by John C. Fox | Jan 3, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- U.S. IRS & Treasury Department Published Notice on Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship Requirements for Enhanced Tax Benefits Under Inflation Reduction Act
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Delivers Another Fatal Blow to Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
- Latest DE Talk Podcast Provided Tips for Celebrating Holidays Inclusively at Work
- OFCCP Submitted to OMB Its Final Rule on “Pre-Enforcement Notice & Conciliation Procedures”
- Republican U.S. Senator Blocked Efforts for Unanimous Floor Vote to Confirm Gilbride (EEOC Counsel) & Looman (WHD Head) Nominations
- NY Gov. Hochul Finally Signs Bill Requiring “Salary Range” Disclosures in Job Ads
- How The New $1.7 Trillion Federal Budget Differentially Impacts Federal Labor & Employment Law Agencies
- Bipartisan FY 2023 Budget Law Included New Accommodations for Pregnant & Nursing Employees
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by Candee Chambers | Aug 30, 2022 | Podcast
Season 4 • Episode 1
Over the last few years, OFCCP has initiated fewer audits than ever before, but each audit has become alarmingly more complex. So how can you ensure you remain in compliance without letting the agency take advantage of your rights? Listen in as OFCCP compliance experts John Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the latest trends in audits and what OFCCP can and can’t request, how to know when outside counsel is needed, as well as tips and tricks to help ensure a positive outcome from various types of audits you may be required to undergo.
Subscribe links, guest bios, and full transcript available.
by John C. Fox | Aug 22, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
First, What Happened? OFCCP’s Thursday public e-mail “Notice providing contractors an opportunity to object to the release of EEO-1 reports requested under FOIA” set off a flurry of overnight “mirror report” Blogs reporting OFCCP’s broadly disseminated e-mail Notice....
by John C. Fox | Jul 5, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
As many Bloggers have trumpeted in recent weeks, last Thursday, June 30 was OFCCP’s self-proclaimed “deadline” for covered federal Government contractors and “subcontractors” to “certify” their compliance with OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program requirements. Well,...
by John C. Fox | May 31, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
In an unforgiving decision, a unanimous Administrative Review Board of the USDOL reversed and remanded the entirety of the 2019 Recommended Decision and Order of USDOL Administrative Law Judge Morris Davis. In doing so, the ARB held that Judge Davis misunderstood and...
by John C. Fox | May 9, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- NLRB Standardizes Education for Immigrants of Their Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act
- Mental Health Awareness Month – What Can You Do?
- Free Two-Day Virtual Forum On Construction and Government Contracting
- Department of Homeland Security Extends Expiration of Employment Authorization Documents
- EEOC to Discuss Discrimination and Harassment in Construction – Open to Public Viewing
- EEOC and USDOL To Host Webinar Series on Advancing “Workplace Equity”
- GAO Offered Service Contract Act Enforcement Insights When It Reported Progress to The U.S. Senate Budget Committee, But Also The Need For Further Improvement As To Five Recommendations GAO Made In 2020
- The Great Resignation Moved into an Even Higher Gear as Short-Term and Long-Term Unemployment Both Continued Essentially Unchanged For April 2022, But More Workers Lost Touch
by John C. Fox | Apr 25, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
- EEOC and OFCCP to Host Second HIRE Initiative Roundtable
- Director Yang Told the DirectEmployers Annual Meeting Audience That Subgroup Goals & Non-Binary Gender Reporting Are On OFCCP’s Agenda
- EEOC Commissioner Sonderling Told DirectEmployers Annual Meeting Attendees The EEO-1 Component 2 Survey Will Soon Return
by John C. Fox | Apr 18, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Action Item: Time to File EEO-1 Survey
- EEOC & OFCCP to Discuss Screening Out Jobseekers with Employment Gaps
- Federal Government Agencies Implement Equity Action Plans
- Wage & Hour Enforcement Tops USDOL Equity Action Plan
- EEOC Seeks Public Input on its Equity Action Plan
by DirectEmployers Association | Apr 11, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
The Iowa Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict in favor of a transgender employee assigned a female sex at birth who claimed gender identity discrimination for denying him use of the men’s restrooms and locker rooms. The Court also affirmed the jury’s verdict that the...
by John C. Fox | Apr 11, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)
- This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
- The Iowa Supreme Court Gives A Male Transgender Employee The Win On The Restroom Dispute and On Gender Reassignment Surgery
- The DUNS Number is Out – Federal Contractors Must Secure a New “Unique Entity Identifier”
- EEOC To Shift to Democrat Majority in July
- DOJ Provided Opioid-Specific ADA Guidance
- Update Your Affirmative Action Programs – the VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Dropped to 5.5%
- NLRB Reported 57% Increase in Union Representation Petitions Since October 2021
- NLRB Counsel Announced Intent to Urge the Board That “Captive-Audience” Anti-Union Meetings for Employees Are Unlawful
- Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reinstated Biden Administration Vaccine Mandate for Federal Civilian Employees: Federal Courts Lacked Jurisdiction
- New Interpretation Confirms That WIOA’s Discrimination Prohibition “Based On Sex” Includes Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity
