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EEO-1 Component 2: EEOC Seeks Closure or Clarification

EEOC continues to collect 2017 and 2018 Component 2 filings, as well provide support and outreach to employers, after previously being denied a...

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EEOC Considers a Proposed Employer Pay Survey with Public Comment

In line with its continued focus on identifying pay disparities in the workplace, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has made notice...

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OFCCP posts Section 503 Focused Review On-Site Guide and Playbook

OFCCP has posted two new resources on their Section 503 Focused Reviews web page to assist contractors with what to expect during the course of a...

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OFCCP Will Not Request, Accept, or Use Component 2 Pay Data

OFCCP has filed a notice to the Federal Register this morning in an effort to formalize their position surrounding the recent collection of EEOC...

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OFCCP’s New Directive on Protected Veterans and Audit Expectations

OFCCP’s first directive of fiscal year 2020 outlines protections for spouses of protected veterans. Effective November 8, 2019, Directive 2020-01...

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Veterans in the Workplace: Recruitment & Training Resources to Know

OFCCP & EEOC Updates: Analogic Case, Harassment Report, and more

OFCCP Releases New Construction Contractors Technical Assistance Guide

Today, November 13, 2019, OFCCP announced the release of a new Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for construction contractors.

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OFCCP Releases Supplemental FY2019 VEVRAA Focused Reviews Scheduling List

In honor of Veteran’s Day, OFCCP released a supplemental CSAL list containing 500 establishments selected for a VEVRAA Focused Review. This list was...

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Now Active: OFCCP’s Contractor Assistance Portal – “Ask OFCCP A Question”

OFCCP’s Contractor Assistance Portal now includes a feature where employers can “Ask OFCCP A Question” via an interactive discussion board. This new...

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OFCCP Seeks to End Decade-Long TRICARE Dispute

On November 6th 2019, OFCCP announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking intended to declare health care providers who solely receive TRICARE funds as...

EEOC Public Hearing: The Future of EEO-1 Data Collection

EEOC announced earlier this week that they will host a public hearing on the proposed changes to the EEO-1 report. As summarized in a previous blog,...

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EEO-1 Component 2 Update: Judge Orders EEOC Must Keep Portal Open

Judge Chutkan has denied EEOC’s request to officially close the NORC portal for EEO-1 Component 2 data collection even though EEOC contends they have...

The Higher Education Technical Assistance Guide (TAG)

In October, the Office of Federal Contract and Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released, for the first time, a Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) to help...

National Disability Employment Awareness Month: What Can ODEP Do for You?

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OFCCP Releases New Technical Assistance Guide for Educational Institutions with Federal Contracts

Today, October 11, 2019, OFCCP released a new technical assistance guide for educational institutions with federal contracts. According to OFCCP,...

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Breaking News: EEOC to Continue Collecting Component 2 Data Until Target Response Rate is Reached

Today, September 27, 2019, EEOC posted an announcement that it would continue to collect Component 2 data until it reaches what the Court has...

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GAO Follow-up Report on OFCCP: AAP Electronic Upload in the Future

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued three reports since September 2016 that offer the OFCCP and EEOC recommendations...

OFCCP’s Contractor Assistance Portal – New Feature Available

OFCCP announced today a new feature to their Contractor Assistance Portal. Contractors can now participate in a chatroom where they can pose...

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Recent Update from NORC Regarding Company User ID Requests

On September 12, 2019 the Component 2 EEO-1 HelpDesk released an answer to an FAQ they have been receiving regarding company user IDs for the NORC...

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EEO-1 Component 2 Updates: What You Need to Know about Current and Future Data Collections

What a week! For those that have been along for the EEO-1 Component 2 ride since the March 4th decision to reinstate EEOC’s pay data collection, and...

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DCI Consulting Group Hires Jone Papinchock and Dave Schmidt

PR Newswire: DCI Consulting Group, Inc. (DCI) is pleased to announce that Joanne (Jone) Papinchock, Ph.D. and David (Dave) Schmidt, Ph.D. have joined...

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OFCCP Encourages Contractors to Consider Functional Plans

The Functional Affirmative Action Plan (FAAP) program has received renewed focus under the current administration. A revised Directive was released...

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DCI Video Blog: EEO-1 Component 2 Countdown

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EEO-1 Component 2 Update – Limitations with Viewing Final Reports

DCI Consulting representatives recently contacted the NORC helpdesk for guidance after being unable to view or download draft or final EEO-1...

