OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

by | Dec 20, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • When is COVID-19 A Disability Under the ADA? EEOC Expands Technical Assistance Guide
  • Today’s Youth = Tomorrow’s Workforce, How do We Cultivate At-Risk Talent?
  • Time Extended To Comment On “Consequential Damages” To Employees Per The NLRB
  • Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Flexibility Extended Through April 2022
  • VETS Turns 40!
  • Just In Time To Save Christmas – A Joint Resolution To Increase The Debt Limit By $2.5 Trillion
  • This Week’s Surprising Vaccination Mandate Case Decisions
  • New Resource: How To Handle Captioning & ASL Requests For Virtual Meetings
  • Fair Chance Act – “Ban The Box” – Effective Today as to Federal Contractors!
OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: November 15, 2021

by | Nov 15, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • NLRB Counsel Seeks To Protect Immigrant Workers Rights
  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Blasted and Enjoined the OSHA ETS in a Harsh Order; The List of Lawsuits Challenging Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates Continues to Grow
  • EARN Website Gets A Redesign
  • OFCCP Published Its NPRM to Rescind the Trump Religious Discrimination Exemption Rule, As Predicted Last Week
  • Six New Countries Eligible For H-2 Visa Programs
  • Federal Contractor Guidance Updated to Include New Fully Vaccinated Deadline
  • NILG Comments On The Collection Of Pay Data
  • Comment Now On The Issuance of “Consequential Damages” To Employees Per The NLRB
  • NLRB, EEOC, and USDOL Join Forces To Use Their “Bully Pulpits” to Combat Workplace Retaliation: No Substantive Requirements Planned
  • USVETS Honors 849 Companies With 2021 Hire Vets Medallion Awards!
  • Honoring Our Military Veterans
  • USDOL Seeks to Reverse Yet Another Trump Rule: Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Now on the Chopping Block: Ping-Pong
OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: November 8, 2021

by | Nov 8, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • The Final, Final, This Time We Mean It Deadline For EEO-1 Survey is November 15th
  • New Guidance for Federal Government Contractors on Vaccine Mandate Continues to Stretch Its Reach
  • NLRB Back On Average With $56 Million Collected in Fiscal Year 2021
  • Watch The 2021 HIRE Vets Medallion Award Ceremony!
  • It’s National Native American Heritage Month!
  • The White House Issued a Press Release Relaxing the December 8, 2021 Employee Vaccination or Termination “Requirement” Applicable to Federal Contractors and Subcontractors to January 4, 2022
  • OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Mandating COVID-19 Vaccines or Testing/Masks Catches Federal Contractors in a Bind by Exempting Them from the More Generous Exceptions to the OSHA ETS
  • DEAMcon22 Agenda is Here!! Pack Your Bags For Carlsbad, California
  • Comment Now on the Continuation of Videoconferencing In NLRB Hearings
  • Monthly Job Growth For October Currently Slightly Below Yearly Average
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Jumped into the Vaccine Mandate Action with its Own Interim Final Rule Covering 17 Million Medicare/Medicaid Provider Employees
  • It Took Less Than 24 Hours: U.S. Fifth Circuit Strikes Down OSHA ETS Citing “grve statutory and constitutional issues”
  • OFCCP Published its Draft Proposal to Rescind the Trump OFCCP Religious Exemption Rule, and Not Replace It
OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: May 17, 2021

by | May 17, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • EEOC To Host Virtual Training Event on Navigating the Impact of COVID-19 On The Asian American Community
  • The Push Is On To End The Training Of Critical Race Theory
  • Two Yays And A Tie For Senate Labor Nominees
  • USDOL Announced the NDEAM Theme!
  • Another Senate Tie-Vote on a Presidential Nominee – This Time in the DOJ
  • The Wheel Continues to Turn as to Fate of Independent Contractor Rule Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
  • President Biden and the OFCCP Acknowledge Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • ACVETEO Charter Renewed
  • Celebrate And Educate For National Women’s Health Week
  • Reminder: I-9 “Flexibility Policy” Set to Expire May 31, 2021
OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: April 26, 2021

by | Apr 26, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP Wants Your Comments on Construction Compliance Reviews
  • Empowering Teens in Their Workplaces Online Dialogue
  • EEOC To Consider Civil Rights Implications Of The Pandemic
  • California’s Labor Commissioner Heads to a Senate Vote for USDOL’s Deputy Secretary Role
  • More In Store on Independent Contractors?
  • NLRB Decides to Keep Its Existing “Contract Bar” Rule
  • Biden Taps Former Obama Official to Come Back to ODEP: Obama Reunion Continues at USDOL
  • EEOC To Host Event To Educate on National Origin Discrimination
  • Create Diverse and Inclusive Workplaces Through Apprenticeships
  • Former Obama Official Tapped to Come Back to OASP
  • EEO-1 Component Data Collection Portal is now Open
  • Reminder: Last Call for HIRE Vets Medallion Award Submissions
OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: March 29, 2021

by | Mar 29, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • New Secretary of Labor Confirmed Unanimously By Democrats
  • EEOC Reaffirms Commitment to Protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
  • USDOL To Create Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers Of Excellence
  • Congressional Democrats Introduce Resolutions to Rescind the EEOC’s Final Rule Requiring Transparency to Employers in Conciliation of Charges
  • Improving Disability Employment Outcomes–Finale Conversation of the DE Talk Podcast Released
  • Recognition of Equal Pay Day
  • Spoiler Alert: Religious Exemption Changes For Federal Contractors On The Horizon
  • National Medal of Honor Day
  • The Tip Rule Saga Continues…Comment Now!
  • Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Jocelyn Samuels for 5-year Term as EEOC Commissioner
  • New Solicitor of USDOL in the Pipeline
  • EEO-1 Data Collection Portal To Open April 26, 2021
OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: March 1, 2021

by | Mar 1, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • 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: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: December 21, 2020

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP Released “Certainty” Directive
  • Celebrating the Bill of Rights Day!
  • EEOC Published Vaccination FAQs to Supplement its COVID-19 Technical Assistance Information
  • USDOL Launched a Training Provider Website
  • Nine New Organizations Achieved Recognition For High-Quality Apprenticeship Programs
  • Open Virtual Meeting on Veteran Employment & Employer Outreach
  • Colorado Asserts Nationwide Reach Over Most Online Job Postings of “Colorado Employers” in New Guidance Re Pay Transparency Rules
  • That’s a Wrap For 2020