OFCCP Week In Review: February 12, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: February 5, 2024

  • FAR Council Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting” Unveiled
  • OFCCP Added Ten New FAQs on “Compensation History”
  • U.S. Office of Personnel Management Announced Final Rule Prohibiting Consideration of Current or Past Pay in Determining Federal Worker Compensation
  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by 101k in December, Rate Unchanged at 5.4%
  • Excitement, Turbulence & Confusion: DE Talk Podcast Reviews Top 10 Employment Law Issues That Affected Federal Contractors in 2023
  • Economy Added 353k Jobs in January, Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.7%
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: February 12, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: January 29, 2024

  • Federal Trial Court Dismissed Novel Complaint Alleging Certain Algorithm-Based Applicant Screening Tools Discriminated Based on Race, Age, & Disability
  • US DOL ETA Explained Its Lengthy NPRM to “Modernize Registered Apprenticeship Regulations”
  • U.S. EEOC Commissioner Charges Continued to Rise in FY 2023
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: February 12, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: January 8, 2024

  • FAR Council Submitted for OMB Approval Proposed Rule on “Pay Equity and Transparency in Federal Contracting”
  • Federal Judge Ruled EEO-1 Reports Not Protected Under FOIA Exemption for Confidential Commercial Information
  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 62k in November, Rate Unchanged at 5.3%
  • Economy Added 216k Jobs in December, Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.7%
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: February 12, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2, 2024

  • Embracing Generational Differences at Work Discussed in New DE Talk Podcast
  • President Biden Intends to Renominate Julie Su to be the Next U.S. Secretary of Labor
  • Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council Issued Final Rule Requiring Unionized Workforces on Large Federal Construction Projects
  • EEOC Commissioner Sonderling Continued Advocating for Increased EEOC Involvement in Regulating AI in the Workplace
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: February 12, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: December 18, 2023

  • Without Notice, OFCCP Updated Its Construction Program and CSAL FAQs
  • Contractors Have New Opportunity to Comment on OFCCP’s Supply & Service Contractor Portal Information Collection
  • US GAO Recommended US DOL & OMB Spearhead Increased Agency Collaboration for Data on Workers in Contract Arrangements
  • US DOL WHD Unveiled Its Final Rule on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
  • Education Does Not Resolve Gender Wage Gap, According to US Census Bureau Findings
  • US DOL ETA Announced NPRM to “Modernize” Registered Apprenticeship Rules
  • US DOL ODEP Released New WRP Database of Student/Recent Graduate Jobseekers with Disabilities
  • Upcoming Opportunity to Weigh-In on Revising “Schedule A” Labor Certifications in Light of AI Development Needs
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: February 12, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: December 11, 2023

  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 617k in October, Rate Decreased to 5.3%
  • OFCCP Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda Includes Surprises: Several New Items & Two Withdrawn Items
  • Employers Who Missed December 5 Deadline Now Have Until January 9 to File EEO-1 Survey
  • Economy Added 199k Jobs in November and the Short-Term Unemployment Rate Edged Down to 3.7%
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: February 12, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: December 4, 2023

  • DE Talk Podcast Focused on Veterans Employment Tools
  • US Commerce Dept Requested Public Input on Private Sector “Business Diversity Principles”
  • OMB Approved US DOL WHD’s Final Rule on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
  • Federal Committee on Statistical Methodology Announced New Report on Race & Ethnicity Data Tools
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders