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OFCCP Week In Review: October 11, 2021

OFCCP Alleges Individuals Classified as “Two or More Races” are Protected From Discrimination as a New “Protected Class”
OFCCP Spotlights Its Disability Inclusion Resources
Construction Compliance Course Released in The Online OFCCP Contractor Compliance Institute
Moving Along – Pending Piece of Tip Rule Takes Its Last Dance
E-Verify Now Offering Webinars Eligible for Professional Development Credits!
September’s Employment Situation – Another Disappointing Jobs Creation Month and More Americans Dropping Out to Expand the Long-Term Unemployed List
Artificial Intelligence in The Workforce – Utopia or Legal Landmine?
Looking Ahead: Celebrate NDEAM 2021 And The 20th Anniversary Of the Office of Disability Employment Policy

It Starts: Again. Texas Sued the EEOC Over Its Workplace Transgender Bathroom Guidance
Joint-Employer Rescission Rule Pushed Back Due To Technicality
Advisory Committee On Apprenticeships Is Now Staffed and Is Hosting a Public Meeting
Nine Organizations Identified in the Employment Navigator and Partnership Pilot to Assist Transitioning Service Members & Spouses
USDOL Delayed Returning Its Employees To Work In The Office: Teleworking To Remain Until The Start of Calendar 2022
A New Tip Rule Provides More Employee-Friendly Provisions
The Deadline for the White House Gender Policy Council Strategy Report to The President Has Passed Without Announcement
By Executive Fiat, White House Task Force Suddenly Extended a COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate to Include ALL Employees of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors

Appeals Court Holds Shareholders Have Standing to Challenge California Law Requiring Women on Public Company Boards of Directors
LGBTQ+ Advocates Meet With White House Officials To Promote Equality Act
USDOL Opens National Online Dialogue: Women and Work: Reinvestment, Return, and Recovery
NLRB Prepares for Final Democrat Board Member
The Biden Administration Rescission of Trump Administration Joint Employer Rule Under the Fair Labor Standards Act is Imminent
Splinter Democrats Implore President Biden to Use Executive Order to Further Worker Protections, This Time by Axing Arbitration Agreements
WHD Tip Rule Proposal Seeks to Rescind Trump Rule
EEOC Legal Counsel Appointed
In Blow to Federal Agency Transparency, Congress Overturns New (Trump era) EEOC Conciliation Process
USDOL To Host Davis Bacon Training For Federal Contractors
EEO-1 Filing Deadline Extended
GAO Reports Veterans Affairs Must Improve Veteran Wait-Time for Care

The Oscars Made History – New Accessibility Standards Are Here!
OFCCP Director Sets The Stage For What’s To Come: CSALS and OFCCP Audit Selection Methodology to Continue
OFCCP Announced A New Course – But You May Want To Wait
Confusion Surrounding the White House Task Force on Unionizing
Women in Apprenticeships and Nontraditional Occupations Grant Program
Is The Cost Of 13 Keystrokes An Accurate “Burden” Of The Uniformed Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures?
Federal Contractors Beware – New Minimum Wage Coming
Connections Between COVID-19 and Civil Rights Examined
OSHA Turned 50!
EARN Seeks to Ask Individuals with Disabilities What Might Influence Them to Self-Identify
Tip Rule Continues to Evolve
Reminder: Essential Workers – Essential Protections Training Initiative
Military Spouse Appreciation Day Event

New Secretary of Labor Confirmed Unanimously By Democrats
EEOC Reaffirms Commitment to Protect Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
USDOL To Create Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers Of Excellence
Congressional Democrats Introduce Resolutions to Rescind the EEOC’s Final Rule Requiring Transparency to Employers in Conciliation of Charges
Improving Disability Employment Outcomes–Finale Conversation of the DE Talk Podcast Released
Recognition of Equal Pay Day
Spoiler Alert: Religious Exemption Changes For Federal Contractors On The Horizon
National Medal of Honor Day
The Tip Rule Saga Continues…Comment Now!
Biden Announces Intent to Nominate Jocelyn Samuels for 5-year Term as EEOC Commissioner
New Solicitor of USDOL in the Pipeline
EEO-1 Data Collection Portal To Open April 26, 2021

Exploration, Compliance, Competence, Competitive Advantage – Where is Your Company on the Disability Employment Maturity Curve?
Biden Nominates His NLRB General Counsel
USDOL’s Customized Employment Method to Hire Veterans with Disabilities Explained
Exploring the Intersection of Black History and Disability Inclusion
Driving Change Through Accessible Technology
Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics – 2020
Equality Act Passed the House
New Leaders Appointed to the Women’s Bureau
Tip Rule Delayed to April 30, 2021
JAN’s New Blog Tips to Request and Negotiate Accommodations During the Pandemic
Retaliation Remained the Top EEOC Charge in FY 2020
EEOC Pledges Again to Redouble Efforts to Address Racism
DE Masterclass Education Series Kicked Off With Astounding Reviews!
OFCCP Contractor Assistance Portal Closed
NEW: The “Flip-Flop Report” – Scorecard of the Biden Administration Executive Actions

The Paycheck Fairness Act Surfaces…Again
OFCCPs New Chief of Staff
NLRB Rescinds Ten Memos Issued by Former Counsel
May Employers Provide COVID Vaccine Incentives?
California DFEH Released New Pay Data Reporting Resources
Senate Agrees on Rules of the Road as to Committee Assignments and Tie Votes: Looks like Democrats Will Need 10 Republicans to Cross-Over to Pass Controversial Legislation for the Next Two Years-Kamala Sidelined + Bonus Blog
Nomination Hearing Held for Secretary of Labor
Tip and Independent Contractor Rules Frozen
OFCCP’s Commitment to Racial Equity
Employment Numbers Improve, Blacks Show Greatest Gains, But Others Fall Back