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Reading Between the [Budgetary] Lines – What’s in store for FY 2017?

February 29, 2016

Since the release of OFCCP’s FY 2017 budget justification on February 8, 2016, the federal contractor community has been buzzing, as OFCCP’s requests shed light on the agency’s enforcement priorities for the near future. Given the current political...

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OFCCP Settles With Reynolds Consumer Products On Blanket Exclusions Based on Criminal Background Checks

February 26, 2016

The settlement, announced on February 22, 2016, calls for, among other things, payment of $86,000 to 74 black applicants from the period between March 2007 and February 2008, as well as the promise to offer jobs to seven of the class members as they...

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EEOC On Warpath Against Transgender Discrimination

February 02, 2016

In a recent alert, I summarized the results of Chavez v. Credit Nation Auto Sales, a Title VII case decided by the 11th Circuit on January 14, 2016 [2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 598].  I also noted a prior 11th Circuit 14th Amendment ruling in Glenn v. Bumbry

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Practical versus Statistical Significance

February 02, 2016

In our previous blog on the topic of statistical significance, we discussed how to interpret the meaning of "statistically significant." In this blog, we want to expand on the topic by discussing the difference between statistical and practical...

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Audit Timeframe for Data Requests

February 02, 2016

The Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing, reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), set the framework for what data are required to submit in a compliance review. Specifically, item 18 in the Itemized Listing requires...

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Don’t be so insecure! Ensure data submitted to OFCCP is protected

February 02, 2016

Given the high prevalence of data security breaches and identity theft today, organizational leadership should be making the protection of their consumers’ and their employees’ confidential information a high priority. It is no surprise that federal...

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A Brief Summary of the EEOC’s Pay Equity Addition to the EEO-1 Report

February 01, 2016

DCI reported on Friday the release of the EEOC’s revision to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1), which was officially published in the Federal Register today, February 1, 2016. The EEO-1 report will continue to collect the race/ethnicity and...

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