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OFCCP TO RELEASE FINAL SYSTEMIC COMPENSATION GUIDELINES TOMORROW

June 15, 2006

Tomorrow, Friday, June 16th, The Department of Labor's OFCCP will release its new final standards for evaluating systemic compensation discrimination, along with guidelines for federal contractors to self-evaluate their compensation systems. The...

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Advocacy Group Targets Pay Practices in Fortune 100 Companies

June 14, 2006

Women’s Prerogative, an online community for women, recently launched a new equal pay campaign aimed at FORTUNE 100 CEOs.

The group is seeking signatures to a petition that urges employers to make sure their pay practices are fair. The petition,...

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Wal-Mart Publicly Discloses EEO-1 Data

June 09, 2006

Wal-Mart recently broke new ground by posting its entire EEO-1 report on the company's Web site. An article by SocialFunds.com reports that Wal-Mart’s public disclosure came in response to a shareowner resolution filed by members of the Interfaith...

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OFCCP Solicits Comments on Continuing DOL and OFCCP Awards

June 07, 2006

The OFCCP published a notice in today’s Federal Register soliciting public comments on a proposed three-year extension of the Secretary of Labor’s Opportunity Award, Exemplary Voluntary Effort (EVE), and Exemplary Public Interest Contribution (EPIC)...

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EEOC Releases Important Guidance on Race and Color Discrimination

June 06, 2006

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued expanded policy guidance on race and color discrimination at a public meeting on April 19 in Washington, DC. The guidance was unanimously approved by the five-member Commission.

What does the...

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DOL Advises States That America’s Job Bank Will Shut Down in 2007

June 02, 2006

The Department of Labor plans to phase out America’s Job Bank over the next year, according to notices DOL sent to state officials earlier this year that are posted on the Web site for the National Association of State Workforce Agencies.

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EEOC Makes Fighting Systemic Discrimination a Top Priority

May 31, 2006

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission unanimously approved a comprehensive plan last month to make fighting systemic discrimination its top priority. This new program represents a major change in the agency’s fundamental priorities.

The...

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OFCCP Compensation Guidelines Believed Close to Release

May 23, 2006

(UPDATE - June 16, 2006: FINAL COMPENSATION GUIDELINES HAVE BEEN RELEASED - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS)The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently completed its review of OFCCPÂ’s standards for evaluating systemic compensation discrimination and...

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OFCCP Issues New Directive on Media Guidelines

May 22, 2006

OFCCP recently released a new directive to clarify the agency’s policy regarding news releases and contacts with the media. This directive supersedes previous guidelines and policy guidance pertaining to news releases and other media guidelines.

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EEOC Offers Long-Time Employees "Early Outs" As Part of Reorganization

May 22, 2006

As part of the EEOC's continuing reorganization plan, the agency is offering early retirement to headquarters employees and has requested limited buyout authority, according to an internal memo from EEOC Chair Cari Dominguez on May 8, 2006.

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Federal Employee Union Launches "EEOC Crisis" Awareness Campaign

May 19, 2006

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the largest federal employee union representing 600,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas, has launched a national campaign to increase awareness about the current...

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OFCCP Announces Eve Award Winners

May 12, 2006

DCI President David Cohen and Vice President of Government Relations Harold Busch attended the U.S. Department of Labor's awards ceremony luncheon in Washington, DC on April 26, 2006.

At the ceremony, OFCCP announced the 2005 Exemplary Voluntary...

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