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OFCCP Proposes Promotion & Accommodation Focused Review Letters
OFCCP has proposed new scheduling letters for the Promotion and Accommodation Focused Reviews. Similar to the final letters for the Section 503 and...
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OFCCP Releases Certainty Directive
Dec 15, 2020, 6:25:26 PM
With the release of Directive 2021-02, OFCCP has completed its commitment to the OFCCP principles, first announced in 2018, of Certainty, Efficiency,...
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OFCCP Extends Moratorium for VAHBP Providers
Dec 15, 2020, 6:24:57 PM
Directive 2021-01* has extended OFCCP’s current enforcement moratorium for all Veterans Affairs Health Benefits Program (VAHBP) providers** by two...
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DOL Releases Final Religious Exemption Rule
Dec 10, 2020, 3:09:10 PM
This week, The U.S. Department of Labor released a finalized rule that eases anti-discrimination restrictions for religious employers that contract...
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OFCCP Releases New Technical Assistance Guide for Small Contractors
Dec 3, 2020, 2:29:32 PM
On December 3, 2020, OFCCP announced the release of a new technical assistance guide for small contractors. The new guide provides compliance...
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CA Pay Reporting – Updated FAQs posted
Dec 1, 2020, 4:55:06 PM
On November 23, 2020, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) released new FAQs to clarify requirements of new California pay...
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EO 13950 Notice Language Published
Nov 30, 2020, 12:15:00 PM
On Friday, November 20, the Department of Defense Pricing and Contracting Director issued a notice on Class Deviation 2021-O0001 – Combating Race and...
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Record Keeping Requirements in Affirmative Action (Part 2)
Nov 18, 2020, 1:29:00 PM
By: Sally Makreff In September 2013, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released updated regulations related to the Vietnam...
DOL Publishes Final Rule to Codify Procedures OFCCP Uses to Resolve Potential Employment Discrimination
Nov 5, 2020, 2:48:31 PM
Today, November 5, 2020, OFCCP published the final rule titled “Nondiscrimination Obligations of Federal Contractors and Subcontractors: Procedures...
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Record Keeping Requirements in Affirmative Action (Part 1)
Nov 5, 2020, 1:28:00 PM
By: Sally Makreff One of the most common violations issued by Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) during a compliance review is...
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OFCCP Releases New Supply & Service Technical Assistance Guide
Nov 4, 2020, 9:54:25 AM
On Tuesday, November 3rd, OFCCP released a new Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for supply and service federal contractors.
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NAACP LDF Adds Lawsuit to Chorus of Voices Opposing Executive Order 13950
Nov 2, 2020, 3:40:07 PM
On Thursday, October 29, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc (LDF) filed a constitutional challenge to Executive Order 13950, labeling...
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OFCCP Publishes RFI Race and Sex Stereotyping and Scapegoating
Oct 21, 2020, 2:39:07 PM
This morning OFCCP released RIN 1250-ZA01 “Request for Information; Race and Sex Stereotyping and Scapegoating” (RFI) as was required by the new...
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The Institute Releases Statement Supporting Affirmative Action
Oct 16, 2020, 11:50:46 AM
On Thursday, October 15, The Institute for Workplace Equality released a statement reiterating its support surrounding affirmative action and...
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OFCCP Releases FAQ Page for Executive Order 13950
Oct 7, 2020, 12:47:57 PM
OFCCP has released a new FAQ page on Executive Order (EO) 13950, "Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping". The FAQ includes a section on whether EO...
California Employers Required to Report Pay Data
Oct 1, 2020, 11:04:35 AM
Included in the list of legislation signed yesterday by Governor Newsom of California was Senate Bill 973 requiring California employers with 100 or...
DCI Experts Published in Law360 Article
Sep 30, 2020, 11:31:00 AM
On September 30, 2020, David Cohen, DCI President, Amanda Bowman, Associate Principal Consultant, and Dave Sharrer, EEO Compliance Manager & Senior...
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OFCCP Actively Enforcing the New Executive Order 13950 with Hotline
Sep 29, 2020, 6:07:43 PM
Yesterday, September 28, OFCCP issued a press release regarding their enforcement of the President’s Executive Order issued last week. The press...
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Executive Order: Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping
Sep 23, 2020, 5:55:50 PM
As a continuation of an order given last week to all Federal Agencies, on September 22, 2020, the president issued an Executive Order (EO) that...
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OFCCP Publishes Landing Pages for Promotions and Accommodations Focused Reviews
Sep 23, 2020, 5:26:12 PM
This afternoon, Wednesday, September 23, OFCCP published new landing pages for the upcoming promotions and accommodations focused reviews. Both types...
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OFCCP Revises Posted 2020 Scheduling List (CSAL)
Sep 17, 2020, 4:21:45 PM
As we noted last week, the 2020 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List was released and posted on OFCCP’s website. DCI recently evaluated the CSAL...
OFCCP Requests Comment on AAP Verification Collection
Sep 17, 2020, 4:18:47 PM
This Monday, September 14, 2020, a new information collection called the AAP Verification Program Interface, was published in the Federal Register....
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OFCCP Releases 2020 CSAL
Sep 11, 2020, 3:05:26 PM
Today, Friday, September 11th, the OFCCP released two new Corporate Scheduling Lists (CSAL), posted to the FOIA Library.
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OFCCP Grants National Interest Exemption
Aug 28, 2020, 12:39:10 PM
Director Craig Leen of the OFCCP has published a memorandum granting a National Interest Exemption for hurricane-relief contracts. Effective August...
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OFCCP Audit Case Administrative Law Judge Rules on Key EO 11246 Issues
Aug 10, 2020, 1:45:00 PM
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Larry Merck issued an order in May 2020 ruling against WMS Solutions, LLC (WMS) on a majority of violations filed by...
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Insight on Analyzing Small Groups from OFCCP Branch of Expert Services
Aug 4, 2020, 1:41:00 PM
The NILG virtual conference is underway and well-represented by OFCCP, law firms, industrial and organizational psychologists, labor economists, and...
DCI Principal Consultant Michael Aamodt Wins IPAC's Stephen E. Bemis Award
Aug 3, 2020, 1:59:00 PM
Congratulations to Michael Aamodt, DCI Principal Consultant and 2020 Winner of the Stephen E. Bemis Memorial Award!
OFCCP Sends Reminder to Update Voluntary Self-ID of Disability Form
Jul 28, 2020, 12:12:41 PM
OFCCP has recently sent out a reminder to federal contractors and subcontractors to update the Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form...
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EEOC Announces Study of Component 2 Data
Jul 17, 2020, 2:32:00 PM
EEOC announced Thursday, July 16, 2020, that they will fund a statistical study of the collected EEO-1 Component 2 data. The Commission voted...
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The Business Need for Diversity Metrics
Jul 14, 2020, 3:06:00 PM
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) initiatives are organizational goals focused on an inclusive work culture where all employees are valued, able to...
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EEO-1 Notification: Updated Contact Information
Jul 10, 2020, 2:35:00 PM
EEOC sent email notifications to employers the week of July 6th, advising that changes have been made to the mailing address, telephone and fax...
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Supporting HR Pandemic Response: Part 3
Jul 9, 2020, 9:26:00 PM
The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically altered the current (and future) state of organizations. In some instances, organizations need to...
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Regulatory Agencies Announce Spring 2020 Agendas
Jul 8, 2020, 2:58:00 PM
Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released their respective regulatory agendas for...
VEVRAA Focused Reviews to Begin Soon
Jul 7, 2020, 3:53:00 PM
Many of you may remember that the OFCCP released a second, VEVRRA supplemental, CSAL list “in honor of Veteran’s Day” back on November 8, 2019. Until...
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Clarity for TRICARE Providers
Jul 6, 2020, 2:24:00 PM
OFCCP recently published a final rule and confirmed the agency does not have jurisdiction over TRICARE providers. TRICARE is a federal health care...
DCI Experts Joanna Colosimo and Jon Geier Published in Law360 Article
Jun 22, 2020, 4:49:00 PM
On June 22, 2020, Joanna Colosimo, Director of Compliance & Workforce Analytics, and Jon Geier, Principal Consultant, were published in Law360. Their...
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Supporting HR Pandemic Response: Part 2
Jun 18, 2020, 2:39:53 PM
The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically altered the current (and future) state of organizations. In some instances, the need to hire and train...
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Supporting HR Pandemic Response
Jun 3, 2020, 1:50:28 PM
The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically changed the current state of government, private sector, and non-profit organizations. And, the impacts of...
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Breaking News: OMB Approves the Modified OFCCP Disability Self-ID Form
May 8, 2020, 4:32:52 PM
OFCCP provided notification today that the modified disability self-id collection form has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget...
Breaking News: EEO-1 2021 deadline announced
May 7, 2020, 11:57:19 AM
On May 7, 2020, EEOC announced in a Federal Register notice that there will be no EEO-1 data collection in 2020 due to the COVID-19 public health...
OFCCP Announces New Compliance Assistance Directives
Apr 17, 2020, 11:43:12 AM
OFCCP announced three new directives today, Friday April 17, 2020. The Directives are designed to maximize the effectiveness of OFCCP’s compliance...
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Annual Hiring Benchmark for Veterans Now 5.7 Percent
Apr 14, 2020, 11:38:00 AM
Consistent with timing in previous years, OFCCP has recently updated the hiring benchmark for protected veterans. In annual affirmative action plans...
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Construction Industry: New Compliance Scheduling Letters Approved
Apr 7, 2020, 11:16:00 AM
On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved OFCCP’s information collection request for two new compliance check...
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Revised OFCCP Scheduling Letters Approved
Apr 7, 2020, 11:13:00 AM
Several proposed, modified letters are now final for Supply and Service Contractors, as well as Construction Contractors. Revisions to the Supply and...
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OFCCP COVID-19 Updates
Apr 6, 2020, 11:25:50 AM
Last week, OFCCP sent out two announcements on adjustments related to COVID-19, one regarding Functional Affirmative Action Program (FAAP)...
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EEO-1 Update: One Step Closer
Apr 1, 2020, 10:00:00 AM
Last week, EEOC published a notice of information collection in the Federal Register for a 30-day comment period. As with the initial 60-Day Notice,...
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Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Mar 30, 2020, 1:56:00 PM
The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor has issued the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which expands upon employee...
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OFCCP Clarifies Audit Expectations During COVID-19 Pandemic
Mar 27, 2020, 1:53:00 PM
The National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) recently communicated and worked with OFCCP’s national office to clarify contractor expectations during...
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Special COVID-19 Announcements from NILG & OFCCP
Mar 19, 2020, 11:06:00 AM
The National Industry Liaison Group (NILG) Board released an announcement to its members on March 18, 2020, followed by a related message the...
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OFCCP Issues a National Interest Exemption Memo for COVID-19 Contracts
Mar 18, 2020, 11:09:00 AM
On March 17, 2019, OFCCP Director Craig Leen issued a National Interest Exemption memo granting limited exemptions and waivers from OFCCP-enforced...
DCI Experts Joanna Colosimo and Lisa Harpe Published in Law360 Article
Feb 28, 2020, 2:04:53 PM
On February 25, 2020, Joanna Colosimo, Director of EEO Compliance and Lisa Harpe, Principal Consultant, were published in Law360. Their expert...
Video Blog: Complimentary AAP Resources are Available
Feb 26, 2020, 10:22:45 AM
Join Operations Deputy Yevonessa Hall and HR Analyst Tyler Wurtz as they walk through all of the AAP resources that DCI has to offer. Visit our...
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OFCCP’s FY2021 Congressional Budget Justifies Requested Funds Increase
Feb 12, 2020, 11:17:17 AM
OFCCP’s FY2021 Congressional Budget Justification, just released Monday, February 10, shows an increase in requested funds as compared to FY2020...
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EEO-1 Component 2 Data Collection to Officially Close Friday
Feb 11, 2020, 11:15:13 AM
EEOC is officially able to close their collection of employer pay data for 2017 and 2018 filing years. Judge Chutkan granted EEOC’s motion requesting...
Craig Leen Nominated for Inspector General at the Office of Personnel Management
Feb 3, 2020, 2:32:59 PM
On February 3, 2020, President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate Craig Leen for the Inspector General at the Office of Personnel...
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California Rules in Favor of Center for Investigative Reporting
Jan 8, 2020, 12:49:58 PM
In December 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California made a decisive ruling in the ongoing case of The Center for...
DCI Experts David Cohen, Joanna Colosimo & Jon Geier Published in Law360 Article
Jan 8, 2020, 12:48:00 PM
On January 8, 2020, David Cohen, DCI President, Joanna Colosimo, Director of EEO Compliance, and Jon Geier, Principal Consultant, were published in...
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OFCCP Announces Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Standardizing Procedures for Evaluating Employment Discrimination Claims
Jan 6, 2020, 12:36:00 PM
OFCCP ended 2019 by releasing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) attempting to codify procedures the agency uses to resolve alleged violations of...
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EEO-1 Component 2 Data Collection Continues
Jan 3, 2020, 12:27:00 PM
EEOC submitted an update to the court on the 2017 & 2018 EEO-1 Component 2 data collection, as required to do every 21 days. As of January 3, 2020,...
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OFCCP Revises the Federal Contractor Compliance Manual
Jan 2, 2020, 12:31:00 PM
OFCCP was active over the holiday season releasing an updated Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM). The full manual, as well as revision...