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OFCCP Week In Review: March 11, 2024

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

U.S. OPM & OMB Jointly Published First Ever Strategic Plan on Hiring Military Spouses
Senate HELP Committee Advanced Renomination of Julie Su To Be Next U.S. Secretary of Labor
DE Talk Podcast Discussed “Platinum Rule of DEI”
DirectEmployers Named #1 in Government Contracting in JD Supra 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards
Big Budget Opponents Again Stop a Final Federal FY 2024 Budget While Congress Keeps to Agreement to Limit Agency Spending to FY 2023 Levels
In Brief
New Publications
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

President Biden’s Supersized Executive Order on AI Includes Directives for US DOL & Many Other Agencies
DE Talk Podcast Explored Ways to Handle Workplace Drama
NLRB & US DOL’s OSHA Signed Agreement to Enhance Information Sharing, Coordinated Investigations, Referrals, Training & Outreach
Justice Department Issued New Guidance Providing Insights on Evolving Efforts to Accelerate ADA’s “Integration Mandate”
OFCCP Announced New, Two-Step Complaint Process
JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by only 56k in September, Rate Held Steady at 5.7%
Economy Added only 150k Jobs in October, Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly to 3.9%
In Brief
New Publications
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

Senate Confirmed Nomination of Jessica Looman to Head US DOL’s Wage and Hour Division
US NLRB Unveiled Final, Union-Friendly Joint Employer Rule
US DOL Inspector General’s Office Plans to Review Effectiveness of OFCCP Compliance Evaluations, FY 2024 Audit Workplan Revealed
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 34k in June, Rate Steady at 5.8%
U.S. NLRB Adopted a Stricter Standard for Employers to Justify Workplace Rules
OFCCP Announced “Pre-Enforcement Notice & Conciliation Procedures” Final Rule Ending Agency Transparency in Audits And Clear Expectations
U.S. I.C.E. Proposed New I-9 Remote Document Examination Pilot & Information Collection for Non-E-Verify Participants
Economy Added Only 187k New Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Nonetheless Down Slightly to 3.5%
Breaking News Brief – EEOC Announced Proposed Regulations to Implement PWFA
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

Biden Administration Pulls Back on Industry Designed Apprenticeship Programs to Drive Apprenticeships Back to Union-Supported Registered Apprenticeship Programs
CA Pay Data Reporting Portal Opened
Equality Act Back on the Table
Video Premiere of the Customized Employment Method to Hire Veterans with Disabilities
EARN Updated COVID-19 Resources and Tools
A Future Where Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality (XR) Technologies are Accessible
WHD Withdrew Independent Contractor and Truck Driver Sleep Time Opinion Letters

Supreme Court Declines to Weigh-In on ADA and Mobile Accessibility at This Time
SCOTUS Heard Oral Arguments on LGBTQ Cases
EEOC & OMB ask the Court to End the Component 2 Data Collection by November 11, 2019
Director Leen Kicks off NELI
NELI Part III – Reasonable Accommodations & Other Hot Topics
OFCCP Released TAG for Educational Institutions
Legal Counsel Sworn into EEOC