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OFCCP Week In Review: December 12, 2022

by DE Compliance News | Dec 12, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

EEOC’s Union Settled Allegations Re Post-Pandemic Return to Work in the Office Policy
The Six Major Takeaways and What the Split Congress Means for The Federal Agencies and Employers
GAO Report Showed Slight Increases in the Representation of Minorities and Women in Financial Services Industry Management
President Biden Signed the Speak Out Act
COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Military Personnel Appears to be Disappearing Shortly
U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017-2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates Showed Incomes Not Keeping Up with Housing Costs, But Poverty Rate Decreased
U.S. House Passed Respect for Marriage Act, Sending It to President Biden for Expected Signature
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: August 1, 2022

by DE Compliance News | Aug 1, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

Commissioners Dhillon & Lucas Reported EEOC Is Denying FOIA Requests On Claims Sent To Arbitration Rather Than Litigation
Federal Judge in Ohio Blocked Air Forces’ Vax Requirement Nationwide
OFCCP Issued First Official Statement After Weeks of Confusion On Its AAP Portal “Deadline”
National Academy of Sciences Released Its Anticipated Pay Data Study; EEOC Commissioners Respond With Notably Different Takes
HHS, DOL, And Treasury Department Issued Guidance Regarding Birth Control Coverage Under the ACA
DOL WHD Added New Best Practices Guidance on Child Labor for Employers
DC Circuit Court of Appeals Reverses NLRB Win for Browning-Ferris in Long-Running Joint-Employer Litigation Slugfest: No New Legal Test Emerges…Yet
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: July 18, 2022

by DE Compliance News | Jul 18, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Reported That Its Second Comment Period For Continued Use of Form I-9 Is Still Open
NLRB Announced 2021 Update To Its “Outline of Law & Procedure In Representation Cases”
EEOC Updated 15 Items In Its Covid-19 Technical Assistance Guidance, Adding A New Standard For Employers Which Test Employees For the Virus
While OFCCP Slipped Into the Bottom Quartile, The EEOC Climbed Into The Top 30% In The 2021 Best Places To Work Scores In The Federal Government
USDOL Agencies Announced They Are Seeking Comments From Employers Regarding Long-Covid Workplace Challenges
Wage & Hour Division Published Its Long Expected Proposed Rule on “Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts”
The NLRB Reported Union Election Petitions Are Up 58% Through Q3, Exceeding Already All FY21 Petitions Filed
Jury Awards Former Southwest Flight Attendant >$5M In Abortion Views Bias Suit
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: January 10, 2022

by DE Compliance News | Jan 10, 2022 | Week In Review (WIR)

This Week’s Vaccination Injunction Puzzle at a Glance
Wage & Hour Administrator Nomination Boomerang
Court Prohibits Defense Department Discipline of 35 Navy Personnel Seeking Religious Accommodation From Vaccine Mandate
DE First to Have Signed Partnership Agreements with All 50 States & U.S. Territories for Electronic Job Listings
6th Circuit Joins Prior 11th Circuit Decision in Refusing to Allow Enforcement of the Federal Contractor/Subcontractor Vaccine Mandate
Coalition of Healthcare Worker Unions File Petition Seeking Court Order to Make OSHA Healthcare ETS Permanent
The U.S. Department of Justice Weighed In Again On COVID Concerns Affecting Individuals With Disabilities
EEO-1 Administrators Take Note: EEOC Will Replace Its EEO-1 Type 6 Report For Small Establishments With Its Type 8 Report
Should NLRB Change Its Legal Standard On Work Rules?
U.S. Wage-Hour Division and NLRB MOU Promises Greater Enforcement and Investigation Opportunities Against Employers, Including as to Independent Contractor Misclassifications
Countdown to E-Verify Record Destruction
BILG Gets Answers On OFCCP Certification Portal
NLRB Seeks To Remedy Alleged Ethics Violations By Former Member Emanuel
Another Disappointing Monthly Jobs Report: Short Term Unemployment Dropped as Long-Term Unemployment Grew And More Americans Decided To Sit Out Millions of Available Jobs
Oral Argument Suggests U.S. Supreme Court Dubious OSHA Has Authority to Require Vaccination in ETS; Proponents of CMS Healthcare Worker Vaccination Mandate More Hopeful