OFCCP Week In Review: October 9, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: October 9, 2023

  • 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
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: October 9, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: June 5, 2023

  • 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: October 9, 2023

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: October 9, 2023

OFCCP Week In Review: June 20, 2022

  • OMB Is About to Overhaul Federal Data Collections of Race and Ethnicity Information: Federal Contractors Beware of Coming New Data Collection and Reporting Burdens
  • New Biden Executive Order Details Plan For Feds To Collect Sexual Orientation, Gender identity, and Sex Characteristics Data: An Old Acronym Now Takes Center Stage: SOGI. Federal Contractors Beware of Coming New Data Collection And Reporting Burdens
  • USDOL Wage & Hour Division Published a Proposal to Revise the Existing WD-10 Form for Federal Construction Contractors
  • NLRB Majority Holds That Trump-era “Block-Charging” Rule Does Not Prevent NLRB Staff from Issuing Merit-Based Dismissals of Election Petitions – Even Without a Full Evidentiary Hearing
  • OMB And GSA Announced A “Technology Modernization Fund”
  • USDOL’s Wage & Hour Division Issued New Guidance Limiting Subminimum Wages To Disabled And Young Employees: No Rulemaking, Yet Again.
OFCCP Week In Review: January 4, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: January 4, 2022

  • 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: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • When is COVID-19 A Disability Under the ADA? EEOC Expands Technical Assistance Guide
  • Today’s Youth = Tomorrow’s Workforce, How do We Cultivate At-Risk Talent?
  • Time Extended To Comment On “Consequential Damages” To Employees Per The NLRB
  • Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Flexibility Extended Through April 2022
  • VETS Turns 40!
  • Just In Time To Save Christmas – A Joint Resolution To Increase The Debt Limit By $2.5 Trillion
  • This Week’s Surprising Vaccination Mandate Case Decisions
  • New Resource: How To Handle Captioning & ASL Requests For Virtual Meetings
  • Fair Chance Act – “Ban The Box” – Effective Today as to Federal Contractors!
OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: October 4, 2021

  • Real-Time Labor Market Information Available Through National Labor Exchange (NLx)
  • Navigating COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate: Employer vs. Employee Rights
  • Open Virtual Meeting on Veteran Employment & Employer Outreach
  • NLRB Counsel Continues to Trailblaze – This Time for Student-Athletes
  • Another $68 Million Awarded for Job Seeker Assistance
  • NASWA Announced Its 2021-2022 Board of Directors
  • FAR Council Required Two Clauses to Be Embedded in Federal Contracts Seeking to “Require” Compliance with Any and All Task Force “Guidances” Re COVID-19 Vaccinations or Testing
  • Government Fiscal Year Kicks Off In Status Quo
  • It’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month!
OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: September 20, 2021

  • GAO Seeks to Improve Veterans Justice Outreach Program to Help Veterans and Employers
  • A Must Watch Short Video on Writing Good (Inclusive) Job Descriptions
  • Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increase on The Horizon
  • AAP Administrators — Budget (A LOT) Of Time for Census Re-Mapping
  • The Controversial New NLRB General Counsel Has Now Extended Her Push for New Forms of Damages in NLRB Actions to Include Settlement Negotiations, and Not Just NLRB Adjudications
  • Learn & Celebrate! It’s National Hispanic Heritage Month
  • White House Safer Federal Workforce Task Force Greenlights Federal Executive Agencies to Impose Vaccination Mandates on Federal Contracts/Subcontracts Beyond Biden’s Federal Contractor Vaccination Mandate
  • E-Verify Reminder to Employers
  • Get Ideas for National Disability Employment Awareness Month This Thursday Via a Twitter Chat!
OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: June 14, 2021

  • DirectEmployers Named A Top Place To Work!
  • Paycheck Fairness Act Fails in Senate…Again
  • Federal Agencies Plan to Return to Work at Their Brick & Mortar Offices
  • Mail Ballots Deemed Objectionable In Board Elections
  • HERE IT COMES: OFCCP Plans to Modify Its PDN And Religious Exemption Rules
OFCCP Week In Review: December 20, 2021

OFCCP Week In Review: May 10, 2021

  • Workplace Resources for Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Comment Now on Equal Employment Opportunity in Apprenticeships
  • The Advisory Committee on Apprenticeships is Back – and Seeks New Members
  • RIP Independent Contractor Rule
  • NLRB Seeks Input on Backpay Filing Deadlines
  • Thank You Military Spouses!
  • Apprenticeship for All Podcast Series
  • April Employment Situation Looked Strong, But Not As Strong As Many Had Hoped Given the Still 8 Million Employees The Pandemic Has Displaced