component 1 (Type 2=Consolidated) Data FOIA Disclosure
- Economy Added 517k Jobs in January; Unemployment Rate Down Slightly to 3.4%
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
DE Talk Unplugged: Transforming Your Workforce Through Skills-Based Hiring
In January we released not one but two new episodes of the DE Talk podcast! In a very special minisode, our VP of Strategic Partnerships, Shannon Offord, sat down with Cappfinity’s Global Head of Marketing, La Toya Hodge, to discuss the potential for skills-based...
OFCCP Week In Review: January 30, 2023
- U.S. GAO Published Report on Strengthening “DEIA” in the Federal Civilian Workforce
- Latest DE Talk Podcast Provided Your HR-Exclusive Guide to EEO, DEI, & OFCCP Policy Changes in 2023
- OMB Released Initial Proposals on Overhaul to Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collections
- U.S. OSHA Adopted “Instance-by-Instance” Citations
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: January 23, 2023
- U.S. Appellate Court for D.C. Circuit Blocked Key Aspects of Trump-Era NLRB Union Election Rule
- OFCCP Published Proposal to Modify Its Complaint Intake Procedures
- OFCCP Published a New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
- DirectEmployers Association and 47 Others Filed Comments Re OFCCP’s Controversial Changes to its Supply & Service Audit Document Demands
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
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