Joanna Colosimo, M.A.

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    Proposed Revisions to Required Disability Self-ID Forms: New Languages and Drop-Down Response

    On September 8, 2014, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received a submission from...

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    DCI Staff Attended NILG’s 32nd Annual Conference Held in Washington, DC

    The 32nd Annual Conference for the National Industry Liaison Group was held August 5-8, 2014 in Washington, DC. This conference brings together...

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    Hold the Brakes: It's Time to Suspend Steering!

    Steering is the policy or practice of directing applicants or employees to certain jobs (or departments) based on stereotypes and biases. The result...

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    OFCCP'S New FAQS: Disability Utilization Goals Gone Wilder

    During a recent release of the revised Section 503 and VEVRAA FAQs on the OFCCP website, the agency outlined their interpretation of how...

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    Veteran Hiring Benchmark Updated to 7.2% for 2014 AAPs

    Recently, the OFCCP updated the annual national percentage of veterans on their website from 8% to 7.2%. The initial final regulatory text indicated...

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    President Obama Celebrates Equal Pay Day by Signing New Executive Order and Issuing a Memo for Federal Contractors

    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...

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    OFCCP'S FY 2015 Budget - What to Expect From OFCCP

    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...

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    OFCCP’S Version of Item 11 Compensation

    Since OFCCP’s compensation Directive 307, federal contractors are experiencing more intense scrutiny of their compensation systems during OFCCP...

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

    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...

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    Business as Usual for the Contractor Community

    The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) is a part of the government shutdown occurring today. It is important for federal...

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    Initial Effects of Directive 307 During OFCCP Audits

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

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    An Imperfect Analysis: Promotions and Terminations

    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...

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