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OFCCP Week In Review: April 24, 2023

by John C. Fox | Apr 24, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

OFCCP Released the First 20,000 EEO-1 Files to The Public
OFCCP’s Modified Proposal to Revise Scheduling Letter & Itemized Listing Revealed Via Newly Posted Documents
Ninth Circuit Became First Court of Appeals to Rule for Biden Administration’s Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
House & Senate Democrats Reintroduced “Do No Harm Act”
Julie Su in the “Hotseat” During Senate HELP Committee Hearing
U.S. NLRB Detailed Expansive Potential Remedies for Repeat or Egregious Violations
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: April 17, 2023

by John C. Fox | Apr 17, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

OLMS Submitted for OMB Review its Final Rule to Revise Union Persuader Reports to “Out” Federal Contractors
EEOC Vice Chair Samuels & Commissioner Sonderling Told DEAMcon23 Attendees that EEO-1 Component 2 Survey Will Soon Return
Biden Administration Sought to End Remote Work for Federal Employees
Federal Judge Alsup Ordered USDOL’s Lawyers to Prepare an Order Setting Dates & Deadlines for Outstanding FOIA Requests as to Contractor EEO-1 Filings
Senator Sanders Announced His Intention to Hold Julie Su’s Controversial Nomination Hearing on April 20: Tough Political Battle in Progress
U.S. Supreme Court Issued Unanimous Ruling Allowing Litigants to Go to Federal Court on Certain Constitutional Challenges to Agency Investigations
OFCCP Published Second Notice Regarding Proposed Changes to Its Supply & Service Contractor Audit Scheduling Letter & Document Demands
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: April 10, 2023

by John C. Fox | Apr 10, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

OFCCP (Silently) Again Updated Its FOIA Objection Portal
JOLTS Report: Job Openings Decreased by 632k in February, Rate Dropped to 6.0%
Latest DE Talk Podcast Discussed Building Employee Resource Groups to Create Trustworthy Environments to Encourage ID&E Conversations
President Biden Issued “Modernizing Regulatory Review” Executive Order
Substantially More People in All Race/Ethnic Groups Worked from Home Between 2019-2021, U.S. Census Bureau Reported
Economy Added 236k Jobs in March, Unemployment Rate Decreased Slightly to 3.5%
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: March 20, 2023

by John C. Fox | Mar 20, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

FTC Jumped into the “Joint-Employer” Fray and Also Broadened Its Attack on Non-Competition Agreements to Franchise Agreements
OFCCP’s Congressional Budget Justification Is Chock-Full of Insights Into the Agency’s Future Plans & Past Performance
U.S. EEOC Annual Performance Report Touts An Increase In Performance Equivalent to Its Increase in Staffing in FY 2022 While General Counsel Performance Fell off Almost 22% Despite 3% More Lawyers
U.S. Justice Department Issued Guidance on FOIA Presumption of Openness
President Biden Formally Sent to the U.S. Senate Julie Su’s Nomination to Be the Next Secretary of Labor
OFCCP Launched (Again) a Mega Construction Program
Biden Administration Marked “Equal Pay Day”
With Regulatory Proposal Still Pending, U.S. FTC Announced a 4th Noncompete Enforcement Action This Year
U.S. Appeals Court for Third Circuit Ruled PTO Is Not “Salary” Under the FLSA…So, Employers May Dock PTO for Productivity Failures
House EWC Chair Foxx & Senator Cassidy Concerned About Validity of Labor Advisors Policy
OFCCP Announced AAP Certification Portal to Open March 31 with June 29 Deadline
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: February 27, 2023

by John C. Fox | Feb 27, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

In the Ongoing Push to Make More Companies Liable for Worker Employment Claims, California Again Seeks to Set the Pace
U.S. NLRB Ruled Employers May Not Include Confidentiality or Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements
U.S. Supreme Court Held FLSA’s Overtime Exemption Does Not Apply to Highly Paid, Daily-Rate Worker
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Reported Employment of Workers with Disabilities Increased in 2022
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

Last Two Chances Coming for Contractors to Object to OFCCP’s Proposed Disclosures of EEO-1 Data

by John C. Fox | Feb 20, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

Contractors Now Have Until March 3 to Respond to OFCCP’s Latest Proposed Disclosure List Contractors Will Also Have One Last Quality Control Check of The Final List OFCCP Will Publish, it now says, March 17 Yes, it is dizzying. Two new drivers have forced this...

OFCCP Week In Review: February 6, 2023

by John C. Fox | Feb 6, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology Released AI Risk Management Framework
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EEOC Held Virtual Meeting on Navigating Artificial Intelligence
U.S. BLS Reported a Small Increase in Job Openings for December But Little Change in Hires or Total Separations
OFCCP Extended Final Opportunity for Objections To EEO-1 Component 1 (Type 2=Consolidated) Data FOIA Disclosure
Economy Added 517k Jobs in January; Unemployment Rate Down Slightly to 3.4%
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: January 30, 2023

by John C. Fox | Jan 30, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

U.S. GAO Published Report on Strengthening “DEIA” in the Federal Civilian Workforce
Latest DE Talk Podcast Provided Your HR-Exclusive Guide to EEO, DEI, & OFCCP Policy Changes in 2023
OMB Released Initial Proposals on Overhaul to Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collections
U.S. OSHA Adopted “Instance-by-Instance” Citations
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: January 23, 2023

by John C. Fox | Jan 23, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

U.S. Appellate Court for D.C. Circuit Blocked Key Aspects of Trump-Era NLRB Union Election Rule
OFCCP Published Proposal to Modify Its Complaint Intake Procedures
OFCCP Published a New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List
DirectEmployers Association and 47 Others Filed Comments Re OFCCP’s Controversial Changes to its Supply & Service Audit Document Demands
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: January 9, 2023

by John C. Fox | Jan 9, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

Once again, USDOL Secretary Used Prior Secretary Scalia’s Order 01-2020 to Intervene in an OFCCP Administrative Action
President Biden Formally Re-Nominated Gilbride (EEOC Counsel) & Kotagal (EEOC Commissioner)
House Republicans Proposed Procedural Rules That Would Allow Legislative Amendments to Axe Specific Programs/Agencies or Agency Officials
Increased Employment for People with Disabilities Likely Due to Pandemic Operational Changes, New USDOL Blog Asserted
U.S. BLS Reported Slight Decrease in Job Openings for November, Little Change in Hires & Total Separations
White House Office of Management & Budget Released Fall 2022 Regulatory Agenda
U.S. Federal Trade Commission Announced Proposal to Ban Employers from Using Worker Non-Compete Agreements
Economy Added 223k Jobs in December; Unemployment Rate Remained at 3.5%
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

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