OFCCP Week In Review: July 20, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: July 20, 2020

by | Jul 20, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP Presents the Past, Present, and Future during its Policy Update Webinar
  • OFCCP Ombuds Tells What Types of Issues He is Handling
  • The Women’s Bureau Requests Comments on Paid Leave
  • “Quality and Utility” of Component 2 Compensation Data to Come
  • What Would You Like to See Changed in the FMLA Regulations?
  • Are You IN? to Celebrate the ADA’s 30th Anniversary
  • Honoring the Americans with Disabilities Act – 30th Anniversary!
OFCCP Week In Review: July 20, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: July 13, 2020

by | Jul 13, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Federal Contractors – Get Ready for Promotion and Accommodation Focused Reviews!
  • Director Leen Cajoled Contractors to Make Their Recruitment Websites Accessible
  • Director Leen Reported Technical Assistance for Contractors
  • Director Leen Promised OFCCP Efforts to Connect HBCUs, HACUs, and TCUs to Government Contractors
  • Director Leen Again Hawked Functional Affirmative Action Programs, Despite Declining Contractor Enrollments in the Program
  • Director Leen Reported Faster Progress on Open Audits due to OFCCP’s Response to COVID-19
  • Questions and Answers with OFCCP Director Leen
  • President Proclaims July as Pledge to America’s Workers
  • EEOC Announced Pilot Programs to Increase Voluntary Resolutions
  • President Creates Initiative to Support Hispanic Americans
OFCCP Week In Review: July 20, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: July 6, 2020

by | Jul 6, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP Plugs Its ”Early Resolution Procedures” With A Report of Results
  • NLx Research Hub Announced – A New Look at the Skills Gap
  • USDOL Awarded $80 Million in Apprenticeship Grants to Help Close the Skills Gap
  • USDOL Awarded $42 Million in Youth Apprenticeship Grants to Help Four Industries Beat the Skills Gap
  • NDEAM Theme Announced for October Observance
  • OFCCP’s Ambitious “Final Stretch” Regulatory Agenda
  • OFCCP Final Rule: TRICARE Health Care Providers Rejoice as Agency Declares It Lacks Authority Over Them
  • President Trump Amends Immigration Proclamation For Clarity
  • June Unemployment Numbers Continue to Decline
  • Prior Pay History? Still a “Jump Ball:” Law Continues to Vary by Location and Protected Status
OFCCP Week In Review: July 20, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: June 29, 2020

by | Jun 29, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • NLRB Rules Confidentiality Provisions in Arbitration Clauses Relating to the Rules Under Which an Arbitration May be Conducted are Permissible
  • Apprenticeship Pilot Launched for Transitioning Service Members
  • Employment Discrimination Data Now in Visual Formats
  • President Trump Halts New Foreign Worker Visas
  • USDOL Launched Interactive FFCRA Eligibility Tool
  • NLRB Restores Employer Right to Discipline Before a First Contract
  • WHD Issued Five New Opinion Letters
  • USDOL’s Wage and Hour Division Hiring
  • WHD Issued Guidance on FFCRA and Summer Camps
  • OFCCP Updated Scheduling Letter FAQs
OFCCP Week In Review: July 20, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: June 8, 2020

by | Jun 8, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • NLRB Implemented Almost All Election Rule Changes
  • Trouble in the EEOC
  • ETA Released Workplace Resources for Intellectual Disability
  • EEOC to Hold Public Meeting on Wellness Programs
  • Leen Testifies to be Inspector General, Office of Personnel Management
  • New Movement for EEOC Commissioner Seats
  • Progress in Getting the NLRB Filled
  • Nomination For New Head of ODEP
  • NILG Announced Webinar Series
  • Finalists Announced in Veteran Employment Challenge
  • EEOC Commissioner Charges and Directed Investigations Explained
  • May Employment Situation Shows Unemployment Numbers Finally Dropped!
  • Final Rule Effective Date Set on Fluctuating Workweek Overtime Computation
OFCCP Week In Review: July 20, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: April 27, 2020

by | Apr 27, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • OSHA Released COVID-19 Safety Tips for Construction Workers
  • EEOC to Hold First-Ever Remote Public Meeting
  • Disability:IN Annual Conference Going Virtual
  • EEOC Updates COVID-19 Technical Assistance
  • U.S. Secretary of Labor Joins Special G20 Meeting On COVID-19
  • PEAT Champions Accessible Virtual Meeting Platforms
  • ODEP Updated COVID-19 Resource Webpage
OFCCP Week In Review: July 20, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: April 20, 2020

by | Apr 20, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • OFCCP VEVRAA Benchmark For Hires Lowered
  • OSHA Issued an Alert for Package Delivery & Manufacturing Employers
  • OFCCP Supports National Autism Awareness Month
  • WHD Seeks Comments on FFCRA Paid Leave Act
  • DE’s Recruit Rooster Acquired RocketBuild!
  • $73 Million in State Apprenticeship Expansion Grants
  • $131 Million in Dislocated Workers Grants
  • Unemployment Claims – Numbers Drop Slightly
  • OFCCP Published Three New Directives
  • Telework & Accessibility Resources
  • New Updates to EEOC COVID-19 Guidance
  • NLRB COVID-19 Operational Status Update
OFCCP Week In Review: July 20, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: April 6, 2020

by | Apr 6, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • IG Report Blasts OFCCP Construction Audits–Including Bonus Feature
  • Big Changes Ahead for OFCCP Construction Programs
  • VETS Champion Veteran Hiring Award
  • EEOC Continues to Serve Amid COVID-19 Crisis
  • NLRB Final Rule – Three Amendments
  • NLRB Resumes Representation Elections
  • DE & NASWA Launched “NeedAJobNow” Website
  • IRS Issued FAQs on FFCRA Sick Leave and Tax Credits
  • OFCCP Ensured Data Safety
  • World Autism Awareness Day
  • National Dialogue on COVID-19 Extended
  • OFCCP Updates for FAAPs
  • March Employment Situation Released
  • OSHA Issued Respirator Guidance
  • Disability:IN Launched COVID-19 Response Series
  • OFCCP Sent National Exemption Reminder
  • OFCCP Announced New Online Course
  • USDOL Announced Additional FFCRA Guidance
  • NLRB Launched a New Website
  • WHD Issued Temporary Rule on Paid Leave under FFCRA
  • Bonus Feature: Section 3610 of the CARES Act Provides Potential Additional Relief for Qualified Federal Contractors
OFCCP Week In Review: July 20, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: February 17, 2020

by | Feb 17, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)

  • Denial Of Sex Reassignment Surgery to a Federal Prisoner Found to be Cruel and Unusual Punishment Violative Of the 8th Amendment
  • OFCCP and NILG To Host Compensation Roundtable
  • EEOC Issued Annual Performance Report
  • Component 2 Collection Data Officially Closed!
  • The White House Issued FY21 Budget
  • OFCCP Budget Justification Released
  • DE Talk: Episode 5 Launched! The ROI of D&I is Greater Humanity
  • DirectEmployers Signed MOU with OFCCP!
  • NILG Conference Agenda Announced
  • MILG Updates
  • OFCCP Recognized African American History Month
  • EARN Recognized American Heart Month and Age-Related Macular Degeneration/Low Vision Month