by John C. Fox | 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...
by John C. Fox | 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....
by John C. Fox | 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
by John C. Fox | 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
by John C. Fox | 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
by John C. Fox | 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
by John C. Fox | 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
by John C. Fox | 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
by John C. Fox | Apr 13, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- OSHA Issued COVID-19 Risk Reduction Poster
- Presidential Proclamation of World Autism Day
- The Big Reveal! OFCCP Audit Scheduling Letters Approved
- Bonus Feature with Deep Dive Into Scheduling Letters
- OSHA Expanded Facepiece Guidance
- OSHA Champions Anti-Retaliation for Reporting Unsafe Working Conditions
- USERRA and COVID-19
- EEOC Updated It’s COVID-19 Assistance
- OFCCP Request for Comments on Its Complaint Form
- WHD Corrections to FFCRA
- NLRB Now Delays Final Rule Effective Date
- NILG Conference Cancelled
- USDOL Announced Guidance on Unemployment Compensation
- OSHA Issued Guidance on COVID-19 Reporting
by John C. Fox | Mar 23, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Website Accessibility – Lawsuit Settlements Resource Page Updated
- EEOC Goes Remote
- OFCCP Issued a Very Narrow National Interest Exemption
- NILG Hosted “OFCCP Update Webinar”
- Comments Open on FMLA Forms
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act Passed
- Job Opening – Administrative Review Board Chair
- EEOC Released Q&A on ADA and COVID-19
- NLRB Suspended Representation Elections
- OFCCP Continues Operations During COVID-19
- DHS Announced Flexibility in Form I-9 Compliance
- EEOC Officially Seeks to Drop Component 2
- Special Alert: National Online Dialogue for Employers & Employees Regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)
