OFCCP Week In Review: March 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: March 20, 2023

  • FTC Jumped into the “Joint-Employer” Fray and Also Broadened Its Attack on Non-Competition Agreements to Franchise Agreements
  • OFCCP’s Congressional Budget Justification Is Chock-Full of Insights Into the Agency’s Future Plans & Past Performance
  • U.S. EEOC Annual Performance Report Touts An Increase In Performance Equivalent to Its Increase in Staffing in FY 2022 While General Counsel Performance Fell off Almost 22% Despite 3% More Lawyers
  • U.S. Justice Department Issued Guidance on FOIA Presumption of Openness
  • President Biden Formally Sent to the U.S. Senate Julie Su’s Nomination to Be the Next Secretary of Labor
  • OFCCP Launched (Again) a Mega Construction Program
  • Biden Administration Marked “Equal Pay Day”
  • With Regulatory Proposal Still Pending, U.S. FTC Announced a 4th Noncompete Enforcement Action This Year
  • U.S. Appeals Court for Third Circuit Ruled PTO Is Not “Salary” Under the FLSA…So, Employers May Dock PTO for Productivity Failures
  • House EWC Chair Foxx & Senator Cassidy Concerned About Validity of Labor Advisors Policy
  • OFCCP Announced AAP Certification Portal to Open March 31 with June 29 Deadline
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: March 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: March 13, 2023

  • OFCCP Requested Public Comments (Again) on OFCCP’s Job Listing, AAP, “Benchmarks for hiring” and Self-ID for Protected Veterans
  • U.S. BLS JOLTS Report Shows Shrinking Jobs Market
  • White House Budget Proposal Is Unrealistic, a Nonstarter for Congress and Sets the Stage for a Political Fight Over the U.S. Debt Ceiling
  • OFCCP Updated FOIA Objection Portal with “Final” Non-Objector List
  • NLRB Rescinded Four Provisions of Trump-Era NLRB Union Election Rule Struck Down by Federal Appellate Court in January
  • USBLS Reports Shrinking U.S. Labor Force; Unemployment Rate Increased to 3.6%
  • Marty Walsh’s Concluded His Time as Secretary of Labor
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: March 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: February 20, 2023

  • 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: March 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: February 13, 2023

  • U.S. DOL Submitted Proposed Rule to Clarify That WIOA’s Sex-Based Discrimination Prohibition Includes Sexual Orientation
  • Know Your New Congressional Labor Committee Leaders
  • U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Expected to Resign to Take National Hockey League Players Association Director Position
  • OFCCP Extends the Deadline for Federal Contractors to Further Correct OFCCP’s “Non-Objectors List” of Companies Whose EEO-1 Component 1 Data OFCCP Intends to Disclose to an FOIA Requestor
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: March 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: February 6, 2023

  • U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Released AI Risk Management Framework
  • Apply Now for HIRE Vets Medallion Award
  • EEOC Held Virtual Meeting on Navigating Artificial Intelligence
  • U.S. BLS Reported a Small Increase in Job Openings for December But Little Change in Hires or Total Separations
  • OFCCP Extended Final Opportunity for Objections To EEO-1 Component 1 (Type 2=Consolidated) Data FOIA Disclosure
  • Economy Added 517k Jobs in January; Unemployment Rate Down Slightly to 3.4%
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
DE Talk Unplugged: Your HR-Exclusive Guide EEO, DEI, and OFCCP Policy Changes in 2023

DE Talk | Your HR-Exclusive Guide to EEO, DEI, and OFCCP Policy Changes in 2023

Season 4 • Episode 6

After months of quiet, government agencies are gearing up for budgetary and policy changes affecting EEO, DEI, and OFCCP efforts. Tune in to this episode as Candee Chambers and employment law expert John C. Fox share their HR guide for 2023, outlining everything federal contractors need to be mindful of in the coming year.

Subscribe links, guest bios, and full transcript available.

OFCCP Week In Review: March 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: January 23, 2023

  • U.S. Appellate Court for D.C. Circuit Blocked Key Aspects of Trump-Era NLRB Union Election Rule
  • OFCCP Published Proposal to Modify Its Complaint Intake Procedures
  • OFCCP Published a New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
  • DirectEmployers Association and 47 Others Filed Comments Re OFCCP’s Controversial Changes to its Supply & Service Audit Document Demands
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: March 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: January 17, 2023

  • 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: March 20, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: January 9, 2023

  • Once again, USDOL Secretary Used Prior Secretary Scalia’s Order 01-2020 to Intervene in an OFCCP Administrative Action
  • President Biden Formally Re-Nominated Gilbride (EEOC Counsel) & Kotagal (EEOC Commissioner)
  • House Republicans Proposed Procedural Rules That Would Allow Legislative Amendments to Axe Specific Programs/Agencies or Agency Officials
  • Increased Employment for People with Disabilities Likely Due to Pandemic Operational Changes, New USDOL Blog Asserted
  • U.S. BLS Reported Slight Decrease in Job Openings for November, Little Change in Hires & Total Separations
  • White House Office of Management & Budget Released Fall 2022 Regulatory Agenda
  • U.S. Federal Trade Commission Announced Proposal to Ban Employers from Using Worker Non-Compete Agreements
  • Economy Added 223k Jobs in December; Unemployment Rate Remained at 3.5%
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders