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OFCCP Week In Review: August 30, 2021

See Your State’s Race & Ethnicity by County
Ban on Teaching Critical Race Theory in Federally Funded Pre-K through K-12 Schools Moves One Step Closer to Passage with U.S. House of Representatives Passage of the $3.5T FY 2022 Federal Budget Bill
Season Three of the DE Talk Podcast Launches with Conversation Around Redefining Work & the 8-to-5 Culture
Nine Organizations Named to Receive Reemployment Funding
Democrats Take the NLRB Majority – Expect Changes Ahead: Employers Brace for Impact

EEOC/OFCCP Hosted Town Hall On Outreach Strategies
Comment on EEOC Reentry Plan
NLRB Added New Features to Its Website
EEO-1 Survey Deadline Extended
USDOL Announced $90M In Grants To Support Reemployment Services For Workers Displaced By The Pandemic
NLRB To “Aggressively Seek” Injunctions to Stop Alleged Unfair Labor Practices
Upcoming Event: EEOC Commissioner Sonderling To Address Implications of Artificial Intelligence

Neurodiversity Inclusion Checklist for Employers
Company Website Disability Inclusion Messaging
U.S. Senate Forwards the Proposed $3.5 Trillion FY 2022 Budget to U.S. House of Representatives, But Bans Critical Race Theory in Federally Funded Pre-K through K-12 Schools
Williams is the New ODEP Top Administrator (Obama Reunion Continues at USDOL)
NLRB Memo Directs Regions on Mandatory Issues to Submit to Headquarters
NILG Conference – Key Themes Recapped
Speak Up for A Panel on Artificial Intelligence Technology for Individuals With Disabilities at SXSW

Kansas Workforce Centers Received the NASWA Award for Exceptional Veteran Service
OFCCP Director Yang Looks to Modernize the Agency
EEOC Commissioner Sonderling: Commission To Tackle Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions
12+ Million Job Postings This Year to the NLx in the US!
EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows: Systemic Discrimination is on EEOC’s Radar
Combating Racist Training in the Military Act of 2021
EEOC to Host Unconscious Bias Training
All Five Members of the NLRB Are Now Seated
More Time to Comment on the $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
Four OFCCP Regional Directors Provided Updates and Recommendations
NILG Recap – This Week!
Access the Disability Equality Index Best Practices Collection
Employment in U.S. soared in July! The Unemployment Percentage Dropped an Astonishing Half-a-Point to 5.2%. However, Individuals with Disabilities Continue to Be the Hidden Talent Force
EEOC Listening Session on its Re-Opening Plan

The Americans With Disabilities Act Celebrates 31 Years!
An Understanding of Long COVID
The First Black Female Confirmed to the National Labor Relations Board
Democrat Majority Coming to the NLRB Board
Start Checking Your List – December Will be Here Soon!
Vaccine Verification for Federal Contractors?
DOL Publishes Final Rule Rescinding Trump Administration Joint Employer Rule Under the FLSA
Updated Interactive Labor Force Participation Maps

Former National Women’s Law Center Counsel Joins OFCCP
Union Displays of “Scabby the Rat” and Anti-Company Bannering OK Near Neutral Sites
Comment Now on $15.00 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
Vice President Kamala Harris Cast the Deciding Vote to Confirm Controversial Nominee to be the New NLRB General Counsel
WHD to Host Prevailing Wage Seminars
ODEP Revealed NDEAM 2021 Poster

U.S. Senate Confirmed Julie Su to be the Next Deputy Labor Secretary, and She Was Sworn In
Biden Administration’s Final Rule Rescinding President Trump’s Joint Employer Rule Under the FLSA Clears White House Review
5% of Employees Self-Identified As Having A Disability – The DEI Results Are Out!
Seema Nanda confirmed as U.S. Department of Labor Solicitor: Obama Re-Union Continues
EEOC Vice-Chair Samuels Confirmed to Second Term at EEOC
Court Strikes Down Employer Argument the NLRB Lacks Authority to Bring Suit Because of Improper Firing of Trump-Appointed GC
EEOC Invites Public Comment on Agency Staff Returning to Work from Its Offices

Open Virtual Meeting on Veteran Employment & Employer Outreach
President Biden Signs Executive Order With Four Employment Implications
U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Approves Biggest Budget Ever for OFCCP

WAIT! We’ve Seen This Movie Before! New Biden DE&I Order for the Federal Executive Branch Duplicates the Prior In-Force Obama DE&I Executive Order and the EEOC’s Management Directive to All Federal Agencies
OFCCP Continues Its Climb in Best Places to Work
EEOC Conciliation Transparency Merry-Go-Round Comes to An End
Biden Administration Spotlighted Transgender Equality Efforts
750 OFCCP Audits Will Tap 276 Federal Government Contractors Out of an Estimated 25,000: Many Contractors Experience the Return of Multiple Audits
The June Employment Situation: Stock Market Jumps Higher – Five Numbers to Talk About
The EEOC Extends for 30 Days its Call for Comments on the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
Upcoming Event
Join the Week in Review Team in San Diego for DEAMcon22

Appeals Court Holds Shareholders Have Standing to Challenge California Law Requiring Women on Public Company Boards of Directors
LGBTQ+ Advocates Meet With White House Officials To Promote Equality Act
USDOL Opens National Online Dialogue: Women and Work: Reinvestment, Return, and Recovery
NLRB Prepares for Final Democrat Board Member
The Biden Administration Rescission of Trump Administration Joint Employer Rule Under the Fair Labor Standards Act is Imminent
Splinter Democrats Implore President Biden to Use Executive Order to Further Worker Protections, This Time by Axing Arbitration Agreements
WHD Tip Rule Proposal Seeks to Rescind Trump Rule
EEOC Legal Counsel Appointed
In Blow to Federal Agency Transparency, Congress Overturns New (Trump era) EEOC Conciliation Process
USDOL To Host Davis Bacon Training For Federal Contractors
EEO-1 Filing Deadline Extended
GAO Reports Veterans Affairs Must Improve Veteran Wait-Time for Care