By: Bill Osterndorf and Joanna Colosimo
On March 28, 2024, the White HouseOffice of Management and Budget issued new guidance on the collection of race and ethnicity data by federal agencies. OMB revised Statistical Policy Directive (SPD) 15, which...Welcome to the DCI Consulting Blog
By: Kristen Pryor and Dave Schmidt
On April 4, 2024, multiple federal agencies charged with enforcing various laws signed a joint statement asserting that:
- Their existing enforcement authority encompasses and applies to the use of automated...
By: Kristen Pryor and Dave Schmidt
To meet obligations set forth in the President’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Executive Order 14110, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published a memorandum for Federal Agencies on March 28, 2024. This...
April 08, 2024
By: Benjamin Kerner and Alaya Collins
The EEO-1 Instruction Bookletfor the 2023 EEO-1 reports was published on March 19th, 2024.In comparing this instruction booklet to the prior version, thereare some notablechanges.A brief overview of the...
April 05, 2024
By: Sally Makreff, Bill Osterndorf, Kate Hayek
The deadline for Illinois pay reporting was March 23, 2024. Organizations covered by the pay reporting provisions of the Illinois Equal Pay Act were required to complete an application for an Illinois...
April 03, 2024
By: Fred Satterwhite and Amanda Bowman
Over four years after collecting pay data from approximately 70,000 private employers and federal contractors via its controversial EEO-1 “Component 2” form, EEOC has released a public website featuring...
March 29, 2024
By: Bill Osterndorf
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has released its budget justification for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The budget justification provides information on priorities the agency is ...
March 28, 2024
By: Bill Osterndorf
A revised version of the Washington, D.C. wage transparency law will become effective on June 30, 2024. The District has had a wage transparency law in effect since 2014. The previous version of the law prohibited employers from ...
March 05, 2024
By: Bill Osterndorf
In July of 2021, OFCCP dramatically changed the letter that is used to open compliance reviews for construction companies.This letter, called a scheduling letter, includes an itemized listing of materials that must be submitted...
February 26, 2024
February 20, 2024
By: Mitchell Chamberlin
On February 15, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) filed a notice of appeal to the December 2023 court decision ordering the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to release the consolidated EEO-1 reports of...
February 20, 2024
February 15, 2024
By Sally Makreff and Bill Osterndorf
Employers subject to the Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) portion of the Illinois Equal Pay Act must submit application materials to the State of Illinois by March 23, 2024, to obtain an EPRC. The Equal...
February 01, 2024
By: Mitchell Chamberlin
On February 1, 2024, the California Pay Data Reporting site updated to reflect the 2023 reporting period. According to FAQs on the site, the portal is set to open as of that day. However, the portal itself indicates that ...
January 30, 2024
By: Keli Wilson and Marcelle Clavette
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced aninitiative for federal agencies to pursue pooled hiring with a focus on skills-based selection, evaluating needed skills versus applicants’ education and...
By: Evan Szarenski
On January 29th, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council)released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement Executive Order 14069, titled “Advancing Economy, Efficiency, and Effectiveness in Federal...
January 26, 2024
By: Jair Portillo
Mark May 8, 2024, on your calendar — the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) updated its Pay Data Reporting site to indicatethisMay 8 deadline for submitting your 2023 pay data reports.
Who is Required to File:
- Private...
January 18, 2024
January 12, 2024
By: Evan Szarenski
As previously covered by DCI, President Biden signed Executive Order 14069 on March 15, 2022. EO 14069 directed the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (Council) to issue a rule that would enhance “pay equity and transparency”...
January 09, 2024
January 08, 2024
By: Bill Osterndorf
There are new pay transparency laws in two states, Hawaii and Colorado, that are effective on January 1, 2024. Hawaii’s pay transparency law first became effective on January 1, while Colorado’s pay transparency lawunderwent...
