2022 Workplace Agenda
What Employers Need to Know
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Briefing Materials
Webinar Date: March 16, 2022
Webinar Topic: EEOC on the Cutting Edge of Emerging EEO Trends
Webinar Date: February 23, 2022
Webinar Topic: NLRB Moves Aggressively
Webinar Date: February 9, 2022
Webinar Topic: Wage & Hour Agenda is Front and Center
Webinar Date: January 26, 2022
Webinar Topic: Pay Equity and DEI&A - A New Horizon
Webinar Date: January 12, 2022
Webinar Topic: What Employers Need to Know about OFCCP
Briefing Overview
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March 16, 2022 - EEOC on the Cutting Edge of Emerging EEO Trends
2022 is expected to be a big year for EEOC. In this webinar, FortneyScott attorneys David Fortney and former Commissioner Leslie Silverman discussed how they anticipate that the Biden Administration will take control of the Commission during the second half of the year.
EEOC has added 450 new full-time employees to its ranks and is focusing its efforts on a number of existing and emerging EEO issues including:
- Stepped up pay discrimination enforcement efforts in 2022, including the introduction of a revamped EEO-1 pay data collection tool;
- Intense focus on the proliferation of AI during employer selection processes; and
- Active and coordinated pursuit with other federal agencies to combat worker retaliation.
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February 23, 2022 - NLRB Moves Aggressively
In this webinar FortneyScott attorneys reviewed the initiatives General Counsel Abruzzo and the Democratic-controlled Board will pursue in the coming months. GC Abruzzo has already announced her intent to revise the Board’s Joint Employer regulations and to reverse its Independent Contractor standard, in large part, to advance union organizing. Although conflict of interest disputes will further divide the Board, a unified and determined leadership will work to install a number of pro-union measures, such as:
- Recognition of Micro-Units
- Access to businesses for organizers
- Increased monetary penalties for labor law violations
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February 9, 2022 - Wage & Hour Agenda Front and Center
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is poised to be one of the most active federal agencies in 2022. Following President Biden’s inauguration last year, the agency took immediate steps to begin rolling back a number of significant changes in wage and hour rules and guidance that were implemented during the Trump Administration. Now, as the Biden Administration focuses on implementing its own agenda and priorities, the agency is expected to continue playing a key role.
FortneyScott Attorneys discussed what employers can expect, including:
- New employee-friendly standards and guidance from the agency on issues including joint employment and worker classification; and
- Stepped-up enforcement activities.
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January 26, 2022 - Pay Equity and DEI&A – A New HorizonList Item 2
Pay equity and DEI&A will remain a priority for many employers as they move into 2022. The race for talent and increasing demand for transparency adds to the pressure to get make demonstrable progress toward an equitable and diverse workplace.
During our January 26, 2022 webinar, FS Attorneys discussed:
- Growing patchwork of state pay laws and the push for greater pay transparency;
- Using DEI data to drive targeted change; and
- Messaging strategies to minimize pushback.
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January 12, 2022 - What Federal Contractors Need to Know about OFCCPList Item 1
During our January 12, 2022 webinar, FS Attorneys outlined what federal contractors should expect from OFCCP in 2022 including:
- Preparing for their first submission to the Contractor Portal;
- Proposed regulatory changes;
- Trump rules that are being revised or ignored;
- New audit protocols; and
- Additional possible areas of focus such as pay data collection and artificial intelligence.
