OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

by | Oct 3, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • US EEOC Published Proposal to Revise Federal Employee Complaint Process to Allow Document Transmittal Via Its Electronic Public Portal
  • Another Recruit Rooster Takeover on the DE Talk Podcast: The Hidden Benefits of Remote Work
  • It’s on the Way! OMB Paved the Way for US DOL to Publish Highly-Anticipated Independent Contractor Rule Proposal
  • US NLRB Altered COVID-Related Rule to Allow Mail-In Ballots in Locations Where CDC Determines “High” Transmission Risk
  • Senate Approved Gomez to head US DOL EBSA; Further Action on Pending Gilbride (EEOC Counsel) and Looman (WHD Head) Nominations Postponed Until After Midterm Elections
  • President Biden Signed Continuing Resolutions Appropriations Bill Funding the Federal Government Through Mid-December
  • The Air Went Out of OFCCP’s Tires in FY 2022 as Unlawful Discrimination Allegations Fall to New Lows
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: September 6, 2022

by | Sep 6, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • First Federal Appellate Court Rules That Gender Dysphoria May Qualify as a Disability Under The ADA
  • White House Announced Comment Opportunity on Federal LGBTQI+ Data Collections
  • Another Federal Court Enforced The Religious Freedom Restoration Act To Insulate Religious Employers From Transgender Claims
  • Healthcare Unions Fail To Convince The DC Circuit To Force OSHA To Adopt A Permanent Covid-19 Rule To Protect Healthcare Workers
  • Employer Bans on Union Apparel in The Workplace Unlawful, Absent Special Circumstances
  • OMB Will Begin Virtual Listening Sessions To Prepare To Overhaul Federal Data Collections of Race and Ethnicity Information
  • Tips & Tricks to Master “Deep Dredge” OFCCP Audits
  • Federal Contractors Still Need Not Require Their Employees to Vaccinate Says White House Safer Federal Workforce Task Force
  • U.S. Workforce Slips Backwards: More Jobs Lost Than Gained in August
  • *New* BLS Now Publishing Monthly Data for Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders and People of Two or More Races
  • US GSA Published Final Rule Allowing Union Organizers To Solicit Federal Contractor Employees in GSA-Controlled Buildings
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 3, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: July 11, 2022

by | Jul 11, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • USDOL Secretary Used Prior Secretary Scalia’s Order 01-2020 To Issue A Final Ruling Ordering Convergys to Comply With OFCCP Document Demands
  • EEOC Settled Claims That Medical Practice Violated GINA By Collecting COVID-19 Test Results Of Employees’ Family Members
  • OFCCP Submitted To OMB Its Final Rule To Rescind Trump-Era Religious Exemption, Publication Likely Prior To Mid-terms
  • E-Verify Will End This Week The Extended Timeframes For Employees To Visit SSA To Resolve Mismatches
  • OFCCP Walked Back Part Of Its Extension Of Its AAP Verification Portal “Deadline”
  • Economy Added 372,000 Jobs in June, BLS Reported as Biden Administration Touts “Full Recovery” To Pre-Pandemic Numbers
  • President Biden Issued Executive Order On “Protecting Access to Reproductive Healthcare Services”
OFCCP Week In Review: October 4, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: October 4, 2021

by | Oct 4, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Real-Time Labor Market Information Available Through National Labor Exchange (NLx)
  • Navigating COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Employer vs. Employee Rights
  • Open Virtual Meeting on Veteran Employment & Employer Outreach
  • NLRB Counsel Continues to Trailblaze – This Time for Student-Athletes
  • Another $68 Million Awarded for Job Seeker Assistance
  • NASWA Announced Its 2021-2022 Board of Directors
  • FAR Council Required Two Clauses to Be Embedded in Federal Contracts Seeking to “Require” Compliance with Any and All Task Force “Guidances” Re COVID-19 Vaccinations or Testing
  • Government Fiscal Year Kicks Off In Status Quo
  • It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month!
OFCCP Week In Review: October 4, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: May 3, 2021

by | May 3, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • The Oscars Made History – New Accessibility Standards Are Here!
  • OFCCP Director Sets The Stage For What’s To Come: CSALS and OFCCP Audit Selection Methodology to Continue
  • OFCCP Announced A New Course – But You May Want To Wait
  • Confusion Surrounding the White House Task Force on Unionizing
  • Women in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations Grant Program
  • Is The Cost Of 13 Keystrokes An Accurate “Burden” Of The Uniformed Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures?
  • Federal Contractors Beware – New Minimum Wage Coming
  • Connections Between COVID-19 and Civil Rights Examined
  • OSHA Turned 50!
  • EARN Seeks to Ask Individuals with Disabilities What Might Influence Them to Self-Identify
  • Tip Rule Continues to Evolve
  • Reminder: Essential Workers – Essential Protections Training Initiative
  • Military Spouse Appreciation Day Event
OFCCP Week In Review: October 4, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: January 4, 2021

by | Jan 4, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • New COVID-19 Relief Permits Employers to Voluntarily Extend Cost-Free Paid Leave Under FFCRA into 2021
  • EO 13950 Imploded Even Before Biden Could Cancel it + Bonus Blog Post
  • REMINDER: Time to Get Ready to Apply for USDOL’s HIRE Vets Medallion Program
  • OFCCP Now Accepting Public Comment on Its New Proposed Information Collection Requests in Construction Contractor Compliance Audit Scheduling Letters Awaiting OMB Approval
  • OFCCP Wants More Comments on Its Proposal to Require Contractors to Submit All AAPs for Verification: Public Comment Deadline Extended
  • OFCCP Director Craig Leen Timed Out: Does Not Make it to OPM + Bonus Blog Post
  • U.S. Department of Labor Issues Two Opinion Letters Regarding Travel Time and Overtime Payments Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
  • EEOC Announces It will Hold Its First Commission Meeting of 2021
  • OFCCP Touts a Year in Review