by John C. Fox | Jan 2, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- Embracing Generational Differences at Work Discussed in New DE Talk Podcast
- President Biden Intends to Renominate Julie Su to be the Next U.S. Secretary of Labor
- Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council Issued Final Rule Requiring Unionized Workforces on Large Federal Construction Projects
- EEOC Commissioner Sonderling Continued Advocating for Increased EEOC Involvement in Regulating AI in the Workplace
- In Brief
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Dec 18, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- Without Notice, OFCCP Updated Its Construction Program and CSAL FAQs
- Contractors Have New Opportunity to Comment on OFCCP’s Supply & Service Contractor Portal Information Collection
- US GAO Recommended US DOL & OMB Spearhead Increased Agency Collaboration for Data on Workers in Contract Arrangements
- US DOL WHD Unveiled Its Final Rule on Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
- Education Does Not Resolve Gender Wage Gap, According to US Census Bureau Findings
- US DOL ETA Announced NPRM to “Modernize” Registered Apprenticeship Rules
- US DOL ODEP Released New WRP Database of Student/Recent Graduate Jobseekers with Disabilities
- Upcoming Opportunity to Weigh-In on Revising “Schedule A” Labor Certifications in Light of AI Development Needs
- New Publications
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Jul 3, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- At 11th Hour, OFCCP Made Changes to Contractor Portal FAQ
- U.S. Census Bureau Reported Sharp Drop in On-Site/In-Person Work Between 2019 & 2021
- One Day After PWFA Took Effect, EEOC Submitted Proposed Regulations for OMB Review
- U.S. EEOC Discreetly Announced EEO-1 Reporting Tentative Starting Date Pushed Back to Fall 2023
- SCOTUS Ends Its 45-Year Detour Around The Equal Protection Clause By Now Finding “Race-Based” Admissions Practices At Harvard and UNC Unlawful
- The Four “Elevator Speeches” Federal Contractor Compliance Managers and AAP Vendors Now Need Post Harvard/UNC
- Three Justices Square Off in the Harvard/UNC Case Decision Over the Accuracy of OMB Directive 15 Defining Race and National Origin in America
- Employers Must Grant Religious Accommodations Absent Substantial Increased Costs, Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court Ruled
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Jun 20, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)
- U.S. NLRB Returned to Obama-Era Independent Contractor Standard for NLRA Coverage
- Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda Released, Multiple Final Rules Slated for Publication this Month
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | May 22, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Uncategorized, Week In Review (WIR)
- U.S. Government Accountability Office Report Found Employers Use Non-Competes to Protect Confidential Information, But Rarely Enforce Them
- USDOL Wage & Hour Division Issued PUMP Act Bulletin Explaining New Employer Obligations
- Focusing on Adverse Impact, U.S. EEOC Released a New Technical Assistance Document on Artificial Intelligence & Title VII
- U.S. Federal Trade Commission Now Jumps into Biometric Privacy Protection Even in the Absence of Any New Congressional Authorizing Law
- In Brief
- Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders
by John C. Fox | Apr 6, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- IG Report Blasts OFCCP Construction Audits–Including Bonus Feature
- Big Changes Ahead for OFCCP Construction Programs
- VETS Champion Veteran Hiring Award
- EEOC Continues to Serve Amid COVID-19 Crisis
- NLRB Final Rule – Three Amendments
- NLRB Resumes Representation Elections
- DE & NASWA Launched “NeedAJobNow” Website
- IRS Issued FAQs on FFCRA Sick Leave and Tax Credits
- OFCCP Ensured Data Safety
- World Autism Awareness Day
- National Dialogue on COVID-19 Extended
- OFCCP Updates for FAAPs
- March Employment Situation Released
- OSHA Issued Respirator Guidance
- Disability:IN Launched COVID-19 Response Series
- OFCCP Sent National Exemption Reminder
- OFCCP Announced New Online Course
- USDOL Announced Additional FFCRA Guidance
- NLRB Launched a New Website
- WHD Issued Temporary Rule on Paid Leave under FFCRA
- Bonus Feature: Section 3610 of the CARES Act Provides Potential Additional Relief for Qualified Federal Contractors
by John C. Fox | Mar 30, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- WHD Launched Families First Q&A Page
- USDOL Hosted a National Online Dialogue
- EARN Announced COVID-19 Resources
- NILG Gets OFCCP National Interest Clarifications
- EEOC Champions Anti-Discrimination Reminder
- Three New Opinion Letters on FLSA
- EEOC Posted COVID-19 Q&A Webinar
- Reasonable Accommodations and COVID-19
- WHD Announced More COVID-19 Guidance
by John C. Fox | Feb 17, 2020 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Denial Of Sex Reassignment Surgery to a Federal Prisoner Found to be Cruel and Unusual Punishment Violative Of the 8th Amendment
- OFCCP and NILG To Host Compensation Roundtable
- EEOC Issued Annual Performance Report
- Component 2 Collection Data Officially Closed!
- The White House Issued FY21 Budget
- OFCCP Budget Justification Released
- DE Talk: Episode 5 Launched! The ROI of D&I is Greater Humanity
- DirectEmployers Signed MOU with OFCCP!
- NILG Conference Agenda Announced
- MILG Updates
- OFCCP Recognized African American History Month
- EARN Recognized American Heart Month and Age-Related Macular Degeneration/Low Vision Month
by John C. Fox | Dec 30, 2019 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Federal Court Orders OFCCP to Disclose EEO-1 Reports Belonging to 20 Federal Government Contractors
- NLRB Now Allows Content-Neutral Limits on Union Insignia on Work Uniforms in Customer Service Areas
- The NLRB Reverts to its Longstanding Policy to Defer to Arbitration Decisions
- OFCCP Issued a Proposed Rule
by John C. Fox | Apr 29, 2019 | Week In Review (WIR)
- Supreme Court to Rule Whether “Sex” Discrimination Prohibition also Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- EEO-1 Pay Data – Back On!
- Reminder: Countdown to DEAM19!
