OFCCP Week In Review: August 14, 2023
- U.S. EEOC Announced Proposed Regulations to Implement PWFA
- Federal Judge Ordered Southwest Airlines Attorneys to Attend “Religious Liberty Training”
- USDOL Announced Controversial Final Rule Updating Davis-Bacon Act Rules Increasing Prevailing Wages on Public Construction Projects
- EEOC Settled Its First Lawsuit Alleging AI Hiring Discrimination
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: June 26, 2023
- 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: April 3, 2023
- Senate HELP Committee Advanced Nominations for Kotagal as EEOC Commissioner & Looman as WHD Head
- OFCCP Leadership Shake-Up: Director Yang and Her Deputy Have Left OFCCP. No Successor Director Yet In Sight
- U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Launched Its Artificial Intelligence Resource Center
- VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Dropped Slightly to 5.4%
- USCIS Updated Policy Guidance on Self-Selecting a Gender Marker on Benefits Forms & Documents
- OFCCP Held Uneventful Webinar Briefing on Religious Exemption Rule Rescission
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: November 21, 2022
- OFCCP Published Proposed Changes to Disability Self-Identification Form to Update Preferred Language for Specific Disabilities
- U.S. House Passed Bi-Partisan Speak Out Act Clearing the Way to President’s Desk for Anticipated Signature
- U.S. EEOC Formally Published Its Draft FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan for Public Comment
- U.S. Senate Committee Advanced Nomination of Richard Revesz to Head OMB’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
- Three Things That Will Happen to OFCCP and Other Federal Labor Agencies Once Republicans Take Control of the U.S. House of Representatives January 3, 2023
- NLRB Chair & GC Sent Letter to Legislators on “Budget Crisis”
- U.S. EEOC Commissioner Janet Dhillon Resigned, Noted Her Accomplishments as Chair
- OFCCP Proposed Numerous Changes to Its Supply & Service Contractor ICRs, Including City-wide Audits and Promises to Jawbone Contractors to Use of Its Portal to Submit Scheduling Letter & Itemized Listing Responses
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: September 12, 2022
- Carnegie-Mellon Researchers Published Report on Statistical Uncertainty in Census Bureau Data
- Kotagal’s U.S. Senate Confirmation to EEOC In Trouble: Political Rugby Scrum in Progress
- Everything Old is New Again: NLRB Proposes Familiar-Looking Rule to Determine Joint Employer Status
- GAO Reported That the Office of the National Cyber Director’s Strategic Plan Is “Well Underway”
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: April 11, 2022
- This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
- The Iowa Supreme Court Gives A Male Transgender Employee The Win On The Restroom Dispute and On Gender Reassignment Surgery
- The DUNS Number is Out – Federal Contractors Must Secure a New “Unique Entity Identifier”
- EEOC To Shift to Democrat Majority in July
- DOJ Provided Opioid-Specific ADA Guidance
- Update Your Affirmative Action Programs – the VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Dropped to 5.5%
- NLRB Reported 57% Increase in Union Representation Petitions Since October 2021
- NLRB Counsel Announced Intent to Urge the Board That “Captive-Audience” Anti-Union Meetings for Employees Are Unlawful
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstated Biden Administration Vaccine Mandate for Federal Civilian Employees: Federal Courts Lacked Jurisdiction
- New Interpretation Confirms That WIOA’s Discrimination Prohibition “Based On Sex” Includes Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity