Joanna Colosimo, M.A.

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    Paid Sick Leave Requirements for Federal Contractors

    On February 25, 2016, a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was published in light of President Obama’s Executive Order 13706. The Executive Order,...

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    New Year’s Resolutions: What to Expect in 2016 with OFCCP?

    As contractors prepare for 2016, we want to share some reminders on what to be prepared for in the New Year with OFCCP and EEO compliance.

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    DCI Releases White Paper on Outreach and Recruitment for IwDs and Veterans

    Nearly two full years have passed since the release of the revised Section 503 and VEVRAA which introduced a number of new requirements for federal...

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    Workplace Advancement Act – Redundant to the Equal Pay Act?

    On October 22, 2015, Senior Senator Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska) introduced S.2200, the Workplace Advancement Act, in the United States Senate. The...

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    EEO-1 Filing Deadline Extended to October 30, 2015!

    The EEO-1 Joint Reporting Committee has extended the filing deadline for all EEO-1 report filers from September 30, 2015 to October 30, 2015. As a...

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    Contractors Take Note: OFCCP Customer Experience Survey

    Beginning August 17th, many contractors have received an email from OFCCP for an OFCCP Customer Experience Survey, linking to a unique SurveyMonkey...

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    OFCCP releases 503/VEVRAA tools for contractors

    Over the past few weeks, OFCCP has released a variety of resources for federal contractors and subcontractors with emphasis on revised Section 503...

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    OFCCP Pumps Gas on Steering: Comcast Signs Conciliation Agreement for Sex and Race Discrimination

    On a news release dated April 30, 2015, OFCCP announced that Comcast Corporation’s Everett, WA location entered into a conciliation agreement to...

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    Sex Discrimination NPRM - A Focus on Compensation Enforcement

    Proposed section 60-20.4 “Discriminatory Compensation” in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Sex Discrimination Guidelines addresses...

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    1:1 Hiring Ratios - Are They So Bad?

    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...

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    OFCCP Forecast for 2015

    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.

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    New Scheduling Letter: Substantial Changes To 503/VEVRAA Submission Requirements

    The new OFCCP scheduling letter and itemized listing have officially been released at reginfo.gov, and are effective immediately (starting October 1,...

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