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OFCCP Week In Review: February 27, 2023

In the Ongoing Push to Make More Companies Liable for Worker Employment Claims, California Again Seeks to Set the Pace
U.S. NLRB Ruled Employers May Not Include Confidentiality or Non-Disparagement Provisions in Severance Agreements
U.S. Supreme Court Held FLSA’s Overtime Exemption Does Not Apply to Highly Paid, Daily-Rate Worker
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Reported Employment of Workers with Disabilities Increased in 2022
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

Unanimous Appellate Court Struck Down ALJ Decision Finding Baltimore Enterprise Rent-a-Car Guilty of Unlawful Race Discrimination: Judge Did Not Understand Title VII Law
The Crossroads of Mental Health Illness and the FMLA
E-Verify Clarified Process Terms
EEOC Commissioner Nominee Failed to Secure U.S. Senate Confirmation: Political Drama About To Unfold
GAO Made Seven Lackluster Recommendations to OFCCP to “Improve Oversight of Veterans’ Federal Contractor Employment”
Overtime Listening Session For West Coast Employers
E-Verify Improves Process Forms
Comment Now on Functional Affirmative Action Program Processes

NLRB Counsel Seeks To Protect Immigrant Workers Rights
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Blasted and Enjoined the OSHA ETS in a Harsh Order; The List of Lawsuits Challenging Biden’s COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates Continues to Grow
EARN Website Gets A Redesign
OFCCP Published Its NPRM to Rescind the Trump Religious Discrimination Exemption Rule, As Predicted Last Week
Six New Countries Eligible For H-2 Visa Programs
Federal Contractor Guidance Updated to Include New Fully Vaccinated Deadline
NILG Comments On The Collection Of Pay Data
Comment Now On The Issuance of “Consequential Damages” To Employees Per The NLRB
NLRB, EEOC, and USDOL Join Forces To Use Their “Bully Pulpits” to Combat Workplace Retaliation: No Substantive Requirements Planned
USVETS Honors 849 Companies With 2021 Hire Vets Medallion Awards!
Honoring Our Military Veterans
USDOL Seeks to Reverse Yet Another Trump Rule: Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Now on the Chopping Block: Ping-Pong

Submit Stories About Essential Workers for USDOL’s Hall of Honor
Get Involved in National Apprenticeship Week!
National Association of State Workforce Agencies Annual Summit Open for Registration
NLRB General Counsel Issued a Memo Instructing Staff to Expand Financial Remedies in Enforcement Actions Under the NLRA, Including “Consequential” Damages
Two of President Biden’s Four Vaccine Mandates are Likely Unlawful, Without Implementing Rules, While the Other Two are Likely Lawful
President Biden Mandates COVID-19 Vaccine for Certain Federal Contractors: Exceptions As Interesting As Who is Covered
Comment or Vote on How to Advance Worker Equity