OFCCP Week In Review: March 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: March 15, 2021

  • Biden Creates a White House Gender Policy Council
  • “Women Have Borne the Brunt of Pandemic-Related Layoffs & Job Losses”
  • Integrated Telework Policy for Employees With & Without Disabilities
  • Understanding Neurodiversity in the Workplace
  • VETS Seeks Comments on the VETS-4212 Report
  • Affirmative Action Plan Verification…Coming Soon?
  • Biden Administration Proposes to Rescind Trump FLSA Joint-Employer Rule in Most Recent “Whiplash” Change to Legal Standard
  • USDOL Seeks Public Comment on its Proposal to Withdraw the Recent Trump Rule Defining Which Workers are Independent Contractors Under FLSA
  • EEOC Will Open its EEO-1 Component 1 Collection Portal in April
  • Paid Students May Or May Not Be Employees Subject to the NLRA
  • The “Flip-Flop Report” – Scorecard of the Biden Administration Executive Actions
OFCCP Week In Review: March 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: March 8, 2021

  • NLRB Invites Briefs Regarding Employer Investigations
  • The Queen’s Gambit: New OFCCP Director Jenny Yang Signals She is Going to Make Bold Moves at OFCCP as She Scrapped 1,750 Upcoming Audits and May Be Discontinuing the Focused Review Style of Audit
  • EO 13950 Gone For Good
  • Independent Contractor Rule Effective May 7, 2021
  • More Time To Tell the NLRB Your Thoughts on Insignia on Company Uniforms
  • Another Big Hiring Month as the Economy Steadily Reopens
  • EEOC General Counsel Fired After Refusing to Resign
  • The “Flip-Flop Report” – Scorecard of the Biden Administration Executive Actions
The Queen’s Gambit: New OFCCP Director Jenny Yang Signals She is Going to Make Bold Moves at OFCCP as She Scrapped 1,750 Upcoming Audits and May Be Discontinuing the Focused Review Style of Audit

The Queen’s Gambit: New OFCCP Director Jenny Yang Signals She is Going to Make Bold Moves at OFCCP as She Scrapped 1,750 Upcoming Audits and May Be Discontinuing the Focused Review Style of Audit

For the first time in history, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) REMOVED audits from a Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) for Supply and Service contractors. OFCCP’s announcement stated this decision would allow the Agency “to more...
OFCCP Week In Review: March 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: March 1, 2021

  • Exploration, Compliance, Competence, Competitive Advantage – Where is Your Company on the Disability Employment Maturity Curve?
  • Biden Nominates His NLRB General Counsel
  • USDOL’s Customized Employment Method to Hire Veterans with Disabilities Explained
  • Exploring the Intersection of Black History and Disability Inclusion
  • Driving Change Through Accessible Technology
  • Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics – 2020
  • Equality Act Passed the House
  • New Leaders Appointed to the Women’s Bureau
  • Tip Rule Delayed to April 30, 2021
  • JAN’s New Blog Tips to Request and Negotiate Accommodations During the Pandemic
  • Retaliation Remained the Top EEOC Charge in FY 2020
  • EEOC Pledges Again to Redouble Efforts to Address Racism
  • DE Masterclass Education Series Kicked Off With Astounding Reviews!
  • OFCCP Contractor Assistance Portal Closed
  • NEW: The “Flip-Flop Report” – Scorecard of the Biden Administration Executive Actions
OFCCP Week In Review: March 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: February 15, 2021

  • Career Workshops For Transitioning Military Spouses
  • Employer Checklist of D&I Actions to Take + Bonus Blog Post Featuring a Printable D&I Checklist
  • Nomination of Secretary of Labor to go to Full Senate Vote
  • OFCCP Director Yang Addressed the Contractor Community
  • College Grads With Disabilities Finding Careers Through the WRP
  • LRB Invited Legal Briefs On The Union Insignia Issue
OFCCP Week In Review: March 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: February 8, 2021

