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Status Update on VETS-100a and EEO-1 Filings

October 22, 2013

Now that federal employees are back to work after the government shutdown, what is the status of the EEO-1 and VETS-100A annual required filings? The standard EEO-1 reporting deadline (September 30th) passed prior to the shutdown. For contractors...

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BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR THE CONTRACTOR COMMUNITY

October 01, 2013

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is a part of the government shutdown occurring today. It is important for federal contractors and subcontractors to know that there will be no communication from the OFCCP staff during this...

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Initial Effects of Directive 307 During OFCCP Audits

July 23, 2013

In light of the recent OFCCP Directive 307, DCI has noted trends during audit situations related to how OFCCP staff are interpreting and enforcing the directive.

In some Regional and District Offices, there are circumstances where compliance...

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An Imperfect Analysis: Promotions and Terminations

June 04, 2013

As a part of a complete proactive affirmative action program, it is a best practice to conduct disparity (a.k.a. adverse impact) analyses for promotions and terminations personnel activity. Conducting these analytics is not only important in regard...

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Playing Favorites? or Enforcing Systemic Equal Pay?

May 21, 2013

When examining pay equity issues, the OFCCP and federal contractors historically took the approach of comparing Whites to an aggregate of all protected groups (total minorities). In the past few years, OFCCP has moved away from a White-Minority...

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Issued Courtesy Letters Take Place of CSAL

April 09, 2013

OFCCP recently issued a large wave of announcement letters, as noted in the blog last week. These letters are in the form of the same “courtesy” letters that were sent at the end of 2012, rather than the traditional Corporate Scheduling Announcement...

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OFCCP "Courtesy" Audit Letters to Replace CSAL?

November 20, 2012

Last week, the OFCCP sent out letters to federal contractors and subcontractors as “courtesy” notification of a supply and service compliance evaluation. Historically, the OFCCP sends a Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letter (CSAL) to the...

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SENATE CONDUCTS HEARING ON CONTRACTORS' HIRING OF VETERANS

June 11, 2012

McCaskill Condemns DOL Statistics

By Joanna Colosimo and Kayo Sady, Consultants at DCI Consulting Group
On Tuesday June 5, Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO), chaired a hearing for the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs...
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Spring CSAL Letters Sent Out Early May

May 11, 2012

DCI has learned that the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) sent out another round of Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) identifying potential locations for FY2012 compliance evaluations. About 2,000 letters were...

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OFCCP Orange Area Office Conducts Webinar on Adverse Impact

April 24, 2012

by Joanna Colosimo & David Morgan, DCI Consulting Group

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Orange Area Office conducted a webinar on April 18, 2012 to discuss various components of federal affirmative action plans. Federal contractors...

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The New OFCCP Administration: Focus on Veterans and Disabilities

February 22, 2010

by Joanna Colosimo, Consultant, DCI Consulting GroupFor Fiscal Year 2010, there was a 16% increase to the OFCCP’s budget, which represents the largest percentage increase the agency has received on record. This addition to the agency’s budget will...

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