DCI Consultants Lisa Harpe and Sarah Layman Published in Law360

On August 20, 2019, DCI consultants Lisa Harpe and Sarah Layman were published in Law360 for their article "Anti-Discrimination Essentials From New...

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OFCCP Highlights Four Pillars at 2019 NILG Conference

To longtime attendees of the National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) Conferences, the 2019 event held in Milwaukee, WI was notable for the active...

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OFCCP Publishes New Proposed Rule for Religious Exemptions

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a new rule “clarifying” religious exemptions a contractor can be granted...

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Exciting EEO-1 Component 2 Updates: Batch Upload Filing Function + Non-Binary FAQ

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EEO-1 Component 2 File Upload Specifications Update

*The EEOC Component 2 collection portal officially closed on February 15th, 2020. The EEOC has stated it doesn't intend to collect Component 2 data...

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Introducing OFCCP’s New Ombudsman, Marcus Stergio

OFCCP has recently revived its ombudsman program, which was last active during the George W. Bush administration. The revitalization of the ombuds...

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DCI Video Blog: EEO-1 Component 2 Countdown: OFCCP Updates & Important FAQs

*The EEOC Component 2 collection portal officially closed on February 15th, 2020. The EEOC has stated it doesn't intend to collect Component 2 data...

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OFCCP VEVRAA/USERRA Town Hall Recap

On August 7, 2019, OFCCP held a VEVRAA/USERRA Town Hall at the Department of Labor in Washington, DC. The Town Hall sessions are intended to provide...

Important Updates from OFCCP Director Craig Leen & EEOC Commissioner Victoria Lipnic at the 2019 NILG Conference

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OFCCP Releases FAQ Guidance on Practical Significance and Validation of Selection Procedures

In keeping with their focus on transparency, last week OFCCP released two FAQ documents that should be reviewed by all federal contractors. The first...

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EEOC Seeks Assurance of Protections in Intersectional Sex–Age Discrimination Claim

On Tuesday, June 11, 2019, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed an amicus curiae brief in Frappied et al. v. Affinity Gaming...

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DCI Video Blog: New EEO-1 Component 2 FAQs: Mergers & Acquisitions, and more

*The EEOC Component 2 collection portal officially closed on February 15th, 2020. The EEOC has stated it doesn't intend to collect Component 2 data...

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OFCCP Releases Opinion Letter on Pay Analysis Groups

On July 22, 2019, OFCCP released an opinion letter in response to a request to address whether contractors can work with OFCCP to develop a Pay...

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Enterprise Ordered to Pay $6.6M in OFCCP Discrimination Case

On July 19, 2019, federal contractor Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company, was ordered by an administrative law judge to remunerate $6.6M in back pay and to...

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DCI Video Blog: Component 2 EEO-1 Survey Portal Officially Open

*The EEOC Component 2 collection portal officially closed on February 15th, 2020. The EEOC has stated it doesn't intend to collect Component 2 data...

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New EEO-1 Component 2 Upload File Specifications, Instructions, and FAQs Posted

*The EEOC Component 2 collection portal officially closed on February 15th, 2020. The EEOC has stated it doesn't intend to collect Component 2 data...

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ODEP & OFCCP Launch Inclusion Award

Federal contractors can now apply for the Excellence in Disability Inclusion (EDI) award. The EDI award is a joint initiative between the Office of...

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General Audit Trends

In March of this year, OFCCP released their Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL) list, outlining which federal contractors could expect to...

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Launch of Component 2 EEO-1 Online Filing System Portal

*The EEOC Component 2 collection portal officially closed on February 15th, 2020. The EEOC has stated it doesn't intend to collect Component 2 data...

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Updates on Proposed Changes to Scheduling Letters

OFCCP suggested a number of changes to the current scheduling letters in its Proposed Renewal of Information Collection Requirements, which was...

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Proposed Changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letters: The Institute’s Comments

As noted in a previous blog, OFCCP proposed changes (dated April 12, 2019) to the supply and service scheduling letters covering contractor...

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DCI Video Blog: Update on EEO-1 Component 2

*The EEOC Component 2 collection portal officially closed on February 15th, 2020. The EEOC has stated it doesn't intend to collect Component 2 data...

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The U.S. Women’s National Team vs. U.S. Soccer

UPDATE: On July 7, 2019, the U.S. Women's National team won the World Cup, which is the second consecutive and fourth time overall that the USWNT has...

