OFCCP Week In Review: February 12, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: April 24, 2023

by | Apr 24, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP Released the First 20,000 EEO-1 Files to The Public
  • OFCCP’s Modified Proposal to Revise Scheduling Letter & Itemized Listing Revealed Via Newly Posted Documents
  • Ninth Circuit Became First Court of Appeals to Rule for Biden Administration’s Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
  • House & Senate Democrats Reintroduced “Do No Harm Act”
  • Julie Su in the “Hotseat” During Senate HELP Committee Hearing
  • U.S. NLRB Detailed Expansive Potential Remedies for Repeat or Egregious Violations
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: February 12, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: February 6, 2023

by | Feb 6, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • 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
OFCCP Week In Review: February 7, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: February 7, 2022

by | Feb 7, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance: No Changes As Legal Frenzy Dies Down…for the Moment
  • HIRE Vets Medallion Award Application Window is Now Open!
  • No Spoiler Alert Here – OFCCP Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Not to Have a Significant Economic Impact
  • Employers & Job Seekers Beware – Scammers Are Exploiting Security Weaknesses on Some Job Recruitment Websites
  • OFCCP Contractor Portal Opened for Registration – See Rules of Behavior to Enter
  • NLRB Continues Push to Support Union Organizing
  • CA Pay Data Reporting Portal is Also Open!
  • WHD to Hire 100 Investigators to Support Compliance Efforts
  • Updated Procedures Announced for Third-Party EEO-1 Survey Filers
  • Biden Issued an Executive Order Unionizing All Large Construction Contracts
  • January 2022 Employment Situation – Finally, a Big Jobs Month, but Total Jobs Picture Still Very Mixed!
  • Update on USDOL’s “Good Jobs” Initiative
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: 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: November 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: January 11, 2021

by | Jan 11, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • EEOC Mediation Pilot Program Extended
  • USDOJ Pursues Last-Minute Attempt to Kill “Adverse Impact” Discrimination Claims Against Federal Grant Recipients
  • USDOL’s New Independent Contractor Final Rule is DOA, Or Is It? Not So Fast!
  • Comment on EEOC’s Wellness Program Incentive Proposal
  • HIRE Vets Award Officially Open for Registration
  • E-Verify Back-Up – Get Compliant by January 11, 2021
  • EEOC Shuts Down Democrat Commissioners’ Objections to More Transparent Commission Conciliation Negotiations with Respondent Employers
  • New Resources in the Telework & Accessibility Toolkit
  • New FAQs on CA Pay Data Reporting Act
  • WHD Issued First Two Opinion Letters of 2021
  • What Exactly is “Systemic Enforcement” at the EEOC?
  • Employment Numbers Take a Hit as Dining Occupancy Allowance Drops
  • Biden announced Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary Nominee
  • EEOC To Hold Two Public Meetings This Week
OFCCP Week In Review: November 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: August 3, 2020

by | Aug 3, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • It’s Time to Apply for the HIRE Vets Medallion Award!
  • OFCCP Advances the ADA through Focused Reviews and Inclusion Awards
  • Reminder: Time to Use the Revised Disability Self-ID Form
  • NLRB Seeks Additional Employee Privacy and Absentee Ballots for Military Personnel
  • Whipped Cream on Beer? OFCCP Talks Compensation Analysis
  • NLRB’s Latest Decision in Browning-Ferris Brings the Joint-Employer Doctrine Full Circle
  • Reminder: 2020 NASWA Veterans Conference is Virtual Next Week!
OFCCP Week In Review: November 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: March 9, 2020

by | Mar 9, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Honoring Women’s History Month
  • OFCCP Announced Action Plan
  • President Trump To Nominate Key Positions
  • NILG Hosts USERRA Webinar
  • VETS Meeting Open to All
  • DOL Announced Guidance Documents
  • A Rare Event – DOL Issued a Direct Final Rule
  • February Employment Situation
  • Reminder: Submit Your Application for the 2020 HIRE Vets Medallion Award