On November 21, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a proposal to require contractors to provide substantially more data to the agency at the desk audit stage. For a complete...
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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its proposed strategic plan for fiscal years (FYs) 2022 to 2026 on November 4, 2022, with comments due by December 5, 2022. The strategic plan serves as a...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been the most aggressive and the most active independent agency of the Biden administration, especially in terms of fulfilling the president’s prounion agenda. The 53% increase in union election petitions over fiscal year (FY) 2021 is a direct result of the public support the Board has given to union organizing activity, support that has been reflected in the General Counsel’s (GC) memoranda and the Board’s formal rulings.
On November 21, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a proposal to substantially revise its scheduling letter and itemized listing. The scheduling letter is used to commence an OFCCP...
Even before the midterm elections and the prospect of divided government, the Biden administration began issuing new regulations in the employment sector. Joint employer The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which...
The period from an election until the new Congress is sworn in is known as the Lame Duck. During the Lame Duck, the party that lost the election rushes to pass bills and confirm nominees. This year, since the Democrats...
The midterm elections yielded stunningly unexpected results. The so-called “red wave” of Republican victories was more like a trickle. The House has a narrow Republican majority, but the party has deep philosophical splits, with newly empowered “moderates” seeking to limit the influence of the “MAGA-wing,” which they believe led the party to defeat in crucial races. In the Senate, where a sitting president did not lose a single Senatorial seat for the first time since 1934, a teetering Democratic majority feels like a landslide. What can employers expect?
EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows provided an overview of her priorities to participants of The Institute for Workplace Equality’s virtual Fall Compliance Conference on November 3. The agency is focused on systemic...
On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two separate cases on whether race can be a decision in admissions to colleges. The two cases, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and Students for...
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and, particularly, the aggressive actions by General Counsel (GC) Jennifer Abruzzo have properly attracted the attention of unions, employers, and politicians, but all that...
After the Democrats’ surprising showing in the midterms, they opened the Lame Duck session of Congress on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, moving remaining legislation and beginning to confirm long-delayed Biden...
On November 4, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) held a hearing on the proposed regulations for the city’s new law regulating use of automated employment decision tools (AEDTs)...
As we write this, many days after the midterm election, one thing is clear: This was a historic election in that the party in power performed far better than anyone predicted—indeed, better than any such party has...
Mitch McConnell, the most astute vote counter in Washington, saw what was happening. His early complaint about the “quality” of so many Republican candidates was thinly veiled code for saying his party was continuing to...
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Jenny Yang discussed what the agency is planning for fiscal year (FY) 2023 to participants in the Institute for Workplace Equality’s virtual fall conference...