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OFCCP Week In Review: July 22, 2024

Court Held That Workday Was an “Agent” to Employers Licensing its AI Applicant Screening Tools: Other Bases of Potential Liability Rejected
EEOC Commissioner Sonderling Announced His Departure
NLRB Voluntarily Asked Fifth Circuit to Dismiss its Appeal of Lower Court Ruling That Struck Down Board’s Joint Employer Rule: Shenanigans Afoot
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

Job Search Website Operator Agreed to Electronically Scan and Remove Language in Job Postings Which Limited Jobs in the U.S. to Foreign Applicants
OFCCP Requested Public Comments (Again) on Proposed Changes to Disability Self ID Form
OFCCP Quietly Updated (Again) FOIA Objection Submissions Deadline to March 31
USDOL WHD Provided Second Comment Period on Proposal to Revise the Existing WD-10 Form for Federal Construction Contractors
An Employer’s Failure to Post the Employee Rights Notice Will Now Cost $659 Per Violation
USCIS Ended Covid Flexibilities for Response to Certain Notices & Requests
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

NLRB Advice Memo: Workplace Discussions of Racism Are NLRA-Protected Concerted Activity (Even for Non-Unionized Employees)
Amid Political Controversy, President Biden Announced He Will Nominate Julie Su for Labor Secretary
New DE Talk Podcast Discussed How Veteran & Military Spouse Hiring Fits into DEIA Plans
In a Courageous Political Act of Folly, The Biden White House Ordered OFCCP to Publish Its Final Rule Rescinding Trump’s Religious Exemption
Three Town Halls on Initial Proposals to Overhaul Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collections Announced
U.S. EEOC Revealed Big Jump in Commissioner Charges in FY 2022
DirectEmployers Member Engagement Team Earns Bronze Award for Customer Service During 2023 Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

There Are Three Reasons The Coming Harvard & UNC Case Decisions Will Not Harm “Affirmative Action” Despite Now Growing Fears
US GAO Reported That EEOC Needs Oversight on Length of Charge Intake Process
US BLS JOLTS Report For September Showed Increase in Job Openings to 10.7 Million; Hires & Total Separations Down Slightly
Analytical Basis Behind U.S. NLRB General Counsel’s Memo on Electronic Surveillance and Organizing Flawed, Says Top Labor Law Attorney
Political Flip Continued at U.S. NLRB with Publication of Proposed Union Election Protection Rule That Would Rescind Current Trump-Era Rule
Economy Added 261k Jobs in October; Unemployment Rate Increased Slightly
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

USDOL Seeks Apprenticeship Ambassadors & Public Discussion on Diversity
Renewed Call for Transgender Rights and Dignity as Deaths Due to Protected Status Rise to Deadliest Year on Record
Private Employers Forced to Remain on Their Toes as Changes to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates are Occurring Daily/OSHA Suspended Its Own Emergency Temporary Standard
A White House in Disarray Realizes Its Error in Federal Contractor Vaccination and Mask Mandate: Now Attempts “Hail Mary Pass” to OMB to Save It
National Labor Exchange Hits 4 Million Daily Job Postings While NASWA Secures Funds to Mine the Data
The “She-cession” – What Is It and How Do We Combat It?
EEOC’s Annual Financial Report Shows Year-Over-Year Consistency
USDOL, NLRB, and EEOC Discuss Ending Retaliation in The Workplace
EEOC’s COVID-19 Technical Assistance Guide Updated to Include Retaliation Information
New Executive Order Looks to Keep Employees Working When Federal Contracts Change Hands

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

USDOL Announced A Coming Controversial OFCCP Final Rule Recognizing Expanded Religious Defenses, Even While Only Mirroring the Recent Case Law Which Established Them, Published the Rule Two Days Later, And Then Two Days Later Drew Angry Criticism From House Speaker Pelosi + Bonus Deep Dive Blog Post
Disability and Employment Boot Camp Underway
EEOC To Begin Formal Opinion Letters
Rounding Out the Year with a Look Ahead to OFCCP Compliance in 2021
Nine Democrat Senators Ask The EEOC To Investigate Hiring Processes Using Artificial Intelligence Tools
Checklists Every Employer Needs To Stay Off the Naughty List!
DOJ Continues ADA Celebration Recognizing a Win in Education With Service Animals

Fifth Woman in History Confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court
EEOC to Discuss MOU with USDOL & USDOJ
Is Scabby the Rat Unlawful?
Two Civil Rights Groups Sued The Trump Administration To Stop EO 13950
OFCCP Director of Policy & Program Development Provided Agency Updates
Comment Now on E-Verify
Comment Now on OFCCP Construction Recordkeeping Requirements
NLRB Boasts Great Progress in FY 2020
NLRB Enhanced its Website
Led by California, three States Sue The EEOC In an Attempt to Force Access to EEO-1 Component 2 “Hours Worked” and “Pay Data”
New Regulations Outlining EEOC Guidance