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OFCCP Seeks Renewal for Contractor Portal

By: Evan Szarenski On December 12, 2023, OFCCP published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on the renewal of its Information...

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EEO-1 Portal to Remain Open Through January 9th

By: Benjamin Kerner The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has updated their EEO Data Collectionsinformation pageto provideguidance on...

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OFCCP Fall 2023 Regulatory Agenda

By: Caroline Moughan and Evan Szarenski On Wednesday, December 6, the Biden Administration published its semi-annual regulatory agenda. The...

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OFCCP Publishes New FAQs on Construction

By: Bill Osterndorf and Evan Szarenski The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published new...

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Update on SEC Rule for ESG Disclosure Expected Spring of Next Year

By: Tyler Wurtz The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) revealed their 2023Fall Rule List1 which serves as an agenda the...

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VETS Seeking Extension for Current VETS-4212 Report

By: Victoria Ungvary The Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) in the U.S. Department of Laboris requesting an extension for the currently...

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Diversity Business Principles Initiative: Operationalizing DEIA Programs

By: Keli Wilson The Commerce Department is taking steps to operationalize diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) program best...

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President Biden Signs an Executive Order Related to the Use of AI

By: Dave Schmidt and Bre Timko On October 30, 2023 President Biden signed the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and...

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EEO-1 Filing Portal Now Open – Key Updates Contractors Should Know Before Filing

By: Lily Kerr On Tuesday, October 31, the EEOC’s portal for filing the annual EEO-1 report opened. All private employers with at least 100 employees...

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OFCCP Updates Process for Filing Complaints

By: Evan Szarenski On November 1, OFCCP announced that it is updating its complaint filing process. Now, potential complainants will have the option...

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Common Mistakes When Filing an EEO-1 Report

By: Sheryl Harmening January 21, 2025 Update: President Trump issued Executive Order 14173, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based...

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OFCCP Announces Additional Reviews for Construction Megaprojects

By: Bill Osterndorf On Friday, October 6, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ( OFCCP ) announced that there would be 12...

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OFCCP Sends Flood of Scheduling Letters

By: Bill Osterndorf and Joanna Colosimo During the week of September 25, 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance...

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What Happens to OFCCP During a Government Shutdown?

By: Bill Osterndorf The end of the federal fiscal year is rapidly approaching. As of September 26, Congress has yet to pass a budget for the 2024...

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State of New York’s Pay Transparency Law Goes Into Effect

By: Bill Osterndorf The State of New York’s pay transparency law took effect on September 17, 2023. The law requires employers to provide information...

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A Guide to OFCCP's Final Revisions to the Scheduling Letter & Itemized Listing

By: Joanna Colosimo On August 24, 2023, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) posted an...

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New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) September 2023

By: Mitchell Chamberlin Today, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published its latest Corporate Scheduling Announcement List...

EEO-1 Filing Deadline Announced

By: Mitchell Chamberlin On September 1, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced the 2022 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection...

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OMB Approves OFCCP’s Scheduling Letter

By: Joanna Colosimo, Bill Osterndorf, Amanda Bowman On August 24, 2023, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the Office of Management...

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EEO-1 Form Approved for 1 year Only; Fall Collection Likely

By: Zach Olsen Earlier this month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC)’s request was approved to renew a slightly streamlined...

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EEOC Settles First AI Hiring Bias Lawsuit

By: Bre Timko, Dave Schmidt, Grace Boudjalis The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) settled its first lawsuit concerning artificial...

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Kotagal Sworn in as EEOC Commissioner

By: Grace Boudjalis and Sarah Layman On August 9, 2023, Kalpana Kotagal was sworn in as a Commissioner for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...

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Proposed Senate Bill: The No Robot Bosses Act of 2023

By: Dave Schmidt and Sarah Layman Federal focus on broadly understanding, regulating, and balancing the benefits and risks related to the use of...

OFCCP Releases Final PDN Rule

By: Evan Szarenski On Thursday, August 3, 2023, OFCCP released the long-expected Pre-enforcement Notice and Conciliation Procedures Final Rule...

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Four-Step Approach to EEOC MD-715 EEO Programs

By: Keli Wilson Government agencies annually prepare for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Management Directive 715 (MD-715) filing...

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New York City Local Law 144 Roundtables and FAQ: 10 Take-Aways

By: Dave Schmidt and Bre Timko In late May, the New York City (NYC or the City) Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) held multiple...

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OFCCP Announces Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda

By: Haley Fisk and Evan Szarenski The Biden administration’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has released the Spring 2023...

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Kotagal Confirmed as EEOC Commissioner by Senate

By: Emily Kimble On Thursday, July 13 th , 2023, the Senate confirmed Kalpana Kotagal as a commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity...

