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OFCCP Week In Review: June 10, 2024

JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 296k in April, Rate Decreased to 4.8%
Employers Who Missed June 4th Deadline Now Have Until July 9 to File EEO-1 Survey
OFCCP Changes Up Many Important Technical Details of its Audit Selection Process in its First FY 2024 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
U.S. Economy Added 272k Jobs in May, Unemployment Rate Edged Up to 4.0%
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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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OFCCP Discrimination Enforcement Statistics Hit New Lows
Unfair Labor Practices Charges, Union Petitions Rose in FY 2023, U.S. NLRB Reported
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New Publications
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US DOL Launching “Comprehensive Review” of Subminimum Wage Program, Assistant Secretary for ODEP Announced
Federal Court Granted Motion to Pause Litigation Based on NLRB’s Plan to Issue Final Joint Employer Rule by October’s End
U.S GAO Found Federal Agencies Deficient in Monitoring Federal Contractor E-Verify Compliance
JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by 690k in August, Rate Increased to 5.8%
FAR Council Issued Regulations to Enhance Whistleblower Protections for Federal Contractor Employees
Economy Added 336k Jobs in September, Unemployment Rate Remained Steady at 3.8%
California Governor Newsom Vetoed Bill That Would Have Explicitly Banned Caste Discrimination
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New Publications
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Remote Work Not Required to Accommodate Hospital Worker’s Disability Claims Because Physical Presence was Essential Job Function
U.S. EEOC Settled with Tutoring Company that had Alleged Intentionally Programmed its ATS to Reject Older Applicants
2022 EEO-1 Component 1 Data File Upload Specifications Posted
DE Webinar Questions & Answers: What Federal Contractors Need to Know About the OFCCP’s New Audit Scheduling Letter
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U.S. NLRB Returned to Obama-Era Independent Contractor Standard for NLRA Coverage
Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda Released, Multiple Final Rules Slated for Publication this Month
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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
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OFCCP Extended Enforcement Moratorium for Veterans’ Affairs Health Benefits Program Providers
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement for Federal Contractors to End on May 11
NLRB Reverted Back to “Setting Specific” Legal Standard on How Employers May Deal with Abusive Employees
U.S. EEOC Published 2nd Notice on Proposal to Eliminate Counting Employees to Determine Filing “Type” for EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection
JOLTS Report: Job Openings Decreased (for 2nd month in a row) this time by 384k in March as the U.S. Jobs Market Continues to Contract
White House Announced Three New Actions to Mitigate AI Risks
Economy Added 253k Jobs in April, Unemployment Rate Decreased Slightly to 3.4% But Long-Term Unemployment Increased as the “Great Resignation” Continues
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Job Search Website Operator Agreed to Electronically Scan and Remove Language in Job Postings Which Limited Jobs in the U.S. to Foreign Applicants
OFCCP Requested Public Comments (Again) on Proposed Changes to Disability Self ID Form
OFCCP Quietly Updated (Again) FOIA Objection Submissions Deadline to March 31
USDOL WHD Provided Second Comment Period on Proposal to Revise the Existing WD-10 Form for Federal Construction Contractors
An Employer’s Failure to Post the Employee Rights Notice Will Now Cost $659 Per Violation
USCIS Ended Covid Flexibilities for Response to Certain Notices & Requests
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NLRB Again Extended Reply Comment Period on Proposed Fair Choice and Employee Voice Rule
Last Two Chances Coming for Contractors to Object to OFCCP’s Proposed Disclosures of EEO-1 Data
U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Announced Changes to Three Labor Appeals Boards
Senate HELP Committee Advanced Gilbride Nomination for EEOC General Counsel, But Looman Nomination to Head WHD Hit Technical Snag
U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Finally Announced His Resignation Date
President Biden Issued Executive Order on “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities”
Illinois Supreme Court Ruled Claims Under State’s Biometric Information Privacy Act Accrue with Each Scan or Transmission
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Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders