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OFCCP Week In Review: April 8, 2024

by John C. Fox | Apr 8, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

February JOLTS Report – Job Openings Continue to Stagnate Month Over Month, Rate Unchanged for the Third Month in a Row
EEOC Consent Decree Illustrated Enforcement Stance Regarding Natural Hair Texture & Race Discrimination
U.S. Economy Added 303k Jobs in March, Unemployment Rate Decreases Slightly to 3.8%
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: April 1, 2024

by John C. Fox | Apr 1, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

DE Talk Podcast Explored Camaraderie & Meaningful Impact of Veteran ERGs
EEOC Released Its FY 2023 Litigation Report & Updated 5-Year “Data Dashboard”
OMB Announced Finalized Overhaul to Federal Race & Ethnicity Data Collection Standards
VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Dropped Slightly to 5.2%
Construction Trade Association Sued to Stop FAR Council’s Rule Requiring Unionized Workforces on Large Federal Construction Projects
OSHA Announced Finalized, Union-Friendly Regulations to Allow Employee Representatives to Attend Safety Inspections
In Brief
New Publications
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Has Formally Proposed to Resurrect Monthly CC-257 Employment Utilization Reports for Construction Contractors to Give OFCCP a New Way to Select Construction Contractors for Audit

by John C. Fox | Feb 26, 2024 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

Proposed Version of Reinstated Form Would Have Multiple Changes In a move perhaps akin to a vampire or zombie story, OFCCP is seeking public comments regarding its sudden proposal (not mentioned in its Semi-Annual Regulatory Reports) to obtain approval from the Office...

OFCCP Week In Review: June 5, 2023

by John C. Fox | Jun 5, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

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’s Congressional Budget Justification Is Chock-Full of Insights Into the Agency’s Future Plans & Past Performance

by John C. Fox | Mar 20, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

The 34-page OFCCP full fiscal year (“FY”) 2024 Congressional Budget Justification (“CBJ”) revealed key aspects of the agency’s future plans and past performance metrics. We reported last week that OFCCP’s FY 2024 budget request was unrealistic and angered many on...

DirectEmployers Named #1 in Government Contracting in JD Supra 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards

by Jaime Costilow | Mar 7, 2023 | Press Release

For the third consecutive year, DirectEmployers’ authors were named #1 and #2 in the Government Contracting category during the JD Supra 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards. JD Supra, the recognized source of legal intelligence, recently revealed its winners for the 2023...

OFCCP Week In Review: February 27, 2023

by John C. Fox | Feb 27, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

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

OFCCP Week In Review: February 20, 2023

by John C. Fox | Feb 20, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

NLRB Again Extended Reply Comment Period on Proposed Fair Choice and Employee Voice Rule
Last Two Chances Coming for Contractors to Object to OFCCP’s Proposed Disclosures of EEO-1 Data
U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Announced Changes to Three Labor Appeals Boards
Senate HELP Committee Advanced Gilbride Nomination for EEOC General Counsel, But Looman Nomination to Head WHD Hit Technical Snag
U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Finally Announced His Resignation Date
President Biden Issued Executive Order on “Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities”
Illinois Supreme Court Ruled Claims Under State’s Biometric Information Privacy Act Accrue with Each Scan or Transmission
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

OFCCP Week In Review: January 3, 2023

by John C. Fox | Jan 3, 2023 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

U.S. IRS & Treasury Department Published Notice on Prevailing Wage & Apprenticeship Requirements for Enhanced Tax Benefits Under Inflation Reduction Act
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Delivers Another Fatal Blow to Biden Administration’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Federal Contractors
Latest DE Talk Podcast Provided Tips for Celebrating Holidays Inclusively at Work
OFCCP Submitted to OMB Its Final Rule on “Pre-Enforcement Notice & Conciliation Procedures”
Republican U.S. Senator Blocked Efforts for Unanimous Floor Vote to Confirm Gilbride (EEOC Counsel) & Looman (WHD Head) Nominations
NY Gov. Hochul Finally Signs Bill Requiring “Salary Range” Disclosures in Job Ads
How The New $1.7 Trillion Federal Budget Differentially Impacts Federal Labor & Employment Law Agencies
Bipartisan FY 2023 Budget Law Included New Accommodations for Pregnant & Nursing Employees
In Brief
Looking Ahead: Upcoming Date Reminders

GAO Made Seven Lackluster Recommendations to OFCCP to “Improve Oversight of Veterans’ Federal Contractor Employment”

by John C. Fox | May 31, 2022 | OFCCP Compliance, Week In Review (WIR)

Responding to unnamed and unknown “Congressional Requesters,” the U.S. Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) issued a 45-page written report titled “Equal Employment Opportunity: Better Assistance and Data Use Could Improve Oversight of Veterans’ Federal...