OFCCP Week In Review: July 31, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: July 31, 2023

by | Jul 31, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions
  • USCIS Published Notice Introducing Revised I-9 Form
  • U.S. EEOC Updated Technical Assistance Document on Visual Disabilities
  • U.S. DOL’s OSHA Issued First-Ever Hazard Alert for Heat
  • OFCCP Updated Its Affirmative Action FAQ Section to Address Recent SCOTUS University Admissions Case Decisions
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 31, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: July 24, 2023

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

  • Part III: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step SuggestionsPart III: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions
  • White House Regulatory Affairs Office Issued New Guidance to Agencies on Implementing “Modernizing Regulatory Review” Executive Order
  • Republicans Question Whether Julie Su’s Continuing Role at USDOL Renders Her Actions at Labor Illegal (including all Rulemakings)
  • USCIS Announced It Will Publish Revised I-9 Form on August 1, 2023
  • OSHA Published Final Rule Requiring High-Hazard Industry Employers to Electronically Submit Injury & Illness Records
  • U.S. OPM Proposed Allowing Federal Managers To Avoid The Most Qualified Candidates To Pick Those Who Offer Better “Fit
  • How Hiring Works
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
Part II: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions

Part II: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions

by | Jul 17, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

Monday, July 10, 2023: Part II: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions This is Part II of a Four-Part Series (the next...
OFCCP Week In Review: July 31, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: July 17, 2023

by | Jul 17, 2023 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • FAR Council’s Interim Rule Banned TikTok on Federal Government Contractor Devices
  • Part II: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions
  • Kotagal Barely Squeaked by Her Senate Confirmation Vote to Now Be the Third Democrat on the Five-Member Bipartisan EEOC Commission
  • Julie Su Nomination Is Now Dead
  • U.S. House Passed Defense Funding Bill Without AOC’s Amendment to Shift Existing DoD Pre-Offer Criminal History Inquiries Authority to OFCCP
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 31, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: July 3, 2023

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

  • At 11th Hour, OFCCP Made Changes to Contractor Portal FAQ
  • U.S. Census Bureau Reported Sharp Drop in On-Site/In-Person Work Between 2019 & 2021
  • One Day After PWFA Took Effect, EEOC Submitted Proposed Regulations for OMB Review
  • U.S. EEOC Discreetly Announced EEO-1 Reporting Tentative Starting Date Pushed Back to Fall 2023
  • SCOTUS Ends Its 45-Year Detour Around The Equal Protection Clause By Now Finding “Race-Based” Admissions Practices At Harvard and UNC Unlawful
  • The Four “Elevator Speeches” Federal Contractor Compliance Managers and AAP Vendors Now Need Post Harvard/UNC
  • Three Justices Square Off in the Harvard/UNC Case Decision Over the Accuracy of OMB Directive 15 Defining Race and National Origin in America
  • Employers Must Grant Religious Accommodations Absent Substantial Increased Costs, Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Ruled
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 31, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: June 26, 2023

by | Jun 26, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • The Harvard and UNC Case Decisions Are Coming: What Corporations, Colleges and Universities, and Federal Contractors Need to Know
  • OMB Approved Changes to OFCCP Complaint Procedures to Take Effect in November
  • DE Talk Podcast Focused on Moving Off the DEIB “Treadmill” & Onto Progressive Change
  • President Biden Nominated Burrows for 3rd U.S. EEOC Commissioner Term
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 31, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: June 5, 2023

by | Jun 5, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • NLRB GC Asserted, Via Memo, That Employment Non-Compete Provisions Violate NLRA
  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by 358k in April as “Jobs Opening Rate” Jumped up .03% to 6.1% Signaling More Hard Work Ahead for Recruiters
  • U.S. Supreme Court Ruled NLRA Does Not Bar State Law Property Damage Claims Against Unions
  • Economy Added 339k Jobs in May, But the Unemployment Rate Nonetheless Rose to 3.7%
  • Debt Ceiling Increase Statute Became a Bill to Restrict Future Federal Budgets
  • What The Budget Reforms In The Debt-Ceiling Bill Likely Mean For OFCCP and Other Federal Agencies
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: July 31, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: May 30, 2023

by | May 30, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • Illinois Set to Become First U.S. State to Count Arab Americans When Collecting Public Data
  • OMB Working Group Now Preparing Final Recommendations to Overhaul Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collections
  • Top 5 Actions to Take After Completing AAP Discussed in New DE Talk Minisode
  • Percentage of Older Women in U.S. Workforce Nearly Doubled Since 1980, USDOL Reported
  • USDOL WHD Announced First PUMP Act Enforcement Action
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders