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Minnesota Changes: 2025 Guide to Workforce Certificates & Annual Compliance Reports

July 16, 2025

By Sally Makreff

BLOG OVERVIEW:The Minnesota Department of Human Rights has updated its requirements for state contractors looking to obtain a State of Minnesota Workforce Certificate, as well as requirements for the Annual Compliance Report. These...

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2024 EEO-1 Filing: Unpacking the Changes and Preparing for Next Year

July 16, 2025

By Benjamin Kerner and Lily Kerr

BLOG OVERVIEW:Expert consultants go over DCI's takeaways and lessons from this year's EEO-1 filing period and instruction booklet, including a shortened timeline for employers with no late submissions accepted,...

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OFCCP Begins Sending Closure Letters Following Secretary’s Order 08-2025

July 11, 2025

By Yesenia Salguero

On July 2, 2025, Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025, which outlines the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) priorities and enforcement actions related to Section 503 of the...

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California Law Regulating AI in Employment to Go in Effect in October

July 10, 2025

By Mitchell Chamberlin

After multiple attempts by the California legislature to pass laws regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and automated-decision systems in employment, the State of California’s Office of Administrative Law has...

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Where is the Updated Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark?

July 08, 2025

By Victoria Ungvary and Amanda Bowman

Historically, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published an annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark on or around March 31st. However, as...

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OFCCP Resumes Section 503 and VEVRAA Enforcement

July 03, 2025

By Zach Olsen

On July 2, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer issued Order 08-2025, which allows the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to resume its enforcement activities related to Section 503 of the...

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OFCCP Proposes Big Changes to Disability Regs, Minor Revisions for Vets

July 01, 2025

By Fred Satterwhite

Five months after Executive Order (EO) 11246 was revoked, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has proposed revisions to its implementing regulations, including changes to affirmative action and data...

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Open Letter to Contractors in Response to OFCCP's Info Request

June 30, 2025

By David Cohen

On Friday, June 27th, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Director Catherine Eschbach sent a letter to federal contractors asking them to voluntarily submit information to the agency explaining their efforts to...

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Is EEO Cool Again? Part II: Decoupling EEO from DEI

June 25, 2025

By Joanna Colosimo

This is Part 2 of the “Is EEO Cool Again?” blog series. Catch up by reading Part I: EEO Compliance Isn't DEI.

Over the past decade, many experts have emphasized the importance of breaking down silos between equal employment...

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Is EEO Cool Again? Part I: EEO Compliance Isn’t DEI

June 18, 2025

By: Joanna Colosimo

Over several decades, DCI has dedicated substantial efforts to evaluating equal employment opportunity (EEO) compliance programs and anti-discrimination initiatives. Typically managed within an organization's Human Resources and...

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Artificial Intelligence in Employment: 2025 Regulatory Update

June 12, 2025

By Dave Schmidt and Sarah Layman

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into employment decision-making processes for organizations continues to accelerate, as does the evolution of the legal and regulatory environment. This post provides...

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Department of Justice Launches Civil Rights Fraud Initiative

June 11, 2025

By Fred Satterwhite

Federal contractors who have been waiting to find out how Executive Order (EO) 14173 would be implemented now know at least one piece of the federal government’s enforcement plan.

On May 19, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice...

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