OFCCP Week in Review: July 1, 2024

OFCCP Week in Review: July 1, 2024

  • Federal Judge Temporarily Blocked Portions of USDOL Rule Setting New Formula for Prevailing Wages on Federal Construction Projects
  • It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision
  • U.S. Supreme Court Dissolved Decades-Old Precedent Giving Court Deference to Federal Agency Interpretations of The Laws They Enforce
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision

It’s All Over but the Shouting: OFCCP Must Shut Down its Administrative Court Prosecutions as a Result of SCOTUS’ SEC Jury Trial Case Decision

But it’s Complicated. And, of course, OFCCP’s Enforcement Scheme will “not go gentle into that good night.” The case decision is Securities & Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy  (Case No.  22-859; i.e., “SEC decision”). The Seventh Amendment (passed in 1791) to the...
OFCCP Week in Review: July 1, 2024

OFCCP Week in Review: April 15, 2024

  • EEOC Seeks to Jump into Job Seeker’s AI Bias Lawsuit: New Technology Scares It
  • Congressional Resolution to Nullify NLRB’s Joint Employer Final Rule Headed for Certain Presidential Veto
  • U.S. Supreme Court Unanimously Ruled Transportation Workers Not Required to Arbitrate Wage Claims Regardless of Industry
  • EEOC Announced Finalized Regulations to Implement Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
  • In Brief
  • New Publications
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week in Review: July 1, 2024

OFCCP Week In Review: June 5, 2023

  • NLRB GC Asserted, Via Memo, That Employment Non-Compete Provisions Violate NLRA
  • JOLTS Report – Job Openings Increased by 358k in April as “Jobs Opening Rate” Jumped up .03% to 6.1% Signaling More Hard Work Ahead for Recruiters
  • U.S. Supreme Court Ruled NLRA Does Not Bar State Law Property Damage Claims Against Unions
  • Economy Added 339k Jobs in May, But the Unemployment Rate Nonetheless Rose to 3.7%
  • Debt Ceiling Increase Statute Became a Bill to Restrict Future Federal Budgets
  • What The Budget Reforms In The Debt-Ceiling Bill Likely Mean For OFCCP and Other Federal Agencies
  • In Brief
  • Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
OFCCP Week In Review: January 18, 2022

OFCCP Week In Review: January 18, 2022

  • This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
  • Earn Professional Development Credits by Attending E-Verify and Form I-9 Webinars
  • VETS Extends Transition Training Program to Include Veterans
  • USDOL Announced a Funding Opportunity to Assist Veterans Combat Homelessness/Return to the Workforce
  • OFCCP and EEOC Announce a Joint Hiring Practices Initiative
  • U.S. Supreme Court Stayed Implementation of the OSHA ETS: What It Means For Employers
  • SCOTUS Allowed Enforcement of the CMS Interim Final Vaccination Rule; Healthcare Facilities Subject to Vaccine Mandate for Medicare/Medicaid Staff
  • Clarification on The New Minimum Wage For Some Federal Government Contractors
  • A User’s Guide: What Employers Should Know When Implementing a Private Vaccine Mandate Policy
  • Processing Vaccination Accommodation Requests Under The ADA
  • USDOL Adjusted Civil Monetary Penalties Per Inflation Adjustment Act
OFCCP Week In Review: November 2, 2020

OFCCP Week In Review: November 2, 2020

  • 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
OFCCP Week in Review: April 10, 2017

OFCCP Week in Review: February 6, 2017

In today’s edition of OFCCP Week in Review, John C. Fox and Candee Chambers discuss the OMB’s renewed self-identification form; Victoria Lipnic appointed to Chair of EEOC; White House Press Office indicates Trump Administration will leave Obama LGBTQ Executive Order intact; Andrew Puzder’s Senate confirmation hearing delayed indefinitely; 10th Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch nominated to U.S. Supreme Court; Senate Judiciary Committee sends Senator Sessions’ nomination to be Attorney General to Senate for full vote; and end of the “Blacklisting Rule” now goes to Senate for a final vote.