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Harvard and UNC [6 Things You Need to Consider for Your DEIA Program]

By Workforce Equity, DCI Consulting Group  DCI Consulting Group (DCI) is monitoring reactions, answering questions, and releasing content related to...

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What is Pay Compression?

By: Don Lustenberger At DCI, we’ve been tracking increased attention on the topic of pay compression. So, let’s talk about what it is, how it comes...

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OFCCP’s Contractor Portal Technical Help Desk Open to Assist Contractors

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

2022 EEO-1 Data Collection Moved to Fall 2023

By: DCI Consulting On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released a notice indicating that the tentative opening...

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High Court Ruling Wouldn't Change Federal Affirmative Action

By: Joanna Colosimo and Evan Szarenski This article was originally published in Law360 and has been modified for the DCI blog. Before the end of the...

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OFCCP Continues to Focus on Construction Companies

By: Bill Osterndorf The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) continues to focus on the affirmative...

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Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Pay Scale Disclosures

By: Bill Osterndorf On May 17, 2023, the Illinois legislature passed a bill requiring various pay scale disclosures in job postings. This bill, House...

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OFCCP Releases CSAL for Construction Contractors and Subcontractors

By: Mitchell Chamberlin and Amanda Bowman On Monday, June 5, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published a new...

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Preparing for the Harvard and UNC Decision [What Employers Need to Know]

By: Joanna Colosimo The Supreme Court is expected to provide a final decision in the cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC)...

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EEOC Issues Guidance on Software, Algorithms, and AI in Employee Selection

By: Dave Schmidt and Bre Timko On May 18, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published a press release in which they link to...

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A Guide to OFCCP's Proposed Revisions to the Scheduling Letter

By: Cassie Alfheim, Amanda Bowman and Evan Szarenski On April 18, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a revised version of the...

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Mitigating Risk of Social Responsibility Initiatives 

By: Keli Wilson and Jon Geier This is the final part of our blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity. Throughout this series,...

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Current Trends in Human Capital Disclosures in ESG Reporting

By: Bobbie Burton and Marcelle Clavette Recently published research suggests that transparency in information disclosures from organizations...

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Racial Equity Audits: Now is the Time to Learn More

By: Joanna Colosimo This article was originally published in WorldatWork's #evolve Magazine and has been modified for the DCI blog. A growing number...

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Impacts of EEO-1 FOIA Disclosures on Objectors and Non-Objectors

By: Joanna Colosimo and Zach Olsen On April 17, 2023, aggregated company race/ethnicity and sex counts by EEO-1 category as a part of the EEO-1...

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Federal Agencies Make Statement on Discrimination & Bias in Automated Systems

By: Bre Timko and Dave Schmidt Federal leaders, including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Burrows, U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil...

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New Voluntary Self-Identification Form for Disability Released

By: Jair Portillo The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published an updated Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form...

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Maintaining Psychological Safety in the Event of a Reduction in Force

By: Chad Peddie and Jon Geier This is part 7 of our 8-part blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity. This blog series has...

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California Employers Can Request Deferral for Labor Contractor Report

By: Sheryl Harmening On April 14, 2023, California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) updated itsFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs) with additional...

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OFCCP Publishes Revised Version of Supply & Service Scheduling Letter

By: Evan Szarenski As previously covered by the DCI Blog, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is working to revise the letter...

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Technical Report Issued on the Use of AI in Employment Decision Making

By: Kermit Olson The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment decision making is receiving ever increasing attention from governmental...

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Summarizing the Updated Final Rules Issued for NYC's Local Law 144

By: Dave Schmidt and Bre Timko On April 6, 2023, the New York City (NYC) Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued the final set of...

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Enhancing Employee Engagement through DEIA Efforts

By: Chad Peddie and Bobbie Burton This is part 6 of our 8-part blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity. In a world...

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Delay Announced for the Enforcement of New York City’s Local Law 144

By: Dave Schmidt and Bre Timko If you have been following the state of New York City’s Local Law 144, which is intended to regulate the use of...

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OFCCP Announces Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark is 5.4 Percent

By: Brittany Dian-Hansell On Friday, March 31, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) updated the Vietnam Era Veterans'...

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Jenny Yang Departing OFCCP

By: Joanna Colosimo Update as of March 30, 2023: On March 30, Jenny Yang sent a personal message to the OFCCP stakeholder community discussing her...

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OFCCP Proposes Revised Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form

By: Sheryl Harmening The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is proposing changes to the agency’s Voluntary Self-Identification of...

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Fusing DEIA into the Candidate Experience

By: Bobbie Burton and Keli Wilson This is part 5 of our 8-part blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity. Implementing...

