The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has released updated Excel and CSV templates for the 2021 reporting year, both available on the main filing page.
The notable change to the filing templates is the addition of a...
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December 16, 2021
November 08, 2021
OFCCP has announced a proposal to rescind the final rule “Implementing Legal Requirements Regarding the Equal Opportunity Clause’s Religious Exemption,” which has been in effect since Jan. 8, 2021. The Federal Register will publish the proposal to...
September 10, 2021
On Friday, September 3, OFCCP announced that it would require the use of new census data for affirmative action plans developed on or after January 1, 2022. This new census data is referred to as the 2014-2018 Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation...
September 02, 2021
On September 1, 2021, OFCCP published a new corporate scheduling announcement list (CSAL) for federal construction contractors and subcontractors. This release follows the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) July 6th approval of the agency’s new
September 02, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a notice in the Federal Register stating that OFCCP plans to evaluate the 2017 and 2018 EEO-1 component 2 pay data to assess the utility for providing insight into pay disparities across industries and...
September 01, 2021
On August 31, 2021 the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved OFCCP’s Affirmative Action Program Verification Interface. The final notification states that the verification was approved with change and the agency has also published a final...
July 21, 2021
Maya Raghu has joined the U.S. Department of Labor’s OFCCP as the Deputy Director for Policy, effective July 19th, 2021.
Ms. Raghu previously served as the Director of Workplace Equality and Senior Counsel at the National Women’s Law Center, where...
July 07, 2021
OFCCP released its FY2022 Congressional Budget Justification earlier this month, calling for a $35 million increase in funding to hire, train, and equip almost 200 additional staff. In addition, OFCCP says the increased funding is needed to support...
July 07, 2021
On June 25th, President Biden issued an executive order, and accompanying fact sheet, designed to “advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility across the Federal Government” for disadvantaged groups.
Who does this impact?
The order...
July 07, 2021
The DCI Software Division has released our newest web application: DCI Dashboards for AAP Data. Throughout the design and development of the DCI Dashboards, two overarching goals guided our work: provide our clients with innovative ways to view...
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Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its latest Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL), which is comprised of 668 Supply and Service establishment-based traditional compliance reviews, 19 Corporate...
June 28, 2021
EEOC announced today that the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 component 1 filing deadline will be delayed until August 23, 2021. The EEO-1 website also reflects this update.
This filing delay comes as many employers face communication and approval delays due...
June 15, 2021
The current EEO-1 filing for 2019 and 2020 has experienced multiple delays, first in 2020 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, and then in 2021 to announce site delays until April 2021 and data upload delays until May 2021. The site is now...
June 09, 2021
DCI Consulting Group, Inc. (DCI) is pleased to announce that David S. Garber, Ph.D. has joined DCI as a Principal Consultant. Dr. Garber has joined DCI's HR and EEO Analytics team where he serves as an expert advisor to employers aiming to...
June 02, 2021
This week we continue our blog series on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for supply and service contractors and subcontractors. This post will outline the agency’s requirements regarding...
The new EEO-1 filing portal opened April 26th; however, as previously announced, the data upload filing option has been delayed until “late May”. Per EEOC notifications emailed to employers late last week, the data upload option will be...
This spring, OFCCP implemented changes to the suite of compliance assistance initiatives offered on the agency’s website. These updates began with the closing of the Contractor Assistance Portal on March 1, 2021, which was done to improve efficiency...
On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors and subcontractors from the current $10.95 per hour to $15 per hour. This impacts new or renewed contracts starting January 30, 2022 and...
April 22, 2021
With EEO-1 filings expected to begin next Monday, April 26th, DCI received insight today that employers have begun to receive notification letters from the EEOC that contain company-specific login information (i.e., company ID and passcode).
...
April 20, 2021
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP’s) Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for supply and service contractors and subcontractors has a surprisingly short entry on recordkeeping for Internet applicants and other applicants. This...
April 15, 2021
On March 23, 2021, Illinois governor, J.B. Pritzker, signed into law Senate Bill 1480, amending the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003. Under this new amendment, Illinois private employers are required to submit information, including pay data, to...
April 15, 2021
On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, OFCCP updated the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark to 5.6 percent, slightly down from 5.7 percent in 2020.
