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OFCCP Updates between Administrations
The election has passed, and soon there will be changes at OFCCP. These changes primarily include a new politically appointed OFCCP Director and the...
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GAO OFCCP Recommendations: Have We Met Before?
Nov 7, 2016, 8:41:51 AM
In light of Pat Shiu’s recent departure from OFCCP (as of 11/6/16) and the continuous buzz around the OFCCP-focused GAO report, we wonder… what’s...
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Camp v. Bi-Lo LLC 6th Circuit Rules Essential Job Functions Must Be Proven
Nov 4, 2016, 1:38:07 PM
In Camp v. Bi-Lo, decided October 21, 2016 [2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 19053] by the 6th Circuit, Kenneth Camp worked for Bi-Lo as a grocery stocker for 38...
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Sequel To OFCCP Lawsuit Against Palantir
Nov 2, 2016, 1:33:35 PM
In a recent Alert, I discussed the OFCCP’s filing of a law suit with the Office of ALJs against Palo Alto company Palantir, a technology company. The...
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Cisco Systems Wins Summary Judgment in Race Discrimination Claim Based on Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Race Data
Oct 31, 2016, 1:23:19 PM
The case is Dougboh v. Cisco Systems, Inc. decided on 10/24/16 by Judge William J. Martini of the District Court of New Jersey. The ruling may be...
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The Trojan Horse: Poor Data Management or Disparate Impact?
Oct 17, 2016, 9:31:28 AM
A September 26th OFCCP News Release indicated that OFCCP is suing Palantir Technologies for systemic discrimination against Asian job applicants in...
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State of California tightens equal pay regulations
Oct 12, 2016, 9:21:30 AM
Similar to the Massachusetts Pay Equity law passed earlier this year, California Governor Jerry Brown signed an additional anti-wage discrimination...
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OFCCP SUES PALO ALTO TECH COMPANY FOR SYTEMIC DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING
Oct 4, 2016, 10:46:53 AM
On 9/21/16 the OFCCP filed suit with the Office of ALJs against Palo Alto Palantir, a technology company. The claim is that Palantir discriminated...
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GAO Orders Changes in how OFCCP Selects Contractors for Audits
Sep 29, 2016, 10:41:49 AM
In a report released on 9/22/16, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) offered a rather stinging criticism of how the OFCCP selects contractors...
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Audit Trend: Are You Factoring in Your Availability?
Sep 23, 2016, 5:47:13 AM
In recent months, OFCCP has exhibited an increased interest in the underlying data that are key to federal contractors’ factor availability analyses....
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We Might be Paid Differently, But Are Our Jobs Really the Same?
Sep 5, 2016, 9:59:11 AM
Based on feedback at NILG, we thought our clients may have interest in some background research that we shared in our NILG session: We Might be Paid...
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New Massachusetts Pay Equity Law
Aug 31, 2016, 11:35:07 AM
On August 1, 2016, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, signed “an act to establish pay equity.” The law passed unanimously in the House and Senate...