This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
White House to Be A “Model Employer” for Empowering Employees to Unionize
BLS Seeks to Increase Data Set for Occupational Requirements Survey – Comment Portal Open
OFCCP Published How-To Videos and Registration Tips for New Contractor Portal
Fifth Circuit Refuses to Lift Nationwide Injunction of Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate Before Oral Argument on Substantive Merits of the Mandate
Comment Now on Functional Affirmative Action Program Directive Updates
NLRB Looks to Strengthen Ties with Other Federal Enforcement Agencies
Eight States Bring Two Suits Seeking to Enjoin $15/Hour Minimum Wage for Employees of Federal Contractors & Subcontractors
The #MeToo Movement Continues to Alter the Federal Employment Law Landscape, as Private Employers Now Face Changes to the Scope of Employment Arbitration Agreements
Labor law was a roller coaster for employers last year and 2022 is looking to be much the same with big goals and new changes planned from the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP). In our first DE Talk episode of the year, our employment law experts...
This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
Georgia Court Clarifies Prior Nationwide Injunction of Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate: Applies Only to the Vaccination Requirement (not other requirements): Biden Administration Yet to Respond
In Response to Supreme Court Ruling, CMS Issues Final Guidelines Implementing Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Facilities in 25 States Where the Mandate Was Previously Enjoined
Biden Administration Takes Its Foot Off The Gas on Employment Civil Rights Enforcement: OFCCP Joins EEOC in Nosedive in Critical Performance Metrics During Biden’s First Year
Private Employer Vaccination Requirement Fight to Continue as OSHA Withdraws ETS But Maintains Proposed Final Rule for Potential Publication and Implementation
Interim Rule Issued Amending FAR to Implement Minimum Wage Increase For Federal Contractors
NLRB Launched E-Filing Service in Español
U.S. District Court for Arizona Joins the Parade and Enjoins the Federal Contractor/Subcontractor Vaccine Mandate, but Only in Arizona
EFFECTIVE YESTERDAY! $15 Minimum Wage for Some Federal Contractor Employees
The federal contractor community has taken note of the quiet demeanor of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) since the Biden Administration took office. However, amongst the quiet comes big changes ahead – many of which might cause a stir for the federal contractor and subcontractor community. Tune in as DirectEmployers Executive Director Candee Chambers and employment law expert John C. Fox of Fox, Wang & Morgan discuss the undoing of all things Trump, the OFCCP’s upcoming priorities, and the new AAP verification program coming in February of 2022.
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This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
California Pay Data Reporting Portal Opens February 1st
Should NLRB Change Its Legal Standard on Mandatory Arbitration Clauses?
HIRE Launched With Discussion Of “Reimagined” Recruitment Ideas
E-Verify Updated Webpage to Close Company Accounts
Union Membership Falls Back to 2019 Rate, 10.3% of Employed Workers: Only 6.1% in the Private Sector
EEOC’s First Year Performance Under Biden Nosedived In a Big Surprise and Amid Reduced Transparency
USDOL Released Training Video on the Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Increase
USDOL Launched “Good Jobs” Initiative
Biden Administration’s Vaccination Efforts Restricted to Just Mandate as to Healthcare Workers as Court Enjoins Executive Order Requiring Vaccination of Federal Employees