by John C. Fox | Jan 4, 2021 | Week In Review (WIR)
- New COVID-19 Relief Permits Employers to Voluntarily Extend Cost-Free Paid Leave Under FFCRA into 2021
- EO 13950 Imploded Even Before Biden Could Cancel it + Bonus Blog Post
- REMINDER: Time to Get Ready to Apply for USDOL’s HIRE Vets Medallion Program
- OFCCP Now Accepting Public Comment on Its New Proposed Information Collection Requests in Construction Contractor Compliance Audit Scheduling Letters Awaiting OMB Approval
- OFCCP Wants More Comments on Its Proposal to Require Contractors to Submit All AAPs for Verification: Public Comment Deadline Extended
- OFCCP Director Craig Leen Timed Out: Does Not Make it to OPM + Bonus Blog Post
- U.S. Department of Labor Issues Two Opinion Letters Regarding Travel Time and Overtime Payments Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
- EEOC Announces It will Hold Its First Commission Meeting of 2021
- OFCCP Touts a Year in Review
by John C. Fox | Jan 4, 2021 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
The 106th Congress ended this day, and along with it so did Craig Leen’s attempt to become the Inspector General of OPM, as the Senate formally returned to President Trump Mr. Leen’s expired nomination (along with hundreds of other expired but unfilled nominations)...
by John C. Fox | Jan 4, 2021 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
RECAP U.S. District Court Preliminarily Enjoined EO 13950 Ban on “Divisive” D&I Training OFCCP Canceled Announced Focused Reviews on D&I OFCCP Has Also Stopped EO 13950 Complaint Investigations On Tuesday, December 22, 2020, the United States District Court...
by Kacie Koons | Dec 22, 2020 | Networking and Education
Ah, 2020. The year that will forever live in infamy, when the entire world pressed paused and braced for the unknown. A global pandemic, racial and social justice disturbances, and a tumultuous presidential election were only a few of the challenges that were faced in...
by John C. Fox | Dec 21, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- OFCCP Released “Certainty” Directive
- Celebrating the Bill of Rights Day!
- EEOC Published Vaccination FAQs to Supplement its COVID-19 Technical Assistance Information
- USDOL Launched a Training Provider Website
- Nine New Organizations Achieved Recognition For High-Quality Apprenticeship Programs
- Open Virtual Meeting on Veteran Employment & Employer Outreach
- Colorado Asserts Nationwide Reach Over Most Online Job Postings of “Colorado Employers” in New Guidance Re Pay Transparency Rules
- That’s a Wrap For 2020
by John C. Fox | Dec 14, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
On Monday December 7, 2020, OFCCP issued a press release announcing that it would soon publish its Final Rule updating OFCCP’s Rules re religious discrimination titled: “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption.”...
by John C. Fox | Dec 14, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- USDOL Announced A Coming Controversial OFCCP Final Rule Recognizing Expanded Religious Defenses, Even While Only Mirroring the Recent Case Law Which Established Them, Published the Rule Two Days Later, And Then Two Days Later Drew Angry Criticism From House Speaker Pelosi + Bonus Deep Dive Blog Post
- Disability and Employment Boot Camp Underway
- EEOC To Begin Formal Opinion Letters
- Rounding Out the Year with a Look Ahead to OFCCP Compliance in 2021
- Nine Democrat Senators Ask The EEOC To Investigate Hiring Processes Using Artificial Intelligence Tools
- Checklists Every Employer Needs To Stay Off the Naughty List!
- DOJ Continues ADA Celebration Recognizing a Win in Education With Service Animals
by Candee Chambers | Dec 8, 2020 | Podcast
Season 2 • Episode 4
Curveballs have been thrown left and right during 2020, but many transformations remain for the OFCCP, and subsequently federal contractors, as a new administration transitions into power. During this podcast, I sat down with employment law expert John C. Fox of Fox, Wang & Morgan to discuss what contractors need to be mindful of in 2021 and the regulatory agenda the Biden Administration is set to enact in its first term. This is an episode you don’t want to miss as it’s filled with intricate details of the White House transition of power and the emphasis that will soon be placed on pay inequality, nondiscrimination protections for individuals with disabilities, and much more!
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by John C. Fox | Dec 7, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Controversial Contract Language for EO 13950 Released
- WHD Issued Two New FLSA-related Opinion Letters
- Transgender Now Protected Under Title VII
- EEOC Released a Savvy New Employment Data Tool
- New TAG for Small Contractors
- OFCCP Concedes to Oracle
- November Employment Situation Shows Steady Improvement As Unemployment Drops To 6.7%
- Remembering Pearl Harbor
by Kacie Koons | Dec 2, 2020 | Networking and Education, Uncategorized
When the year began, there was an air of excitement for the start of a new decade — the “new roaring 20s”! Of course, no one had any idea what was coming: a global pandemic, months upon months of quarantine, a series of natural disasters, a surge in racial injustices,...
