OFCCP Week In Review: January 24, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: January 24, 2022

by | Jan 24, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • California Pay Data Reporting Portal Opens February 1st
  • Should NLRB Change Its Legal Standard on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses?
  • HIRE Launched With Discussion Of “Reimagined” Recruitment Ideas
  • E-Verify Updated Webpage to Close Company Accounts
  • Union Membership Falls Back to 2019 Rate, 10.3% of Employed Workers: Only 6.1% in the Private Sector
  • EEOC’s First Year Performance Under Biden Nosedived In a Big Surprise and Amid Reduced Transparency
  • USDOL Released Training Video on the Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increase
  • USDOL Launched “Good Jobs” Initiative
  • Biden Administration’s Vaccination Efforts Restricted to Just Mandate as to Healthcare Workers as Court Enjoins Executive Order Requiring Vaccination of Federal Employees
OFCCP Week In Review: January 24, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: January 18, 2022

by | Jan 18, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • Earn Professional Development Credits by Attending E-Verify and Form I-9 Webinars
  • VETS Extends Transition Training Program to Include Veterans
  • USDOL Announced a Funding Opportunity to Assist Veterans Combat Homelessness/Return to the Workforce
  • OFCCP and EEOC Announce a Joint Hiring Practices Initiative
  • U.S. Supreme Court Stayed Implementation of the OSHA ETS: What It Means For Employers
  • SCOTUS Allowed Enforcement of the CMS Interim Final Vaccination Rule; Healthcare Facilities Subject to Vaccine Mandate for Medicare/Medicaid Staff
  • Clarification on The New Minimum Wage For Some Federal Government Contractors
  • A User’s Guide: What Employers Should Know When Implementing a Private Vaccine Mandate Policy
  • Processing Vaccination Accommodation Requests Under The ADA
  • USDOL Adjusted Civil Monetary Penalties Per Inflation Adjustment Act
OFCCP Week In Review: November 15, 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: November 15, 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: November 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: October 25, 2021

by | Oct 25, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Little Known Section 18(b) of OSHA Will Now Drive Many States to File Lawsuits to Stop the OSHA COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate They Do Not Want
  • VETS Seeks Partners For Employment Navigator Pilot Program
  • New Vaccine FAQs For Federal Contractors
  • White House Issued National Strategy on Gender Equity & Equality, Includes Priority to Address Wage Gap
  • EEOC Spotlights Disability Discrimination Achievements
  • EEO-1 Report Filing Deadline – TODAY!
OFCCP Week In Review: November 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: October 18, 2021

by | Oct 18, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Vaccine Mandate Moves to White House for Review
  • Biden Clipped ICE’s Wings: Homeland Security Memo Redirected Enforcement Efforts Towards “Unscrupulous Employers” and Away From Illegal Aliens…and Ends Mass Raids of Employer Facilities
  • EEOC Commissioner Sonderling Hit a Home Run Discussing All Things EEOC With DirectEmployers’ Members
  • EEOC Updated Guidance on COVID-19 Vaccinations
  • NLRB Median Age of Pending Cases Continues Downward Trend
OFCCP Week In Review: November 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: August 23, 2021

by | Aug 23, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • EEOC/OFCCP Hosted Town Hall On Outreach Strategies
  • Comment on EEOC Reentry Plan
  • NLRB Added New Features to Its Website
  • EEO-1 Survey Deadline Extended
  • USDOL Announced $90M In Grants To Support Reemployment Services For Workers Displaced By The Pandemic
  • NLRB To “Aggressively Seek” Injunctions to Stop Alleged Unfair Labor Practices
  • Upcoming Event: EEOC Commissioner Sonderling To Address Implications of Artificial Intelligence
OFCCP Week In Review: November 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: August 9, 2021

by | Aug 9, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Kansas Workforce Centers Received the NASWA Award for Exceptional Veteran Service
  • OFCCP Director Yang Looks to Modernize the Agency
  • EEOC Commissioner Sonderling: Commission To Tackle Artificial Intelligence in Employment Decisions
  • 12+ Million Job Postings This Year to the NLx in the US!
  • EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows: Systemic Discrimination is on EEOC’s Radar
  • Combating Racist Training in the Military Act of 2021
  • EEOC to Host Unconscious Bias Training
  • All Five Members of the NLRB Are Now Seated
  • More Time to Comment on the $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
  • Four OFCCP Regional Directors Provided Updates and Recommendations
  • NILG Recap – This Week!
  • Access the Disability Equality Index Best Practices Collection
  • Employment in U.S. soared in July! The Unemployment Percentage Dropped an Astonishing Half-a-Point to 5.2%. However, Individuals with Disabilities Continue to Be the Hidden Talent Force
  • EEOC Listening Session on its Re-Opening Plan
OFCCP Week In Review: November 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: June 28, 2021

by | Jun 28, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Appeals Court Holds Shareholders Have Standing to Challenge California Law Requiring Women on Public Company Boards of Directors
  • LGBTQ+ Advocates Meet With White House Officials To Promote Equality Act
  • USDOL Opens National Online Dialogue: Women and Work: Reinvestment, Return, and Recovery
  • NLRB Prepares for Final Democrat Board Member
  • The Biden Administration Rescission of Trump Administration Joint Employer Rule Under the Fair Labor Standards Act is Imminent
  • Splinter Democrats Implore President Biden to Use Executive Order to Further Worker Protections, This Time by Axing Arbitration Agreements
  • WHD Tip Rule Proposal Seeks to Rescind Trump Rule
  • EEOC Legal Counsel Appointed
  • In Blow to Federal Agency Transparency, Congress Overturns New (Trump era) EEOC Conciliation Process
  • USDOL To Host Davis Bacon Training For Federal Contractors
  • EEO-1 Filing Deadline Extended
  • GAO Reports Veterans Affairs Must Improve Veteran Wait-Time for Care
OFCCP Week In Review: November 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: May 24, 2021

by | May 24, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Last Week’s WIR Story Reporting Three Bills and a Senate Resolution Attacking Critical Race Theory Was Just the Tip of The Iceberg
  • Comments Requested on the Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot Study To Assist Transitioning Veterans
  • U.S. DOJ Nominee Kristen M. Clarke Now Set for Full Senate Vote
  • U.S. Senate Voted to Overturn the EEOC’s Recent Conciliation Process Transparency Reforms
  • EEOC Recognized Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • Global Accessibility Awareness Day – Get On It!
  • “Ask JAN”: Answers On COVID-19, Vaccinations, And The ADA