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DCI Consulting Hires Jon Geier as a Principal Consultant

DCI Consulting Group, Inc. is pleased to announce that Jon Geier, a recently retired employment law partner at Paul Hastings LLP, is joining DCI as a...

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EEO-1 Pay Component 2: Where Are We Now?

Now that the deadline for Component 1 of the EEO-1 Survey has passed (hopefully with successful filings for all), EEOC is looking ahead to the...

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DOL/OFCCP Regulatory Agenda – Open for Comment

OFCCP has three agenda items currently in the proposed rule stage. Meaning, the following rules have been proposed to the public in order to address...

The EEO Studio Episode 6: Maintaining Workplace Civility with Paul McGovern from NILG

Paul McGovern, Chair of the Northeast Region of the National Industry Liaison Group (NILG), sits down with co-hosts Keli Wilson and Rosemary Cox to...

DCI Consultants Amanda Bowman and David Sharrer Published in Law360

On May 9th, 2019, DCI consultants Amanda Bowman and David Sharrer were published in Law360 for their article "OFCCP Affirmative Action Compliance May...

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OFCCP Releases Town Hall Action Plan Update

On April 29, 2019, OFCCP released an update regarding the Town Hall Action Plan created after the 2017-18 Compliance Assistance Town Halls and...

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Justice Department Files Appeal, Component 2 Still On

Following Judge Chutkan’s reinstatement of Component 2 of the EEO-1 report in National Women's Law Center v. Office of Management and Budget, the...

EEOC Has Announced Collection of EEO-1 Component 2 Data for 2017

This morning, EEOC announced it expects to begin collecting EEO-1 Component 2 data for calendar years 2017 and 2018 in mid-July 2019.

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Breaking News: EEO-1 Component 2 Update

DCI staff just left the courtroom and the order is in. EEOC will announce to employers and post in the Federal Register by April 29 that data...

The EEO Studio Episode 5: Discussing Workplace Civility with Mindy Weinstein, EEOC Acting District Director for the Washington Field Office

In this special episode of The EEO Studio, co-hosts Keli Wilson and Rosemary Cox sit down with EEOC Acting District Director for the Washington Field...

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OFCCP Proposes Substantial Changes to Scheduling Letters and Compliance Checks

On Friday April 12, 2019, OFCCP posted a Notice and Comment for revised supply and service scheduling letters (including FAAPs and CMCEs), Section...

EEO-1 Pay Data Collection – The Saga Continues with a Hearing Scheduled Next Week

Yesterday, April 11, 2019, Judge Chutkan scheduled a hearing for 2 p.m. (EDT) next Tuesday April 16, 2019, for all parties to attend in regards to...

The EEO Studio Podcast Episode 4 with Larry Seward

Episode 4 of The EEO Studio has been released! Co-Hosts Keli Wilson & Rosemary Cox sit down with Larry Seward to discuss the season 1 topic of...

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Construction Contractors: OFCCP Proposes New Compliance Check Letters

OFCCP has developed a compliance check letter specifically for construction contractors, with a request for comment posted to the Federal Register...

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OFCCP Financial & Legal Industry Compliance Assistance Town Hall Recap

On April 9 and 10, 2019, OFCCP held Compliance Assistance Town Halls in Manhattan, NY. Similar to the 2017 Town Hall series, the events allow the...

Employers Could Turn Over 2018 Pay Data by September 30th

Today, April 3rd, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission told a federal judge that employers must turn over their 2018 pay data by September...

OFCCP Names New Pacific Regional Director

OFCCP has named Jane Suhr as the new Pacific Regional Director of OFCCP. Ms. Suhr has been with OFCCP since 2001 and was most recently Deputy...

OFCCP Announces 2019 VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark is 5.9%

On March 27, 2019, OFCCP announced that the 2019 VEVRAA hiring benchmark is 5.9%, effective March 31, 2019. The information is available on the...

OFCCP Posts Long-Awaited CSAL in OFCCP FOIA Library

On March 25, OFCCP posted the long-awaited Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) in the OFCCP FOIA Library. According to OFCCP, today marks...

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Assembling the Highlights from OFCCP v. Analogic Corporation

The decision handed down last week from Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Colleen A. Geraghty in OFCCP v. Analogic Corporation contains some important...

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The EEO Studio Episode 3: Assessing & Measuring Civility in the Workplace with Debbie Curl-Nagy

Co-hosts Keli Wilson and Rosemary Cox sit down with Debbie Curl-Nagy, Majority Owner & Managing Partner at Marcus Management Consultants, LLC, to...

