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New Pay Transparency Requirements for State of Washington Job Posts

By: Mitchell Chamberlin

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Delay Announced for New York City's Local Law 144 on Automated Employment Decision Tools

By: Dave Schmidt On December 9, 2022, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection issued an update on the status of Local Law 144...

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OFCCP Notifies Some Contractors EEO-1 Data Will Be Released

By: Evan Szarenski and Joanna Colosimo OFCCP began notifying contractors, that did not object to release of EEO-1 Type 2 reports,of a data release...

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OFCCP Proposes Revisions to Disability Self-ID Survey Form

By: Kayin Banfield On November 15, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a revised version of its Voluntary...

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EEOC Seeks Three-Year Approval of Revisions to the EEO-1 Report

By: Bill Osterndorf, Kate Hayek, and Alaya Collins On November 9, 2022, theEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) gave notice that it is...

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OFCCP Proposes Major Changes to Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing

By: Mitchell Chamberlin On November 20, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposed major changes to the scheduling...

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Contractor Portal Instruction for Higher Ed

By: Deborah Fashole-Luke and Rosemary Cox This year is the inaugural year of the Office of Federal Contractor Program’s (OFCCP) Contractor Portal....

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EEOC Commissioner Dhillon Resigns: Senate Deadlocked on Democratic Nom

By: Haley Fisk Republican commissioner of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Janet Dhillon announced her resignation from EEOC,...

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EEOC Releases Draft 2022-2026 Strategic Plan for Public Comment

By: Benjamin Kerner and Evan Szarenski On November 4, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a draft of its strategic plan...

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EEOC Releases New Version of ‘EEO is the Law’ Poster

By: Haley Fisk The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a new 'Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal'...

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Clarification Issued on NYC Law 144 Automated Employment Decision Tool

By: Dave Schmidt and Sara Hendrick December 9, 2022 UPDATE: The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is delaying enforcement of Local...

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Federal Efforts to Collect Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data

By: Evan Szarenski and Chad Peddie The reporting of sexual orientation and gender identity data has been on the minds of federal contractors for a...

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New Pay Data Filing Requirements for California Employers

By: Sheryl Harmening Senate Bill-1162 was signed into law Tuesday by California Governor Gavin Newsom. As highlighted in an earlier blog by DCI, the...

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OFCCP Releases Revised Version of FAAP Directive

By: Jair Portillo, Evan Szarenski The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released its third revision to Directive 2013-01....

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OFCCP Extends Deadline for Objections to Release of EEO-1 Reports

By: Bill Osterndorf The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has extended the deadline for organizations to make objections to the...

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New California Pay Reporting Requirements Coming

By: Bill Osterndorf With the likely passage of SB-1162, new California pay reporting requirements are coming. SB-1162 is a final version of a law...

2022 EEO-1 Filing to Open in April

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) data website now states that the 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is tentatively...

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OFCCP Reiterates Intent to Provide List of Non-Compliant Contractors to Federal Contracting Officers

By: Mitchell Chamberlin On August 29th, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) indicated once again that it will provide a...

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OFCCP Announces New Version of Notification Site for Construction Contracts

By: Bill Osterndorf On August 22, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a new version of the notification site...

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OFCCP Notice Allows Objections to Release of EEO-1 Reports Under FOIA

By Bill Osterndorf, Evan Szarenski On August 19, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a notice in the Federal...

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OFCCP Releases Revised “Pay Equity” Directive 

By Cassie Alfheim, Evan Szarenski On August 18, 2022, OFCCP released Directive 2022-01 Revision 1 - Advancing Pay Equity Through Compensation...

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Deadline Extended for Federal Contractors with OFCCP Contractor Portal Issues

By Haley Fisk The deadline to certify compliance with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) affirmative action program...

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OFCCP Does Not Need to Follow Neutral Selection Process

By Evan Szarenski and Bill Osterndorf On July 1, 2022, the Secretary of Labor ruled against Convergys Customer Management Group (now Concentrix CVG...

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EEOC Shares Study on Pay Data Collection

By Bill Osterndorf On July 28, 2022, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) shared a report by the National Academies of Sciences,...

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Lessons Learned from OFCCP's Contractor Portal Initiative

By Sheryl Harmening This was the first year that federal contractors and subcontractors were required to use the Office of Federal Contract...