  • The Paycheck Fairness Act Surfaces…Again
  • OFCCPs New Chief of Staff
  • NLRB Rescinds Ten Memos Issued by Former Counsel
  • May Employers Provide COVID Vaccine Incentives?
  • California DFEH Released New Pay Data Reporting Resources
  • Senate Agrees on Rules of the Road as to Committee Assignments and Tie Votes: Looks like Democrats Will Need 10 Republicans to Cross-Over to Pass Controversial Legislation for the Next Two Years-Kamala Sidelined + Bonus Blog
  • Nomination Hearing Held for Secretary of Labor
  • Tip and Independent Contractor Rules Frozen
  • OFCCP’s Commitment to Racial Equity
  • Employment Numbers Improve, Blacks Show Greatest Gains, But Others Fall Back
The Queen’s Gambit: New OFCCP Director Jenny Yang Signals She is Going to Make Bold Moves at OFCCP as She Scrapped 1,750 Upcoming Audits and May Be Discontinuing the Focused Review Style of Audit

Senate Agrees on Rules of the Road as to Committee Assignments and Tie Votes: Looks like Democrats Will Need 10 Republicans to Cross-Over to Pass Controversial Legislation for the Next Two Years-Kamala Sidelined

This story is important to understand how Legislation is now going to proceed through the United States Senate, given the rare occurrence of a 50/50 tie between Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Floor. The Biden Administration has been delayed in the U.S. Senate...
OFCCP Week In Review: March 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: February 1, 2021

  • Comment Period Open for EEO-1 Comp Review Panel
  • Biden Designates a New NLRB Counsel Even As An Employer Already Challenges Biden’s Firing of the Trump-era General Counsel
  • Three WHD Opinion Letters Withdrawn–as Corresponding Rules Not Yet in Effect, and May Not Go into Effect
  • Policy Differences Erupt: EEOC Pilot Programs End Early–Virtual Mediations Stay
  • DOL “Good Guidance Rule” Goes Out the Window
  • ODEP Turns 20! Look How Far We Have Come…
  • Employers–You MUST Access This New Tool!
  • EEOC Launches New FOIA Portal
  • Stronger COVID-19 Guidance Available from OSHA
  • Biden Wage-Hour Administration Sounding an Early “Enforcement” Theme: Employers Now Back on the Hook for FLSA Violations
OFCCP Week In Review: March 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: January 25, 2021

  • How Ten Organizations Rocked Their Section 503 Compliance Reviews
  • Four New WHD Opinion Letters, Including Independent Contractor Scenario
  • EEOC Touts $535 Million in Discrimination Recoveries in FY2020
  • Day One for President Biden Included, Among Many Actions, Revoking EO 13950
  • Several New Appointees (and a Termination) in the Labor World
  • Jenny Yang on the Job For Less Than 24 Hours Before Sued to Stop OFCCP’s Religious Discrimination Final Rule
  • $15 Federal Min Wage In The Works
OFCCP Week In Review: March 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: January 19, 2021

  • Opinion Letter Issued on the Scope of Legal Protections for Religious Liberty
  • Negotiation Impasse Among Top Issues Requesting Ombud Service
  • The EEOC Announced Dates for Three EEO Survey Data Collections
  • Focused Review Survival Grid with New AAP Page
  • DE Talk Podcast: Leverage Your Strengths with CliftonStrengths Finder
  • Comment Now on the Registration & EEO in Apprenticeships Program
  • Religious Discrimination in Employment – Report Released
  • EEOC Final Rule on Its Conciliation Process Moves in the Direction of Employers, but is Ultimately Disappointing
  • OFCCP Reveals Top Five Violations from Disability Focused Reviews
  • EEOC Opinion Letter: No OWBPA Disclosures Required to Non-U.S. Citizens Outside the United States
  • Clarity on EEOC’s Authority to Intervene in Litigation and Approve Amicus Curiae Recommendations
  • Biden Transition Team Floats Trial Balloon: Jenny Yang for OFCCP Director?
  • EEOC Director of State, Local, and Tribal Programs Appointed
  • Three New FLSA Opinion Letters from WHD
  • EEOC Revised Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination