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OFCCP Week In Review: March 22, 2021
- Democrats Introduce Workforce Justice Act in Congress Seeking to Federally Mandate “Ban-the-Box” Compliance
- What Employers Should Know About the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- Biden Administration Seeks to Withdraw Trump Administration Tip-Pooling Wage-Hour Rules
- DE Holds its Second Masterclass Disability Roundtable Educational Forum and Discusses TBI and PTSD!
Fresh From the Roost: Driving Results & Branding to the Next Level
Spring is in the air, and our Roosters are abuzz with energy as they tackle new product releases (hello, Talent Community!), career site rebrands, and launches left and right! Thankfully, this flock was not in hibernation mode this winter and spent the snowy season...
OFCCP Week In Review: March 15, 2021
- Biden Creates a White House Gender Policy Council
- “Women Have Borne the Brunt of Pandemic-Related Layoffs & Job Losses”
- Integrated Telework Policy for Employees With & Without Disabilities
- Understanding Neurodiversity in the Workplace
- VETS Seeks Comments on the VETS-4212 Report
- Affirmative Action Plan Verification…Coming Soon?
- Biden Administration Proposes to Rescind Trump FLSA Joint-Employer Rule in Most Recent “Whiplash” Change to Legal Standard
- USDOL Seeks Public Comment on its Proposal to Withdraw the Recent Trump Rule Defining Which Workers are Independent Contractors Under FLSA
- EEOC Will Open its EEO-1 Component 1 Collection Portal in April
- Paid Students May Or May Not Be Employees Subject to the NLRA
- The “Flip-Flop Report” – Scorecard of the Biden Administration Executive Actions
Compliance Assistance Materials: Which Posters Do I Need to Display in My Workplace?
As a human resource professional, you have a lot of responsibilities to manage. Responsibilities not only from your organization, but also from the U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL). Remaining in compliance can pertain to many areas of business, but one component of...
OFCCP Week In Review: March 8, 2021
- NLRB Invites Briefs Regarding Employer Investigations
- The Queen’s Gambit: New OFCCP Director Jenny Yang Signals She is Going to Make Bold Moves at OFCCP as She Scrapped 1,750 Upcoming Audits and May Be Discontinuing the Focused Review Style of Audit
- EO 13950 Gone For Good
- Independent Contractor Rule Effective May 7, 2021
- More Time To Tell the NLRB Your Thoughts on Insignia on Company Uniforms
- Another Big Hiring Month as the Economy Steadily Reopens
- EEOC General Counsel Fired After Refusing to Resign
- The “Flip-Flop Report” – Scorecard of the Biden Administration Executive Actions
The Queen’s Gambit: New OFCCP Director Jenny Yang Signals She is Going to Make Bold Moves at OFCCP as She Scrapped 1,750 Upcoming Audits and May Be Discontinuing the Focused Review Style of Audit
For the first time in history, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) REMOVED audits from a Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for Supply and Service contractors. OFCCP’s announcement stated this decision would allow the Agency “to more...
DE Talk Unplugged: Pushing Creative Limits with Recruit Rooster
Despite its name, human resources often earns a bad rap for being impersonal. The good news is, Recruit Rooster by DirectEmployers is dedicating their entire flock to helping employers step outside their comfort zone through creativity, to show potential applicants...
OFCCP Week In Review: March 1, 2021
- Exploration, Compliance, Competence, Competitive Advantage – Where is Your Company on the Disability Employment Maturity Curve?
- Biden Nominates His NLRB General Counsel
- USDOL’s Customized Employment Method to Hire Veterans with Disabilities Explained
- Exploring the Intersection of Black History and Disability Inclusion
- Driving Change Through Accessible Technology
- Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics – 2020
- Equality Act Passed the House
- New Leaders Appointed to the Women’s Bureau
- Tip Rule Delayed to April 30, 2021
- JAN’s New Blog Tips to Request and Negotiate Accommodations During the Pandemic
- Retaliation Remained the Top EEOC Charge in FY 2020
- EEOC Pledges Again to Redouble Efforts to Address Racism
- DE Masterclass Education Series Kicked Off With Astounding Reviews!
- OFCCP Contractor Assistance Portal Closed
- NEW: The “Flip-Flop Report” – Scorecard of the Biden Administration Executive Actions
Fresh from the Roost: Job Search Fit for a “King”
January has flown the coop, and feathers were flying as the Recruit Rooster team prepped career sites for launch AND got ready to release their newest product, a compliance-based Talent Community. Exciting things continue to unfold in the Rooster's barnyard, but one...
OFCCP Week In Review: February 22, 2021
- Biden Administration Pulls Back on Industry Designed Apprenticeship Programs to Drive Apprenticeships Back to Union-Supported Registered Apprenticeship Programs
- CA Pay Data Reporting Portal Opened
- Equality Act Back on the Table
- Video Premiere of the Customized Employment Method to Hire Veterans with Disabilities
- EARN Updated COVID-19 Resources and Tools
- A Future Where Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (XR) Technologies are Accessible
- WHD Withdrew Independent Contractor and Truck Driver Sleep Time Opinion Letters
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