OFCCP Week In Review: January 2, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: January 2, 2024

by | Jan 2, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • 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: January 2, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: May 22, 2023

by | May 22, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • U.S. Government Accountability Office Report Found Employers Use Non-Competes to Protect Confidential Information, But Rarely Enforce Them
  • USDOL Wage & Hour Division Issued PUMP Act Bulletin Explaining New Employer Obligations
  • Focusing on Adverse Impact, U.S. EEOC Released a New Technical Assistance Document on Artificial Intelligence & Title VII
  • U.S. Federal Trade Commission Now Jumps into Biometric Privacy Protection Even in the Absence of Any New Congressional Authorizing Law
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: January 2, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: February 20, 2023

by | Feb 20, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • NLRB Again Extended Reply Comment Period on Proposed Fair Choice and Employee Voice Rule
  • Last Two Chances Coming for Contractors to Object to OFCCP’s Proposed Disclosures of EEO-1 Data
  • U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Announced Changes to Three Labor Appeals Boards
  • Senate HELP Committee Advanced Gilbride Nomination for EEOC General Counsel, But Looman Nomination to Head WHD Hit Technical Snag
  • U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Finally Announced His Resignation Date
  • President Biden Issued Executive Order on “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities”
  • Illinois Supreme Court Ruled Claims Under State’s Biometric Information Privacy Act Accrue with Each Scan or Transmission
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: January 2, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: January 17, 2023

by | Jan 17, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • House Approved Procedural Rule That Allows Legislative Amendments to Axe Specific Programs/Agencies or Agency Officials
  • EEOC Requested Public Input on Its Draft FY 2023-2027 Strategic Enforcement Plan
  • U.S. DOL & White House OMB Directed Federal Agencies to Designate Labor Advisors
  • Another U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms the Injunction Against Implementation of the Federal Contractor COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
  • USDOL Adjusted Civil Monetary Penalties Per Inflation Adjustment Act
  • USDOL & 8 Other Agencies Proposed a Controversial Joint Rule on Partnerships with Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: January 2, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: September 26, 2022

by | Sep 26, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Backing Off From Several Proposed Changes, OFCCP Published FAAP Directive Revision #3 Hoping to Spawn More FAAPs as Contractor Community Increasingly Shuns Them
  • Sparks Unexpectedly Fly at The Beginning of the Latest US EEOC Full Commission Hearing as Republican Commissioners Ambushed the Democrat Chair to Coax Agency Transparency
  • US DOL Published Final Rule to Rescind Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs and Direct DOL Resources to Union-Supported Registered Apprenticeship Programs
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: January 2, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: August 8, 2022

by | Aug 8, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • ODEP Published Notice Seeking Public Comments on Four-Year Study to Support Partnership on Inclusive Apprenticeship
  • EEOC Announced Public Meeting in Buffalo to Focus On “Racial and Economic Justice”
  • In Webinar Discussing Its Pay Data Study NASEM Expert Panel Noted Flawed Design, Data Problems, and Recommendations
  • The Federal Labor Relations Authority Sued the EEOC For Allegedly Failing to Sufficiently Bargain With its Employees When Ordering Them Back to Work at The Office
  • Noting State Law Developments, President Biden Issued Second Post-Dobbs E.O. On “Securing Access to Reproductive and Other Healthcare Services”
  • HHS Announced Two New Reports on COVID Services & Support and Research Developments
  • Economy Added 528,000 Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Level of 3.5%
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week in Review, Special Edition | DEAMcon23 Day One Recap

OFCCP Week in Review, Special Edition | DEAMcon22 Day Three Recap

by | May 3, 2022 | Networking & Education, Week In Review (WIR)

  • Panel Discusses Neurodiversity In The Workplace & Breaking Down Barriers
  • EEOC Commissioner Sonderling Told DirectEmployers Annual Meeting Attendees The EEO-1 Component 2 Survey Will Soon Return
  • HR Director Rises to the Challenge Of Implementing National HRIS At Decentralized Construction Company
  • Attorney Explains How To Lawfully Use Race & Gender In The Selection Process
OFCCP Week In Review: March 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: March 21, 2022

by | Mar 21, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • A Federal Court in Texas Shot Down the Biden FLSA Independent Contractor Rule & Reinstated the Trump Rule
  • Federal Government Exploring Non-Binary Data Collection
  • Manager Alert: EEOC Slips in an Unsanctioned New “Law” on So-Called “Intersectional Discrimination” Under Guise of New Caretaker Discrimination Guidance
  • New OFCCP Directive on “Pay Equity Audits” Raises More Questions Than it Answers
  • Free Prevailing Wage Seminars for Federal Contractors
  • OMB Finally Has a Director in A First for African Americans
  • OFCCP to Host Instructional Webinar on Contractor Portal Certification Opening – March 31st
  • Expired Documents No Longer Acceptable for I-9 Form
  • The Comment Deadline on USDOL’s Davis-Bacon Act Proposed Rules Change Proposals is Now Set for May 17, 2022
  • EARN Updated Its Federal Contractor Resource Page
  • Registered Apprenticeships for Incarcerated Individuals Topped National Dialogue Ideas
  • New Guidance on Website Accessibility Under the ADA