The confirmation hearing for new Secretary of Labor nominee, Alexander Acosta, has been pushed back until March 22 to allow him to travel to Nashville with the President. Its anticipated once the hearing moves forward, the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, will vote within on Acosta’s confirmation within the following week. Stay tuned
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Confirmation Hearing Set for Secretary of Labor Nominee
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The confirmation hearing for President Trump’s second Secretary of Labor nominee, Alex Acosta, has been set for March 15.
Acosta was nominated after President Trump’s initial nominee, Andrew Puzder withdrew from consideration following growing controversy.
While nothing prevents Acosta’s confirmation hearing from being postponed, as Puzder’s was several times before his eventual withdrawal, there does…
OFCCP Report Card: GAO Release Report of Its Review of the Agency
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This week the General Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report to the House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce on its recent audit of OFCCP. The report reviews (1) how the Agency conducts audits; and, (2) the Agency’s outreach assistance and guidance efforts.
The 56-page report – titled “Strengthening Oversight Could Improve Federal …
Wyoming Governor Signs Veteran Preference Law
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Veterans are continuing to receive support in their quest for employment with Wyoming being the latest state to join the ranks of those permitting a preference to be granted based on veteran status, including spouses of disabled or deceased veterans. The law will go into effect July 1, 2016.
Governor Matt Mead’s signing of the…
OFCCP Publishes New FAQs on Veterans Infographic
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In August 2015, OFCCP released an infographic designed to assist veterans understand whether or not they were covered under the protections of the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) for affirmative action purposes. The infographic spawned recent discussions surrounding the implications and interpretations of OFCCP’s definition of a protected veteran.
Today, OFCCP published FAQs…
Update: EEO-1 Filing Deadline Extended Until October 30
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The EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee has extended the deadline for filing this year’s EEO-1 Reports. The new deadline to file reports is now October 30, 2015.
This additional 30 days gives employers much needed time to adjust to and incorporate the new filing requirements.
There has been no extension at this time of…
Another EEO-1 Filing Rule Change
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As we previously reported, the annual EEO-1 Reporting portal has opened and along with it some changes to the reporting requirements. Probably the most impactful change is the new requirement that companies may no longer file more than one EEO-1 report for the same address if the North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) is…
Veteran Hiring and Veteran Preferences Gaining Steam
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This past March, Labor Secretary Thomas Perez issued a News Release announcing the overall unemployment rate for all veterans has dropped for the fourth consecutive year – this is great news.
In an effort to assist in the employment of veterans, covered federal contractors are required to set a protected veteran hiring benchmark as part…
It’s Been Six Months Since OFCCP Issued its Revised Scheduling Letter – What Have We Learned?
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Since introducing its new scheduling letter in late 2014, OFCCP has made many important changes to enforcement in audits. From ramped up enforcement of the Agency’s VEVRAA and Section 503 regulations to new and very different ways to investigate pay systems for discrimination, the Agency has fundamentally changed how it conducts compliance reviews. And it’s…
OFCCP Extends the Comment Period for its Sex Discrimination NPRM
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In light of this week’s Supreme Court decision in Young v. United Parcel Service addressing the issue of accommodations and pregnancy discrimination, OFCCP has extended the public comment period for the Agency’s Sex Discrimination Regulation Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The public comment period now closes April 14, 2015.
By extending the comment period by…