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Proposed section 60-20.4 “Discriminatory Compensation” in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Sex Discrimination Guidelines addresses the OFCCP’s enforcement of the prohibition of compensation discrimination as dictated by E.O. 11246....

DCI has noted a recent trend among some compliance officers that are alleging that a 1:1 applicant to hire ratio is a “per se” violation of the regulations. If this was true, virtually all contractors would be in violation of the regulations. It is...

DCI predicts that the OFCCP will continue to stay busy in 2015.  Here are the top stories and trends we expect to see this year from the agency.

1.) Sex Discrimination Guidelines2.) Construction Regulations3.) Equal Pay Report4.) VETS 42125.) ...

The new OFCCP scheduling letter and itemized listing have officially been released at reginfo.gov, and are effective immediately (starting October 1, 2014).  As previously mentioned by DCI, there were substantial changes to the scheduling letter...

On September 8, 2014, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received a submission from OFCCP seeking approval to implement two non-material changes to the Voluntary Self-Identification...

The 32nd Annual Conference for the National Industry Liaison Group was held August 5-8, 2014 in Washington, DC. This conference brings together members of the federal contractor community, government officials, and EEO/affirmative action...

Steering is the policy or practice of directing applicants or employees to certain jobs (or departments) based on stereotypes and biases. The result of steering is a concentration of one group (e.g. women and minorities) into certain jobs (or...

During a recent release of the revised Section 503 and VEVRAA FAQs on the OFCCP website, the agency outlined their interpretation of how non-responses to the invitation to self-identify as an individual with a disability should be treated in an...

Recently, the OFCCP updated the annual national percentage of veterans on their website from 8% to 7.2%. The initial final regulatory text indicated a hiring benchmark of 8%; however, the new 7.2% veteran hiring benchmark should be used for...

Today, April 8, 2014, the White House hosted a press conference in honor of Equal Pay Day. Equal Pay Day symbolizes how far into 2014 women must work to earn what men earned in 2013, based on national pay averages. Lilly Ledbetter, the namesake of...

Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez released President Obama’s FY 2015 budget on March 4, 2014, including a request for over $107 million for OFCCP. The total increase in the budget amount this fiscal year is almost $3 million, including 710 FTE...

Since OFCCP’s compensation Directive 307, federal contractors are experiencing more intense scrutiny of their compensation systems during OFCCP compliance reviews. A recent trend among compliance officers across regions is to ask contractors to...