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OFCCP Week In Review: August 2, 2021

The Americans With Disabilities Act Celebrates 31 Years!
An Understanding of Long COVID
The First Black Female Confirmed to the National Labor Relations Board
Democrat Majority Coming to the NLRB Board
Start Checking Your List – December Will be Here Soon!
Vaccine Verification for Federal Contractors?
DOL Publishes Final Rule Rescinding Trump Administration Joint Employer Rule Under the FLSA
Updated Interactive Labor Force Participation Maps

Former National Women’s Law Center Counsel Joins OFCCP
Union Displays of “Scabby the Rat” and Anti-Company Bannering OK Near Neutral Sites
Comment Now on $15.00 Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
Vice President Kamala Harris Cast the Deciding Vote to Confirm Controversial Nominee to be the New NLRB General Counsel
WHD to Host Prevailing Wage Seminars
ODEP Revealed NDEAM 2021 Poster

U.S. Senate Confirmed Julie Su to be the Next Deputy Labor Secretary, and She Was Sworn In
Biden Administration’s Final Rule Rescinding President Trump’s Joint Employer Rule Under the FLSA Clears White House Review
5% of Employees Self-Identified As Having A Disability – The DEI Results Are Out!
Seema Nanda confirmed as U.S. Department of Labor Solicitor: Obama Re-Union Continues
EEOC Vice-Chair Samuels Confirmed to Second Term at EEOC
Court Strikes Down Employer Argument the NLRB Lacks Authority to Bring Suit Because of Improper Firing of Trump-Appointed GC
EEOC Invites Public Comment on Agency Staff Returning to Work from Its Offices

Open Virtual Meeting on Veteran Employment & Employer Outreach
President Biden Signs Executive Order With Four Employment Implications
U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee Approves Biggest Budget Ever for OFCCP

WAIT! We’ve Seen This Movie Before! New Biden DE&I Order for the Federal Executive Branch Duplicates the Prior In-Force Obama DE&I Executive Order and the EEOC’s Management Directive to All Federal Agencies
OFCCP Continues Its Climb in Best Places to Work
EEOC Conciliation Transparency Merry-Go-Round Comes to An End
Biden Administration Spotlighted Transgender Equality Efforts
750 OFCCP Audits Will Tap 276 Federal Government Contractors Out of an Estimated 25,000: Many Contractors Experience the Return of Multiple Audits
The June Employment Situation: Stock Market Jumps Higher – Five Numbers to Talk About
The EEOC Extends for 30 Days its Call for Comments on the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
Upcoming Event
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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 Issues Statement Commemorating One Year Anniversary of Bostock Decision
Dispute Breaks Out at EEOC Between Republican Commissioners and the Democrat Chair Over Whether the Chair May Issue Policy Guidance Without a Commission Vote: Control of Commission Policy at Stake…And the Transgender Bathroom Issues are Back!
Supreme Court Issues Narrow Opinion in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Punts on Broader Constitutional Conflict Between Religious Freedom and LGBTQ+ Protection Issues
USDOL Sent Its Proposed Rule to OMB to Raise the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractor Employees to $15 per Hour
Secretary of Labor Walsh Pushes for Increase in Compensation Levels to Disqualify More Employees from Exemption from Overtime Under the FLSA
Breaking News: Biden Administration Proposes Rule Reinstating “80/20” Policy in Minimum Wage Rate for Tipped Employees

During National Pride Month – A Push For The Equality Act
Obama Administration USDOL Reunion Continues
Most Unemployment Numbers Drop – But, We are Not Out of The Woods Yet
OFCCP Director Yang Fills Her Regional Director Posse: It’s Aida Collins for RD for the Southeast Region (Atlanta)

Honoring Older Americans Through Communities Of Strength
Missing EEO Notice Will Now Cost An Organization $576
Comment Now on EEOC Recordkeeping Regulations
Getting The Gang Back Together At The USDOL
EEOC Supports Jewish American Heritage Month Through New Resolution
NLRB Closer To A Full And More Diverse Board
EEOC Greenlights Employer Payments for DOCUMENTATION of COVID-19 Vaccinations!
OFCCP Seeks Unprecedented 33% Budget Increase: Focus is on Rebuilding OFCCP; Not Audit Enforcement
EEOC FY 2022 Budget Plan to Emphasize Three Policy Priorities
OFCCP Event This Week