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OFCCP Week In Review: October 26, 2020
- USDOL Boasts OFCCP’s Monetary Settlements
- Ensure Emerging Technologies are Accessible
- OFCCP Launched Executive Order 13950 Landing Page
- OFCCP Seeks Information on Contractor D&I Training Programs
- NLRB Chairman Defends Ethics Report
- The 2020 State of the Industry Survey, D&I and Remote Work Reign Supreme
- Mark Your Calendar
DE Talk Unplugged: Disability Education & Accessibility
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and while this designation is great for building awareness around disability employment, celebrating its strengths and identifying its struggles, your disability hiring strategy should remain...
OFCCP Week In Review: October 19, 2020
- U.S. Secretary of Labor Commemorates Columbus Day and American Heritage
- Comment Now on Developing Jobs for Individuals with Disabilities
- Sam Maiden Heads To Retirement
- Removing the Obstacles for a Fully Inclusive Workforce
- Jocelyn Samuels (and later) Andrea Lucas Sworn in as EEOC Commissioners
- Comment Now on Veteran Employment
- EEOC Charge Filing Goes Digital and “No Cause” Determinations Clarified to Not Mean Claims have No Merit
- Disability Staff Training Resources In Support of NDEAM
- Howard Jenkins Jr. Inducted into the Government Hall of Fame
- OFCCP Revamped Its Employment Referral Resource Directory
OFCCP Week In Review: October 12, 2020
- Comment Period Extended For NLRB Amendments
- Interim Final Rule to Protect American Workers’ Wages
- OFCCP On The Offensive Against Microsoft and Wells Fargo As To “Implied” Race-Based Employment Preferences
- National Apprenticeship Week Announced
- OFCCP Issued FAQs on Sex Stereotyping Related to Executive Order 13950
- OFCCP Reminded Contractors To Grant Religious Accommodations
- Comment Now on EEOC Conciliation Process
- OFCCP Atlanta Regional Director Sam Maiden Suddenly Retired
OFCCP Week In Review: October 5, 2020
- OFCCP Immediately Set Up the “Complaint Hotline to Combat Race and Sex Stereotyping” Per Executive Order 13950
- NLRB Rejects House Committee on Education and Labor Subpoena: Cites Need for Confidentiality During the Pre-Deliberative Process
- Keith E. Sonderling sworn in as EEOC Commissioner and Vice-Chair
- The Federal Agencies Celebrated National Disability Employment Awareness Month and USDOL ODEP Offered Some Practical & Useful Employer Tools
- California Will Require Pay and Hours Worked Data Confidentially Reported By 10 “Wage Ranges” and 10 Job Categories by March 31, 2021 in a New Component 2 “Look-a-like” Reporting Law
- September Was Another Blockbuster Hiring Month; Unemployment Dropped a Full Half a Percentage Point to 7.9%, & Asians, Individuals with Disabilities and African Americans Outstripped the Percentage of White Hires For the First Time In This Pandemic
California Will Require Pay and Hours Worked Data Confidentially Reported By 10 “Wage Ranges” and 10 Job Categories by March 31, 2021 in a New Component 2 “Look-a-like” Reporting Law
The Bill California Governor Newsom signed into law on the last day of the California’s 2020 legislative session is SB-973. Continuing California’s open fight with the Trump Administration, the California Legislature stated the Bill’s intent this way: Section 1 (d):...
What Better Way to Celebrate International Podcast Day…
There seems to be a day of celebration for everything and, while we love Donut Day, Squirrel Appreciation Day, and countless others, one in particular caught our eye–International Podcast Day! Podcasts have presented us with a fantastic opportunity to feature...
OFCCP Week In Review: September 28, 2020
- Submit Comments on Paid Leave Under FFCRA & CARES Act
- OFCCP Loses Oracle Case At Trial
- Trump Issues Executive Order 13950 to Combat Race and Sex Stereotyping Imposing New Requirements on Government Contractors, plus a Bonus Deep Dive Blog Post
- Department of Labor Proposes New Independent Contractor Test Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- USDOL Break-Out Sessions Now Available
- EEOC Now Fully Staffed With Republican Majority
- OFCCP Defines “Promotion”
- Top Organizations Identified to Oversee IRAPs
- VETS Apprenticeship Pilot Will Help Employers Achieve the VETS Medallion Award
Trump Issues Executive Order 13950 to Combat Race and Sex Stereotyping Imposing New Requirements on Government Contractors
"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and in order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal contracting,...
Fresh From the Roost: August
With the dog days of summer behind us (woof to sweltering temps in the 90s!), we're looking forward to crisp fall weather and new projects in our queue–because after all, the new season offers the perfect opportunity to do something new, bold, and beautiful. Speaking...
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