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VETS-4212 Reporting Coming up Fast!

By Rosemary Cox Time is moving quickly so we wanted to take a moment to remind you that VETS-4212 Reports must be filed between August 1 and...

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OFCCP Spring Regulatory Agenda

By Evan Szarenski On Tuesday, June 21, the Biden Administration published its semi-annual regulatory agenda. The regulatory agenda reports on...

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OFCCP Publishes New Proposed FAAP Directive for Public Comment

By Evan Szarenski On Friday, May 27, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a new proposed Functional Affirmative...

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Government Accountability Office (GAO) Recommends Enhancements for OFCCP Oversight

By Rosemary Cox On Thursday, May 26, 2022, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report, GAO-22-104599, which outlined seven...

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OFCCP 2022 Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) Recap

On May 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released its first Corporate Scheduling...

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New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) Release

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DCI Consulting Expands with Former OFCCP Hire Evan Szarenski

DCI Consulting Group, Inc. (DCI) is pleased to announce that Evan Szarenski has joined DCI’s Audit Strategy & Regulatory Affairs team as a Senior...

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OFCCP Director Yang Shares Updates on CSAL and Agency Initiatives

By: Amanda Bowman The Institute for Workplace Equality (The Institute) Annual Summit opened with a Fireside chat between OFCCP Director Jenny Yang...

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EEOC Provides Guidance Regarding Late Filers for EEO-1 Reports

By: Bill Osterndorf The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has provided guidance for employers that may be late filers for their EEO-1...

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New VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark Set at 5.5%

As expected, OFCCP has released an updated Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) benchmark effective March 31, 2022.

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Certification is Live for OFCCP's New Contractor Portal

By Amanda Bowman, Rosemary Cox, Bill Osterndorf On March 31, 2022, OFCCP opened the certification portion of the agency’s new Contractor Portal....

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OFCCP Budget Justification for Fiscal Year 2023 Now Available

By Bill Osterndorf, Joanna Colosimo OFCCP has released its Congressional Budget Justification for the fiscal year (FY) 2023. It can be found in full...

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OFCCP Releases Directive 2022-02

By Joanna Colosimo, Bill Osterndorf On March 31, 2022, OFCCP released their second directive under the Biden administration, Directive 2022-02. This...

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DCI Expands Labor Economics Division with Andrew J. Cook, Ph.D.

DCI Consulting Group, Inc. (DCI) is pleased to announce that Andrew J. Cook, Ph.D. has joined DCI’s HR and EEO Analytics team as a Principal...

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Setting the Record Straight on Directive 2022-01

Written By: DCI President David Cohen On March 15, 2022, OFCCP released its first directive under the Biden administration. Directive 2022-01...

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The NYC Automated Employment Decision Tools Bill

In late 2021, New York City (NYC) passed a law addressing the use of Automated Employment Decision Tools (AEDT) in selection processes. The law...

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2021 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Notice

On March 22nd, 2022, EEOC updated the EEO-1 Component 1 Online Filing System (OFS) The OFS now provides access to helpful resources including the...

OFCCP Releases Pre-enforcement Notice and Conciliation Procedures NPRM

Today, March 21, 2022, OFCCP released an unpublished notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), Pre-enforcement Notice and Conciliation Procedures. The...

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Biden Signs Pay Equity and Pay Transparency Executive Order

On Wednesday, March 16, President Biden signed an executive order regarding pay equity and pay transparency. The Executive Order: Advancing Economy,...

OFCCP Releases New Compensation Directive

Today, March 15, on Equal Pay Day 2022 , the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ( OFCCP ) released a new...

OFCCP Selects Samuel Maiden to Serve as Mid-Atlantic Regional Director

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OFCCP Begins Reviews of Construction Contractors

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Contractor Portal Considerations

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Registration is Open for the OFCCP Contractor Portal

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OFCCP Has an Ambitious Regulatory Agenda

In December of 2021, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its semi-annual regulatory agenda for the various agencies within the DOL. The DOL’s...

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EEOC Announces Discontinuation and Upcoming Deadline

On Thursday, January 6, 2022, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published an announcement on the EEO-1 site about 2021 EEO-1...