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OFCCP Week In Review: June 1, 2020
- OSHA Created Webpage for COVID-19 Guidance to Help Construction Workers
- New Version of “Employer Guide to Hiring Veterans” Released
- OFCCP Announced New Landing Page for Native American Inclusion Efforts
- Comment Now on the ‘Report of Construction Contractor’s Wage Rates’
- ODEP Supports Employers to Recognize Mental Health Awareness Month
- ETA Published A Blog Setting Out Six Steps to Become an SRE
- OSHA Issued a Social Distancing Alert
- Federal Judge Strikes Down NLRB “Anti-Quickie” Union Election Rules
- Senate Hearing Scheduled for OFCCP Director Leen to be OPM Inspector General
- Upcoming Event
Section 503 of The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Self-Identification Requirements & Practice Tips for Federal Government Contractors & Subcontractors
Welcome back to our blog series on self-identification compliance requirements and “best practices.” In this third and final installment of the blog series, we discuss OFCCP’s rules requiring self-identification pursuant to Section 503, as well as recordkeeping...
DE Talk Unplugged: Preparing for a Reduction in Force
Season One of the DE Talk podcast wrapped back in March but in light of the cancellation of our 2020 Annual Meeting & Conference (DEAMcon20), we decided to keep the conversation going and spin out a few QuaranDEAM Edition episodes to help HR pros with challenges...
OFCCP Week In Review: May 26, 2020
- OFCCP Recognized Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- WHD Issued Final Rule to Simplify Retail or Service Industry Exemptions
- OSHA Adopted Revised Enforcement Policies for Coronavirus
- A Procedurally Odd Finale to the Secretary of Labor’s ‘Direct Final Rule’ on The Secretary’s Review of ARB Decisions
- NLRB Announced Public Outreach Sessions on “Quickie Election” Procedures
- WHD Issued Final Rule to Expand Access to the Fluctuating Workweek Method of Computing Overtime
Fresh From the Roost: April
New projects, fresh ideas, and brand-spanking-new designs are continually churning out of this henhouse. Our flock of Roosters is more than happy to take on modern design challenges, branding, and creative work. Recently, this feathery crew brought new life and...
Executive Order 11246 & VEVRAA Self-Identification Requirements & Practice Tips for Federal Government Contractors & Subcontractors
In the first part of this three-part blog series, we covered self-identification for EEO-1 reporting purposes. In addition to EEO-1 reporting obligations, Executive Order 11246, as amended, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), as...
OFCCP Week In Review: May 18, 2020
- Five State Fair Employment Practices Agencies Seek EEOC’s Component 2 Compensation Data (Late-Breaking!)
- One Vacancy Open on Veteran Advisory Committee
- DE Talk: Preparing for a Reduction in Force
- NLRB Hearings to Resume in June 2020
- Form I-9 Flexibility Extended
OFCCP Week In Review: May 11, 2020
- New OFCCP Resource on Past Drug Misuse
- OFCCP Called out for Being the Investigator, Prosecutor, and Judge
- OSHA Published 11 New Translation Posters on COVID-19 Safety
- New Webpage on OFCCP Ombuds Service – Open for Business!
- EEOC Delays Annual EEO Survey Data Collection
- EEOC Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance Webpage
- Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- OFCCP Ombudsman Tells it as it is to the Indy ILG
- April Employment Situation Released
- Updated Disability Self-Identification Form Released
Self-Identification Best Practices for Federal Government Contractors & Subcontractors: EEO-1 Reporting
Increasingly, employers are choosing to encourage their job applicants and employees to self-identify their gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and veteran status to assist with voluntary diversity and inclusion initiatives. For federal contractors and subcontractors,...
Implementation of the Affirmative Action Plan
The task of getting written Affirmative Action Plans (AAP) done every year is daunting for many companies. Gathering the data and programmatic information, conducting the analyses, and putting it all together in some meaningful format takes a lot of focus, effort,...
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