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OFCCP Week In Review: August 5, 2024

U.S. GAO Published Report on Federal Agencies’ Management of Human Trafficking Risks in Contracts
JOLTS Report – Job Openings Decreased by 46k in June, Rate Held Steady at 4.9%
AI Revolution is Now Here with Major Ramifications for Staffing, AAP Development, and Talent Acquisition
Massachusetts Enacted Bill That Requires Pay Ranges in Job Ads & Worker Data Reporting
Job Growth Slowed as U.S. Economy Added Only 114k Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Edged Up to 4.3%
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New Publications
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

Telecommuting Decreased in 2022, But Still Far Above Pre-Pandemic Numbers, U.S. Census Bureau Reported
Overturning ALJ, U.S. NLRB Ruled Employee’s Display of Black Lives Matter/BLM on Work Apron Was Protected Activity
U.S. Trial Court Judge Pushed Back NLRB Joint Employer Rule Effective Date to March 11
OFCCP Rolled Out Its Entirely Revamped Construction Contractor Audit Selection Protocols and Audit Schemes
OFCCP Has Formally Proposed to Resurrect Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors to Give OFCCP a New Way to Select Construction Contractors for Audit
GAMECHANGER: OFCCP Proposed Changes to Construction Compliance Review Scheduling Letter, Itemized Listing, and Construction Contract Award Notification Requirement Form
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

FAR Council’s Interim Rule Banned TikTok on Federal Government Contractor Devices
Part II: Four Implications Impacting Federal Government Contractors & Employers Following the SCOTUS Decision in the Harvard & UNC Cases + “Life Preserver” Practical Next Step Suggestions
Kotagal Barely Squeaked by Her Senate Confirmation Vote to Now Be the Third Democrat on the Five-Member Bipartisan EEOC Commission
Julie Su Nomination Is Now Dead
U.S. House Passed Defense Funding Bill Without AOC’s Amendment to Shift Existing DoD Pre-Offer Criminal History Inquiries Authority to OFCCP
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP’s Controversial “Pre-Enforcement Notice & Conciliation Procedures” Final Rule Coming Soon: Ends Trump Era of Transparency
California CRD Will Consider 2-Month Extensions on Labor Contractor Employee Reports Deadline
Senate HELP Committee Advanced Nomination of Julie Su for U.S. Secretary of Labor
OFCCP Slightly Modified Proposal to Revise Its Complaint Intake Procedures
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Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

NLRB Again Extended Reply Comment Period on Proposed Fair Choice and Employee Voice Rule
Last Two Chances Coming for Contractors to Object to OFCCP’s Proposed Disclosures of EEO-1 Data
U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Announced Changes to Three Labor Appeals Boards
Senate HELP Committee Advanced Gilbride Nomination for EEOC General Counsel, But Looman Nomination to Head WHD Hit Technical Snag
U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Finally Announced His Resignation Date
President Biden Issued Executive Order on “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities”
Illinois Supreme Court Ruled Claims Under State’s Biometric Information Privacy Act Accrue with Each Scan or Transmission
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders