OFCCP Week In Review: March 1, 2021
- Exploration, Compliance, Competence, Competitive Advantage – Where is Your Company on the Disability Employment Maturity Curve?
- Biden Nominates His NLRB General Counsel
- USDOL’s Customized Employment Method to Hire Veterans with Disabilities Explained
- Exploring the Intersection of Black History and Disability Inclusion
- Driving Change Through Accessible Technology
- Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics – 2020
- Equality Act Passed the House
- New Leaders Appointed to the Women’s Bureau
- Tip Rule Delayed to April 30, 2021
- JAN’s New Blog Tips to Request and Negotiate Accommodations During the Pandemic
- Retaliation Remained the Top EEOC Charge in FY 2020
- EEOC Pledges Again to Redouble Efforts to Address Racism
- DE Masterclass Education Series Kicked Off With Astounding Reviews!
- OFCCP Contractor Assistance Portal Closed
- NEW: The “Flip-Flop Report” – Scorecard of the Biden Administration Executive Actions
OFCCP Week In Review: February 22, 2021
- 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
OFCCP Week In Review: February 15, 2021
- 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 8, 2021
- 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
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
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OFCCP Week In Review: February 1, 2021
- Comment Period Open for EEO-1 Comp Review Panel
- Biden Designates a New NLRB Counsel Even As An Employer Already Challenges Biden’s Firing of the Trump-era General Counsel
- Three WHD Opinion Letters Withdrawn–as Corresponding Rules Not Yet in Effect, and May Not Go into Effect
- Policy Differences Erupt: EEOC Pilot Programs End Early–Virtual Mediations Stay
- DOL “Good Guidance Rule” Goes Out the Window
- ODEP Turns 20! Look How Far We Have Come…
- Employers–You MUST Access This New Tool!
- EEOC Launches New FOIA Portal
- Stronger COVID-19 Guidance Available from OSHA
- Biden Wage-Hour Administration Sounding an Early “Enforcement” Theme: Employers Now Back on the Hook for FLSA Violations
OFCCP Week In Review: January 25, 2021
- How Ten Organizations Rocked Their Section 503 Compliance Reviews
- Four New WHD Opinion Letters, Including Independent Contractor Scenario
- EEOC Touts $535 Million in Discrimination Recoveries in FY2020
- Day One for President Biden Included, Among Many Actions, Revoking EO 13950
- Several New Appointees (and a Termination) in the Labor World
- Jenny Yang on the Job For Less Than 24 Hours Before Sued to Stop OFCCP’s Religious Discrimination Final Rule
- $15 Federal Min Wage In The Works
OFCCP Week In Review: January 19, 2021
- Opinion Letter Issued on the Scope of Legal Protections for Religious Liberty
- Negotiation Impasse Among Top Issues Requesting Ombud Service
- The EEOC Announced Dates for Three EEO Survey Data Collections
- Focused Review Survival Grid with New AAP Page
- DE Talk Podcast: Leverage Your Strengths with CliftonStrengths Finder
- Comment Now on the Registration & EEO in Apprenticeships Program
- Religious Discrimination in Employment – Report Released
- EEOC Final Rule on Its Conciliation Process Moves in the Direction of Employers, but is Ultimately Disappointing
- OFCCP Reveals Top Five Violations from Disability Focused Reviews
- EEOC Opinion Letter: No OWBPA Disclosures Required to Non-U.S. Citizens Outside the United States
- Clarity on EEOC’s Authority to Intervene in Litigation and Approve Amicus Curiae Recommendations
- Biden Transition Team Floats Trial Balloon: Jenny Yang for OFCCP Director?
- EEOC Director of State, Local, and Tribal Programs Appointed
- Three New FLSA Opinion Letters from WHD
- EEOC Revised Compliance Manual Section on Religious Discrimination
OFCCP Week In Review: January 11, 2021
- EEOC Mediation Pilot Program Extended
- USDOJ Pursues Last-Minute Attempt to Kill “Adverse Impact” Discrimination Claims Against Federal Grant Recipients
- USDOL’s New Independent Contractor Final Rule is DOA, Or Is It? Not So Fast!
- Comment on EEOC’s Wellness Program Incentive Proposal
- HIRE Vets Award Officially Open for Registration
- E-Verify Back-Up – Get Compliant by January 11, 2021
- EEOC Shuts Down Democrat Commissioners’ Objections to More Transparent Commission Conciliation Negotiations with Respondent Employers
- New Resources in the Telework & Accessibility Toolkit
- New FAQs on CA Pay Data Reporting Act
- WHD Issued First Two Opinion Letters of 2021
- What Exactly is “Systemic Enforcement” at the EEOC?
- Employment Numbers Take a Hit as Dining Occupancy Allowance Drops
- Biden announced Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor Secretary Nominee
- EEOC To Hold Two Public Meetings This Week
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