DE Talk Unplugged | The OFCCP Compliance Journey in 2024 & What’s Ahead in 2025
The year is coming to an end and while many changes affected the regulatory landscape in 2024, 2025 is sure to see more change as a new Administration enters the chat. With that in mind, our Board of Directors took over the DE Talk podcast this month to share their...
OFCCP Week in Review: July 1, 2024
- Federal Judge Temporarily Blocked Portions of USDOL Rule Setting New Formula for Prevailing Wages on Federal Construction Projects
- It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
- U.S. Supreme Court Dissolved Decades-Old Precedent Giving Court Deference to Federal Agency Interpretations of The Laws They Enforce
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
But it’s Complicated. And, of course, OFCCP’s Enforcement Scheme will “not go gentle into that good night.” The case decision is Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy (Case No. 22-859; i.e., “SEC decision”). The Seventh Amendment (passed in 1791) to the...
OFCCP Week In Review: June 10, 2024
- JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 296k in April, Rate Decreased to 4.8%
- Employers Who Missed June 4th Deadline Now Have Until July 9 to File EEO-1 Survey
- OFCCP Changes Up Many Important Technical Details of its Audit Selection Process in its First FY 2024 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
- U.S. Economy Added 272k Jobs in May, Unemployment Rate Edged Up to 4.0%
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Changes Up Many Important Technical Details of its Audit Selection Process in its First FY 2024 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
Most AAP Establishments with Fewer Than 500 Employees Passed Over Audit Methodology Undercuts Need for Much of the Data Burden the OFCCP Contractor AAP Certifications Annually Cause: Three Days Left to Comment NOTE: Those federal contractors subject to OFCCP’s...
OFCCP Week In Review: May 20, 2024
- Coalition of 18 Republican States’ Attorney Generals Filed Suit to Challenge EEOC’s Harassment Guidance
- Bill to Amend How Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act Damages Accrue Headed to Governor Pritzker’s Desk
- Budget Battles Update: Setting Aside Previous Side Deals, House Republicans Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Cuts
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week in Review Special Edition | DEAMcon24 Day Two Recap
- Day Two of DEAMcon24 Began with a Nod to How a Diverse Workforce Shaped WWII & Led to Current Federal Requirements
- “It Takes a Village” – Strategies to Effectively Leverage Internal & External Resources to Bring your DEIB Program to Life
- Bogged Down in the Bayou: Don’t Get Buried by the 10 Biggest AAP & Discrimination Law Problems
- Recruit Rooster Showcased “Striking the Right Chord in Recruitment”
- Abt Associates Discussed its Journey to Achieve a Successful Professional Services Internship Program
- Petersen Provided Insights on Creating a Socially Just Recruitment Strategy
- Unlocking the Power of Apprenticeships & HBCUs to Build a Diverse Talent Pipeline
- Practical Considerations of Artificial Intelligence: What No One Tells You
- A Recruiter’s Role in Compliance: Validating Job Requirements & Impacts on Hiring Processes
- Partners in Talent Acquisition: WorkSource Business Services & Statewide Support
- Bev Harp Explained the Neurobiology of Autism and Provided Many Practical Tips to Recruit and Interview Autistic Applicants for Employment
- Panel Discussion: Steering the NLx
- Long’s Keynote: Connecting the Workplace & Life Through FUN
OFCCP Week In Review: April 1, 2024
- DE Talk Podcast Explored Camaraderie & Meaningful Impact of Veteran ERGs
- EEOC Released Its FY 2023 Litigation Report & Updated 5-Year “Data Dashboard”
- OMB Announced Finalized Overhaul to Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collection Standards
- VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Dropped Slightly to 5.2%
- Construction Trade Association Sued to Stop FAR Council’s Rule Requiring Unionized Workforces on Large Federal Construction Projects
- OSHA Announced Finalized, Union-Friendly Regulations to Allow Employee Representatives to Attend Safety Inspections
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
MEMBER ALERT | Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Updated to 5.2 Percent
The following information is provided by USDOL Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP): The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) enforces the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), the...
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