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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In an announcement sure to please many federal contractors, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) just declared that it is amending its 2020 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL) list to remove all establishments previously selected to receive promotion, VEVRAA, and Section 503 focused reviews and compliance checks. What do federal contractors need to know about this March 2 development?  The audits now...

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced on March 2 that it has amended its 2020 Supply and Service Scheduling List by removing all establishments selected to...

Large, Red, Itchy or Painful Skin Reactions to Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in Some Patients Posted on In correspondence published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital note that Phase 3 clinical data from the Moderna vaccine trial did show delayed skin hypersensitivity in a small number of the more than 30,000 trial participants. However, the authors say the large, red, sometimes raised, itchy or painful skin reactions were never fully characteriz...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Employer Update: Tuesday, March 2, 2021, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced that it has revised its Fiscal Year 2020 Supply and Service Scheduling List by removing all establishments that were previously selected to receive a focused review and/or compliance check. The revisions drastically reduce the number of establishments that will be evaluated pursuant to the 2020 Corporate Scheduling Announcemen...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced it is updating its Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Supply and Service Scheduling List (Scheduling List) by removing establishments previously selected for a focused review or compliance check. Notably, the amendment to the Scheduling List will have no impact on contractors with open or unscheduled audits. The FY 2020 Construction Scheduling list, however, has not been r...

'COVID is the 1,000-pound gorilla in the room'

Highland Park, the reimagined City View Center in Garfield Heights, lands first industrial tenant Vocon A rendering shows the former Walmart store at City View Center, reimagined as an office and industrial building. The onetime shopping center, under new ownership, has been renamed Highland Park and is being pitched to corporate tenants. Highland Park, the redevelopment of the former City View Center retail site in Garfield Heights, has landed its first new tenant — a growing business that m...

Mary Leard credits Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition’s Young Survivors in Action with helping her through her cancer diagnosis The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition’s Young Survivors in Action program helps younger women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer navigate their diagnosis, treatment, and post-treatment pathways.  These young survivors have access to networking, support, education, and activities that encourage them to continue to survive and thrive. Young Survivors in Ac...

Feb 23, 2021 February is National Cancer Prevention Month but being aware is not enough. The Cancer Prevention in Action Program (CPiA) urges people to lower cancer risk by making healthy choices, getting the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to prevent cancer, and staying up to date on cancer screenings. Screening tests for cervical and colon cancer can find cancer before it starts. Mammograms can find breast cancer early, which means treatment may be easier and more successful. Getting the ...

Feb. 22, 2021, entitled "Long-Term Federal Management of Uranium Mill Tailings: Background and Issues for Congress" by environmental policy analyst Lance N. Larson: SUMMARY In the wake of increasing concerns in the 1970s about human health and environmental risks posed by inactive uranium mill tailings, Congress enacted the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (UMTRCA). Uranium milling operations generate uranium concentrate, also known as yellowcake uranium, and waste materia...