OFCCP Week In Review: March 11, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: March 11, 2024

  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 26k in January, Rate Unchanged at 5.3%
  • U.S. Economy Added 275k Jobs in February, Unemployment Rate Rose to 3.9%
  • Recruiters Should Take Four Things Away from the Below “Year-over-Year” Comparison Charts We Have Compiled
  • U.S. Trial Court Judge Struck Down NLRB Joint Employer Rule
  • President Biden Signed Budget Bill to Partially Fund Government Through End of FY 2024
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
DE Talk | Registered Apprenticeships: Building Inclusive Programs for the Future

DE Talk | Registered Apprenticeships: Building Inclusive Programs for the Future

Season 5 • Episode 4

The reality of today’s labor market indicates that there aren’t enough college graduates and experienced workers to meet market demands. Apprenticeships are working to steady the gap by incorporating hands-on learning with education and life experience. In today’s episode, Joshua Johnson from Jobs for the Future (JFF) shares the seven components of Registered Apprenticeships, how to engage with your state apprenticeship system, what apprenticable occupations look like in fields that would surprise you, and the benefit this type of employment offers for employers and apprentices.

Subscribe links, guest bios, and full transcript available.

OFCCP Week In Review: March 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: March 21, 2022

  • A Federal Court in Texas Shot Down the Biden FLSA Independent Contractor Rule & Reinstated the Trump Rule
  • Federal Government Exploring Non-Binary Data Collection
  • Manager Alert: EEOC Slips in an Unsanctioned New “Law” on So-Called “Intersectional Discrimination” Under Guise of New Caretaker Discrimination Guidance
  • New OFCCP Directive on “Pay Equity Audits” Raises More Questions Than it Answers
  • Free Prevailing Wage Seminars for Federal Contractors
  • OMB Finally Has a Director in A First for African Americans
  • OFCCP to Host Instructional Webinar on Contractor Portal Certification Opening – March 31st
  • Expired Documents No Longer Acceptable for I-9 Form
  • The Comment Deadline on USDOL’s Davis-Bacon Act Proposed Rules Change Proposals is Now Set for May 17, 2022
  • EARN Updated Its Federal Contractor Resource Page
  • Registered Apprenticeships for Incarcerated Individuals Topped National Dialogue Ideas
  • New Guidance on Website Accessibility Under the ADA
OFCCP Week In Review: March 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: March 7, 2022

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • Fifth Circuit Refused to Lift the Lower Court Injunction Which Stopped the Federal Employee Vaccine Mandate as to 35 Naval Combatants
  • The 90-Day Trucking Apprenticeship Challenge Nears Completion as the Nation’s Largest Trucking Industry Association Joins the Cause
  • USDOL Announced $45M in Grant Funding to Expand Equitable Reskilling & Job Training
  • Compensation, Personal Safety, and Racial/Gender Inequalities Addressed in the Driving Good Jobs Initiative
  • USDA Seeks To Criminalize Federal Contractor Non-Compliance With Federal Labor Laws
  • It was A Big Jobs Gains Month As Workers Begin To End Their Two-Year Sabbatical and Return To Their Jobs. Minority Jobs Gains Noticeable
  • New NASWA and DE NLx Research Hub Will Help Employers Recruit, Hire and Train U.S. Workers
OFCCP Week In Review: March 21, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: February 28, 2022

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • A Missing EEO is the Law Notice Will Now Cost An Employer $610 Per Violation
  • $113 Million Now Available Through The Apprenticeship Building America Grant Program
  • Cornell & USDOL’s Women’s Bureau Kicked off the “Equity in Focus” Series with a Powerful Panel Tackling “Job Creation for a Just Society”
  • Unemployment Rate for Individuals with a Disability Decreased in 2021, However, Remains Higher than 2019 Rate