This hiring benchmark indicates the percentage of total protected...
March 23, 2021
In this installment of our blog series regarding the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for supply and service contractors and subcontractors, we are reviewing the requirements to invite...
On Monday, March 22nd, the Senate voted 68 to 29 to confirm Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as Labor secretary, a federal position that oversees workplace conditions, benefits and rights.
Walsh has strong union ties dating back to his early twenties. By...
March 18, 2021
In this installment of our blog series regarding the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for supply and service contractors and subcontractors, we are reviewing OFCCP’s recordkeeping requirements....
March 11, 2021
OFCCP’s website now has the addition of a landing page for “AAVI” or the Affirmative Action Plan Verification Interface.
The page says, “Coming Soon” with the details “Affirmative Action Plan Verification Interface (AAVI) is a secure web-based...
March 10, 2021
In this week’s entry into our blog series covering the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) Supply and Service Technical Assistance Guide (TAG), we’ll examine the requirements surrounding listing open jobs with the local...
March 04, 2021
We continue our blog series regarding the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for supply and service contractors and subcontractors by looking at OFCCP’s required postings, listings, and notices. ...
March 02, 2021
OFCCP has announced changes to its 2020 Supply and Service Scheduling List.
The list was comprised of 500 compliance reviews, 500 accommodation focused reviews, 500 promotions focused reviews, 250 Section 503 focused reviews, and 500 compliance...
February 24, 2021
As mentioned in our previous blog, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for supply and service contractors and subcontractors provides valuable insights for federal contractors. In this blog...
February 17, 2021
OFCCP’s Technical Assistance Guide for non-construction companies provides valuable insights into the agency’s requirements and an overview of the agency’s operations and practices. During 2021, we will explore the information in this Technical...
February 17, 2021
President Biden nominated Julie Su, secretary of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, to serve as the deputy secretary of labor, the second-highest-ranking position in the Department of Labor.
If confirmed, Su will work directly...
February 08, 2021
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) released an FAQ last week notifying employers of a deadline extension available upon request.
Currently, the deadline for the California Pay Reports is March 31, 2021. Under this new...
February 01, 2021
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)
released the user guide, excel file template, and CSV file template for the SB-973
pay data collection.
The
CA Pay Data Reporting User Guide provides an overview of all data...
January 26, 2021
January 21, 2021
Charlotte A. Burrows has been named the Chair of the EEOC by President Biden, and Jocelyn Samuels has been named Vice Chair.
Burrows has served as an EEOC Commissioner since 2015, and her prior experience includes serving as Associate Deputy...
January 21, 2021
Among the slate of
new Executive Orders signed by President Biden is
one providing comprehensive protections for individuals who have historically been subjected to discrimination based on their gender identity and/or sexual orientation.
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The first...
January 21, 2021
Recently
,
OFCCP issued the first
Annual Report
on Section 503 Focused Reviews
, following efforts to
actively
narrow
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in on
their
commitment to disability inclusion
.
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The report covers the number of Section 503 focused reviews scheduled and completed
January 21, 2021
President Joe Biden has overturned the controversial Executive Order 13950: Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping, effective immediately. Biden signed an
Executive Order on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the...
January 20, 2021
DCI has learned that former EEOC Chair, Jenny Yang, is the new
Director of OFCCP
, a political appointee under the new Biden administration.
Directly following President Biden’s Inauguration swearing-in today, the Department of Labor’s Leadership...
January 12, 2021
EEOC announced today that the data collection for the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 filings will be delayed until April 2021. The EEO-1 website also reflects this update.
As a reminder, EEOC previously announced a delay for both the 2019 and 2020 filings due...
January 08, 2021
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) updated the FAQs for the new pay data collection as of January 7, 2021 and a few items are a bit unexpected.
Although DFEH has worked to model their pay data collection after the...
Following Congress’ confirmation of the Electoral College vote yesterday, Biden announced his pick for Secretary of Labor earlier this afternoon. If confirmed, Boston mayor Marty Walsh would take the helm at the agency in the new administration.
...
On December 22, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued a nationwide preliminary injunction banning the enforcement of Sections 4 and 5 of Executive Order 13950 (EO 13950), a controversial federal directive...