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OFCCP Announces Pending Reviews for Construction Megaprojects

By: Bill Osterndorf The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has published a list of 12 major construction projects where the...

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OFCCP Requests a $150M Budget for Fiscal Year 2024

By: Evan Szarenski On March 9, President Biden released his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024, which will cover October 1, 2023, to September 30,...

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OFCCP Launches Mega Construction Project Program

By: Terri Cordia and Bill Osterndorf On March 14, 2023, the Office of Federal Contractor Compliance Programs (OFCCP) launched its Mega Construction...

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OFCCP Contractor Portal Certification Begins March 31, 2023

By: Cassie Alfheim As predicted in DCI’s earlier blog post, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced today that the...

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OFCCP Contractor Portal 2023 Certification – Coming Soon?

By: Cassie Alfheim Update as of March 20, 2023: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced the deadline for federal contractors and...

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Making the Case for Organizational Justice

By: Keli Wilson and Jasmine Beecham This is part 4 of our 8-part blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity. Key takeaways...

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Establishing Inclusive Environments for Stigmatized Groups to Self-ID

By: Chad Peddie and Tyler Wurtz This is part 3 of our 8-part blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity. In the previous...

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EEOC Hearing on Employment Discrimination in AI

By: Bre Timko and Dave Schmidt On January 31, 2023, theEqual Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) had a hearing, entitled “Navigating Employment...

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A Risk-Benefit Analysis for Workplace Self-Identification

By: Marcelle Clavette and Jasmine Beecham This is part 2 of our 8-part blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity. An...

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OMB Requests Comments on Proposal for Revising Race and Ethnicity Standards

By: Sheryl Harmening On January 26, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)announcedits proposal for updating the standardsused for...

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Proposed SEC Ruling on ESG Disclosure for Investment Firms

By: Tyler Wurtz In June 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) announced a proposalto enhance Environmental, Social, & Governance (ESG)...

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OFCCP Provides Last Chance to Object to Release of EEO-1 Data

By: Sheryl Harmening Update as of February 14, 2023: On February 14, 2023, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) extended the...

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California Publishes Updated FAQs on Pay Data Reporting

By: Bill Osterndorf On Friday, January 20, 2023, the State of California published updated Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the pay data...

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Certified Contractors on CSAL Eligible for Administrative Closures

By: Joanna Colosimo, Cassie Alfheim, and Leilani Seged DCI has confirmed with the National Office of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance...

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Introduction to DCI’s Blog Series: Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity

By: Tyler Wurtz and Marcelle Clavette This is part 1 of our 8-part blog series, Psychological Safety and Advancing Workforce Equity. Employers are...

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2022 EEO-1 Filing Delayed Until Mid-July

Update: On June 30, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) delayed the filing period for the 2022 EEO-1 data collection once again....

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Increased Federal Focus on Artificial Intelligence in Employee Selection

By: Dave Schmidt, Amanda Allen, and Bre Timko Recently, New York City’s law related to the use of automated employment decision tools (where...

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OFCCP Scheduling Letter Series Part 5/5: Other Key Proposed Changes to the Scheduling Letter

By: Kristen Pryor and Joanna Colosimo The proposed changes discussed below focus on OFCCP asking for additional information at the outset of a...

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New Corporate Scheduling Announcement List (CSAL) Released January 2023

By Amanda Bowman and Benjamin Kerner The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) released its first Corporate Scheduling Announcement...

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OFCCP Proposed Scheduling Letter Series Part 4/5: Compensation Reporting Revisions

By: Zach Olsen and Lisa Harpe The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) proposed scheduling letter makes substantive additions and...

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Selection Procedure Documentation, Additional Reporting Obligations on Promotions & Terminations

By: Kristen Pryor and Zach Olsen Some of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) most notable proposed changes to its supply and...

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Updated Rules Issued for New York City’s Local Law 144 on Automated Employment Decision Tools

By: Dave Schmidt and Amanda Allen In late December 2022, the New York City (NYC) Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) issued an...

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OFCCP Proposed Scheduling Letter Series Part 2/5: Reviewing “Campus-Like Settings”

By: Bill Osterndorf There are manyproposed revisionsin the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) scheduling letter and itemized...

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OFCCP Proposed Scheduling Letter Series Part 1/5: Paperwork Reduction Act Primer

By: Evan Szarenski and Cassie Alfheim On November 20, 2022, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) published proposed changes to...

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Illinois Publishes Administrative Rules Regarding Equal Pay Registration Certificate

By: Bill Osterndorf and Evan Szarenski On January 6, 2023, the State of Illinois published final administrative rules regarding the Equal Pay...