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Federal Agencies Given April 3 Deadline for Employer Pay Data Update

If you’ve been wondering about how, what, and when to file your EEO-1 Survey for this year, you are not alone. Today, March 19, Judge Tanya S....

Don't Miss DCI Consulting Participate in the 34th Annual SIOP Conference (Booth #623)

The 34th Annual Society for Industrial & Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference will take place from April 3-6, 2019, at the Gaylord National...

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EEOC's Pay Data Collection Reinstated: The Institute for Workplace Equality Seeks Feedback

The Institute for Workplace Equality is seeking feedback on the topic of EEOC's Pay Data Collection Reinstatement. See below for The Institute's...

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OFCCP FY2020 Congressional Budget Justification Predicts Leen Auditing Machine

On Monday, March 11, 2019, the Trump Administration released the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget, and OFCCP issued its FY2020 Congressional...

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Australia’s Pay Gap Report Reveals Interesting Insights

Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) in partnership with Bankwest Curtin Economic Center (BCEC) recently released a report on gender...

OFCCP Announces New Section 503 Landing Page

On Friday March 8, 2019, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a new landing page dedicated to Section 503 of the...

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Section 503 Focused Review: Foreshadowing Disability Analytics?

On Friday, March 8, OFCCP launched a new Section 503 focused review landing page, which provides links to information including a sample of the...

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The EEO Studio Episode 2: What it Means to Have a Respectful Workplace with Mark Nagy

Co-Hosts Keli Wilson and Rosemary Cox sit down with Mark Nagy, Founder & Senior Consultant at Marcus Management Consultants, LLC, to discuss what it...

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Supreme Court Rules on Judge’s Opinion in Fresno Equal Pay Case

On February 25, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a judgment of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and remanded the case for further...

Federal Judge Reinstates EEOC's Pay Data Collection

On March 4th, Judge Tanya S. Chutkan of the U.S. District Court ordered the EEOC's pay data collection back into effect during the case Nat'l Women's...

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The EEO Studio Episode 1: The #MeToo Movement with Alexis Ronickher

Co-Hosts Keli Wilson & Rosemary Cox sit down with Alexis Ronickher from Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP, to discuss the #MeToo movement and its effect on...

DCI Consulting Presents: The EEO Studio Podcast

DCI Consulting is proud to announce its first-ever podcast, starring Senior Manager of EEO Compliance, D&I, and Principal Consultant Keli Wilson and...

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OFCCP Announces VERP Initiative

On February 13, 2019, OFCCP announced a new Directive establishing the Voluntary Enterprise-wide Review Program (VERP). The stated purpose of the...

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A Review of the 2018 New Jersey Pay Act

The Diane B. Allen Equal Pay Act is an amendment to the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). The amendment became effective July 1, 2018,...

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The Gift of Time: CSAL

OFCCP gives contractors the gift of time by issuing Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSAL), typically twice a year, in advance of sending...

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France Releases Decree on Annual Pay Gap Reporting

In September, 2018, France enacted a law to address the gender pay gap. The law introduced new obligations for companies to report any pay gaps and...

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Preview of the Section 503 Focused Review Scheduling Letter

In August of 2018, Director Craig E. Leen released DIRECTIVE (DIR) 2018–04, in which he announced that OFCCP would start conducting focused reviews....

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OFCCP Announces Two Tech Industry Town Halls

On February 6, 2019, OFCCP announced that it will be holding two town hall meetings focused on the technology sector, both of which will be open to...

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Seventh Circuit Ruling Regarding Who is Covered by the ADEA

The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently ruled that the protections against disparate impact age discrimination afforded...

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EEO-1 Filing Deadline Changed to May 31, 2019

DCI has learned that EEOC has changed the EEO-1 filing deadline this year to May 31, 2019 due to the partial government shut-down. Additionally, the...

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DCI Consulting Group Acquires EEO Litigation Firm Savina Consulting

DCI Consulting Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Savina Consulting, an employment litigation support and HR consulting firm. This...

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Gender Pay Equity Lawsuit filed under the Massachusetts Equal Pay Act

Elizabeth Rowe, the principal flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra is suing the organization for $200,000 in back pay. The lawsuit, filed under...

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More Audits, Less Time: A Review of Conciliation Agreements

As OFCCP moves away from the Active Case Enforcement (ACE) approach to audits, the number of audits will increase and the timeframes for these...