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OFCCP Week In Review: February 19, 2024

US DOL Announced 2023 Equity Action Plan Update
GAO Issued Three Frank, Blunt, & Shocking Warning Reports that U.S. Fiscal Health is Not Good & Federal Government Spending is Not Sustainable
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U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled “Retaliatory Intent” Not Required to Prove SOX Whistleblower Claim
U.S. GAO Report on Military Spouse Employment Focused on Challenges of Part-Time Work
HIRE Vets Medallion Award Application Period Now Open
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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%
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Conservative Activist Group Filed Complaints with OFCCP Alleging Prominent Airlines’ DEI Programs Violated Their Federal Contracts
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New Publications
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US DOL‘s WHD Published Its “Employee or Independent Contractor” Classification Final Rule
US DOL Adjusted Civil Monetary Penalties Per Inflation Adjustment Act
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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%
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New Publications
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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OFCCP Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda Includes Surprises: Several New Items & Two Withdrawn Items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%
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New Publications
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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
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New Publications
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US DOL Inspector General’s Office Announced Report Citing IT Modernization & Security Concerns
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New Publications
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DE Talk Podcast Discussed Registered Apprenticeships
Touting Systemic Enforcement Efforts, US EEOC Issued Its FY 2023 Agency Financial Report
President Biden Signed Two-Tiered Continuing Resolution Appropriations Bill Funding Federal Government Through Early Next Year
US NLRB Extended Effective Date of Joint-Employer Rule to February 26, 2024
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders