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OFCCP Week In Review: July 22, 2024

Court Held That Workday Was an “Agent” to Employers Licensing its AI Applicant Screening Tools: Other Bases of Potential Liability Rejected
EEOC Commissioner Sonderling Announced His Departure
NLRB Voluntarily Asked Fifth Circuit to Dismiss its Appeal of Lower Court Ruling That Struck Down Board’s Joint Employer Rule: Shenanigans Afoot
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

Contractors Have Second Opportunity to Comment on OFCCP’s Supply & Service Contractor Portal Information Collection
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New Publications
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 26k in January, Rate Unchanged at 5.3%
U.S. Economy Added 275k Jobs in February, Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.9%
Recruiters Should Take Four Things Away from the Below “Year-over-Year” Comparison Charts We Have Compiled
U.S. Trial Court Judge Struck Down NLRB Joint Employer Rule
President Biden Signed Budget Bill to Partially Fund Government Through End of FY 2024
In Brief
New Publications
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

Telecommuting Decreased in 2022, But Still Far Above Pre-Pandemic Numbers, U.S. Census Bureau Reported
Overturning ALJ, U.S. NLRB Ruled Employee’s Display of Black Lives Matter/BLM on Work Apron Was Protected Activity
U.S. Trial Court Judge Pushed Back NLRB Joint Employer Rule Effective Date to March 11
OFCCP Rolled Out Its Entirely Revamped Construction Contractor Audit Selection Protocols and Audit Schemes
OFCCP Has Formally Proposed to Resurrect Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors to Give OFCCP a New Way to Select Construction Contractors for Audit
GAMECHANGER: OFCCP Proposed Changes to Construction Compliance Review Scheduling Letter, Itemized Listing, and Construction Contract Award Notification Requirement Form
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Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

DE Talk Podcast Discussed Registered Apprenticeships
Touting Systemic Enforcement Efforts, US EEOC Issued Its FY 2023 Agency Financial Report
President Biden Signed Two-Tiered Continuing Resolution Appropriations Bill Funding Federal Government Through Early Next Year
US NLRB Extended Effective Date of Joint-Employer Rule to February 26, 2024
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Based on Either An Unannounced OFCCP Policy Change Or Error, OFCCP Published A CSAL Identifying 250 “Construction Contractors” For Audit
U.S. EEOC Finally Published Its FY 2022 Charge Statistics and Revealed An Enormous Surge in Vaccine-Related Religious Discrimination Charges
U.S. Labor Secretary Su Confirmation Drama Entered Final Round Amid Shifting Political Sands in Senate as White House Hatches New Rescue PlanU.S. Labor Secretary Su Confirmation Drama Entered Final Round Amid Shifting Political Sands in Senate as White House Hatches New Rescue Plan
U.S. DOL’s PEAT Issued AI Think Tank Report on Accessible Technology & Inclusive Hiring
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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

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

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

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