OFCCP Week in Review: April 15, 2024

OFCCP Week in Review: April 15, 2024

by | Apr 15, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • EEOC Seeks to Jump into Job Seeker’s AI Bias Lawsuit: New Technology Scares It
  • Congressional Resolution to Nullify NLRB’s Joint Employer Final Rule Headed for Certain Presidential Veto
  • U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled Transportation Workers Not Required to Arbitrate Wage Claims Regardless of Industry
  • EEOC Announced Finalized Regulations to Implement Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week in Review: April 15, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: September 5, 2023

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

  • U.S. NLRB “Clarified” 2019 Decision on Wright Line Evidentiary Burden in Dual Motives Causation Cases
  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 338k in July, Rate Went Down to 5.3%
  • New DE Talk Podcast Discussed Recruiting & Retaining Talent in Addiction Recovery
  • U.S. DOL’s WHD Revealed Overtime Rule Proposal
  • OSHA Proposed Radical Union-Friendly Revisions to Rule Regarding Employee Representatives for Safety Inspections
  • U.S. NLRB Announced Revised Stricter Standard on an Employer’s Duty to Bargain Before Changing Its Terms and Conditions of Work
  • October 31st Set as Opening Date for Revised EEO-1 Survey Component 1 Data Collection
  • Economy Added Only 187k Jobs in August, Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.8%
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: May 2, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: May 2, 2022

by | May 2, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • I-9 Form Flexibility Extended, Again…This Time to October 31, 2022
  • Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship to Hold Public Meeting
  • NLRB Taps into the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service for Good Faith Bargaining Assistance
  • New Federal Contractor Audit List Coming in May (This Month!)
  • Mind The Gap: Are Your Recruiters Prepared?
  • The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Held that the NLRB General Counsel Job is a Species of Political Appointments Subject to the Advice and Consent of the Senate Which Does Not Guarantee the Appointee’s Term in Office
  • Job Accommodation Network Shifting Communication Strategy to Meet Employer Needs
  • Deadline Looming For EEO-1 Survey – Then Its Failure To File Phase
OFCCP Week In Review: May 2, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: January 4, 2022

by | Jan 4, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit Issued Two-Page Order Denying Biden Administration’s Request to Lift Nationwide Injunction Against Federal Contractor/Subcontractor Vaccine Mandate
  • USDOL Offers a Free Virtual Seminar to Help Covered Federal Contractors/Subcontractors Comply with the New $15 Minimum Wage Rule
  • Veterans’ Employment and Training Service to Hold Next Open Virtual Meeting of ACVETEO to Review Veterans hiring in 2021, Outreach for 2022 and Answer Employer Questions re Best Practices to Hire Veterans
  • Now is Your Chance! NLRB Seeks Employer Input as to Its Independent-Contractor Definition
  • CMS Issued Guidance on the Implementation of its Interim Final Rule for Healthcare Staff Vaccination Requirements Still in Force in the 25 States Not Subject to Injunction
  • 2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Reporting Portal to Open April 12, 2022, with a May 17, 2022, Last-Day-To-File Date. ALSO: 2019/2020 EEO-1 Filing Portal Closed
  • OSHA Seeks Comment Regarding Extending the Recordkeeping Requirements its Healthcare ETS Imposes as Issued June 21, 2021, and Withdrew the Substantive Portions of its Healthcare ETS
  • NLRB Follows Previous Court Ruling in Rejecting Argument that Appointment of NLRB General Counsel was Improper and Should Invalidate Any General Counsel Action Against Employers
  • U.S. District Courts Enjoin Vaccine and Masking Mandate HHS Sought to Impose on Teachers and Students Participating in Federal “Head Start” Programs with Possible Legal Implications for Other Private Sector Vaccination Mandates
  • URGENT! Today is the Last Day to Submit Comments to OSHA re the Recordkeeping Requirements of its Proposed OSHA ETS
OFCCP Week In Review: February 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: February 15, 2021

by | Feb 15, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Career Workshops For Transitioning Military Spouses
  • Employer Checklist of D&I Actions to Take + Bonus Blog Post Featuring a Printable D&I Checklist
  • Nomination of Secretary of Labor to go to Full Senate Vote
  • OFCCP Director Yang Addressed the Contractor Community
  • College Grads With Disabilities Finding Careers Through the WRP
  • LRB Invited Legal Briefs On The Union Insignia Issue
OFCCP Week In Review: February 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: February 8, 2021

by | Feb 8, 2021 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

  • The Paycheck Fairness Act Surfaces…Again
  • OFCCPs New Chief of Staff
  • NLRB Rescinds Ten Memos Issued by Former Counsel
  • May Employers Provide COVID Vaccine Incentives?
  • California DFEH Released New Pay Data Reporting Resources
  • Senate Agrees on Rules of the Road as to Committee Assignments and Tie Votes: Looks like Democrats Will Need 10 Republicans to Cross-Over to Pass Controversial Legislation for the Next Two Years-Kamala Sidelined + Bonus Blog
  • Nomination Hearing Held for Secretary of Labor
  • Tip and Independent Contractor Rules Frozen
  • OFCCP’s Commitment to Racial Equity
  • Employment Numbers Improve, Blacks Show Greatest Gains, But Others Fall Back
OFCCP Week In Review: February 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: December 30, 2019

by | Dec 30, 2019 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Federal Court Orders OFCCP to Disclose EEO-1 Reports Belonging to 20 Federal Government Contractors
  • NLRB Now Allows Content-Neutral Limits on Union Insignia on Work Uniforms in Customer Service Areas
  • The NLRB Reverts to its Longstanding Policy to Defer to Arbitration Decisions
  • OFCCP Issued a Proposed Rule
OFCCP Week In Review: February 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: December 23, 2019

by | Dec 23, 2019 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Win $100,000 for Innovative Outreach
  • NLRB Restored Longstanding Union Dues Checkoff Rule
  • New 503 Focused Review Resources
  • NLRB Approved Confidentiality in Workplace Investigations
  • Employers Take Back Email Control
  • Federal Agency Engagement Scores Released
  • Budget Passed; President Trump Signed Both Bills Avoiding Government Shutdown
  • WHD Seeks Comments on Paid Sick Leave
  • EEOC Seeks to Close Portal for Component 2 Data
OFCCP Week In Review: February 15, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: December 16, 2019

by | Dec 16, 2019 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • New Resource to Increase Disability Self-Identification
  • DE Talk: Episode 3 Launched Discussing Career Site Accessibility from a Compliance and Recruitment Perspective
  • OFCCP Seeks Comments on Construction Compliance Check Letters
  • Hire Vets Medallion Recipients Announced!
  • DE Hit the Road to Michigan for the Annual AA/EEO & Diversity Conference Hosted by the American Society for Employers (ASE)
  • Update to the FLSA “Regular Rate”
  • NLRB Returns to Pre-Obama Era Legal Test for “Joint-Employer” Status
  • EEO-1 Component 2 Saga Continues
  • NLRB Rolls Back the “Quickie Election”