OFCCP Week In Review: January 3, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: January 3, 2023

by | Jan 3, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • U.S. IRS & Treasury Department Published Notice on Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship Requirements for Enhanced Tax Benefits Under Inflation Reduction Act
  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Delivers Another Fatal Blow to Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
  • Latest DE Talk Podcast Provided Tips for Celebrating Holidays Inclusively at Work
  • OFCCP Submitted to OMB Its Final Rule on “Pre-Enforcement Notice & Conciliation Procedures”
  • Republican U.S. Senator Blocked Efforts for Unanimous Floor Vote to Confirm Gilbride (EEOC Counsel) & Looman (WHD Head) Nominations
  • NY Gov. Hochul Finally Signs Bill Requiring “Salary Range” Disclosures in Job Ads
  • How The New $1.7 Trillion Federal Budget Differentially Impacts Federal Labor & Employment Law Agencies
  • Bipartisan FY 2023 Budget Law Included New Accommodations for Pregnant & Nursing Employees
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
GAO Made Seven Lackluster Recommendations to OFCCP to “Improve Oversight of Veterans’ Federal Contractor Employment”

Unanimous Appellate Court Struck Down ALJ Decision Finding Baltimore Enterprise Rent-a-Car Guilty of Unlawful Race Discrimination: Judge Did Not Understand Title VII Law

by | May 31, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

In an unforgiving decision, a unanimous Administrative Review Board of the USDOL reversed and remanded the entirety of the 2019 Recommended Decision and Order of USDOL Administrative Law Judge Morris Davis. In doing so, the ARB held that Judge Davis misunderstood and...
GAO Made Seven Lackluster Recommendations to OFCCP to “Improve Oversight of Veterans’ Federal Contractor Employment”

Biden Administration Takes Its Foot Off The Gas on Employment Civil Rights Enforcement: OFCCP Joins EEOC in Nosedive in Critical Performance Metrics During Biden’s First Year

by | Jan 31, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

What Federal Contractors May Expect For The Remainder of FY 2022 No one would have ever predicted it a year ago or did predict that the OFCCP and the EEOC (see last week’s WIR) would actually go backwards and perform below the level of the Trump Administration....
OFCCP Week In Review: June 22, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: June 22, 2020

by | Jun 22, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Additional 30-Day Extension on I-9 Flexibility
  • Advisory Meeting on Veterans Outreach
  • EEOC Says “No” To Antibody Tests
  • USDOL To Host Compliance Assistance Webinars
  • DACA Roller Coaster Continues as SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump Administration Rescission of Program, but ALSO Says the President May Rescind it if he Does it the Right Way
OFCCP Week In Review: June 22, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: June 15, 2020

by | Jun 15, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court Rules LGBT Employees are Protected from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex Under Title VII
  • End of EEO-1 Component 2 Litigation Nears…
  • EEOC Says “Black Lives Matter”
  • ODEP and ASA Join Forces
  • OSHA Published FAQs on Cloth Face Coverings
  • Leen Gets One Step Closer to OPM
  • NLRB Declines Jurisdiction Over Faculty at Religious Institutions
  • NILG Announced Webinar Series
  • ODEP Published Employer Survey Results
  • EEOC Makes Progress on Wellness Programs
  • EEOC (again) Updated Its COVID-19 Guidance
  • EEOC Issued Federal Sector Report on Conflict Case Management
OFCCP Week In Review: June 22, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: June 8, 2020

by | Jun 8, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • NLRB Implemented Almost All Election Rule Changes
  • Trouble in the EEOC
  • ETA Released Workplace Resources for Intellectual Disability
  • EEOC to Hold Public Meeting on Wellness Programs
  • Leen Testifies to be Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management
  • New Movement for EEOC Commissioner Seats
  • Progress in Getting the NLRB Filled
  • Nomination For New Head of ODEP
  • NILG Announced Webinar Series
  • Finalists Announced in Veteran Employment Challenge
  • EEOC Commissioner Charges and Directed Investigations Explained
  • May Employment Situation Shows Unemployment Numbers Finally Dropped!
  • Final Rule Effective Date Set on Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Computation
OFCCP Week In Review: June 22, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: May 26, 2020

by | May 26, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP Recognized Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • WHD Issued Final Rule to Simplify Retail or Service Industry Exemptions
  • OSHA Adopted Revised Enforcement Policies for Coronavirus
  • A Procedurally Odd Finale to the Secretary of Labor’s ‘Direct Final Rule’ on The Secretary’s Review of ARB Decisions
  • NLRB Announced Public Outreach Sessions on “Quickie Election” Procedures
  • WHD Issued Final Rule to Expand Access to the Fluctuating Workweek Method of Computing Overtime
OFCCP Week In Review: June 22, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: May 11, 2020

by | May 11, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • New OFCCP Resource on Past Drug Misuse
  • OFCCP Called out for Being the Investigator, Prosecutor, and Judge
  • OSHA Published 11 New Translation Posters on COVID-19 Safety
  • New Webpage on OFCCP Ombuds Service – Open for Business!
  • EEOC Delays Annual EEO Survey Data Collection
  • EEOC Updated COVID-19 Technical Assistance Webpage
  • Honoring Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
  • OFCCP Ombudsman Tells it as it is to the Indy ILG
  • April Employment Situation Released
  • Updated Disability Self-Identification Form Released
OFCCP Week In Review: June 22, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: April 20, 2020

by | Apr 20, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP VEVRAA Benchmark For Hires Lowered
  • OSHA Issued an Alert for Package Delivery & Manufacturing Employers
  • OFCCP Supports National Autism Awareness Month
  • WHD Seeks Comments on FFCRA Paid Leave Act
  • DE’s Recruit Rooster Acquired RocketBuild!
  • $73 Million in State Apprenticeship Expansion Grants
  • $131 Million in Dislocated Workers Grants
  • Unemployment Claims – Numbers Drop Slightly
  • OFCCP Published Three New Directives
  • Telework & Accessibility Resources
  • New Updates to EEOC COVID-19 Guidance
  • NLRB COVID-19 Operational Status Update