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MARTHA BURRAGE WITH HONEYWELL AWARDED SPECIAL HONOR AT THE ILG NATIONAL CONFERENCE

September 02, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsMartha Burrage, Director-EEO/AA at Honeywell, was awarded the first “Lois Baumerich Lifetime Achievement Award” at the recent Annual ILG National Conference in Anaheim, California. This award...

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LEGISLATIVE UPDATES

September 02, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs

  • House Passes Paycheck Fairness Act; President Bush Opposes: The U.S. House of Representatives has approved the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 1338). The White House, however, issued a statement...
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EEOC LITIGATION UPDATES

September 02, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs

  • EEOC announced that Tobacco Superstores, Inc. will pay $425,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a race discrimination lawsuit on behalf of qualified black workers who were...
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U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APOLOGIZES FOR SLAVERY

September 02, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe U.S. House of Representatives apologized to African Americans for the “fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow” segregation. Congress unsuccessfully...

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More Diverse Workforces Predicted

September 02, 2008

The U.S. Census Bureau has released new data indicating that racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. will become a 54 percent majority in 2042.

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs

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EEOC Reports Federal Workforce Discrimination Complaints Decline

September 02, 2008

The EEOC released its annual report on the federal workforce that shows the number of complaints alleging employment discrimination declined from 2006 levels.

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs

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Revision to OFCCP’s Interim Guidance on the Use Of Race and Ethnic Categories in Affirmative Action Programs

August 14, 2008

On August 1, 2008 the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) updated their interim guidance document on federal contractors’ use of the newly revised race/ethnic categories in the new EEO-1 report. The revised document further...

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House Committee Approves Paycheck Fairness Act; DOL Secy. Chao Disapproves

July 28, 2008

The House Education and Labor Committee approved the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 1338) on July 24, 2008 by a 26-17 vote. The bill would amend the Equal Pay Act to enhance remedies for sex-based pay disparities for women and men performing the same...

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OFCCP ANNOUNCES TWO NEW INITIATIVES

July 28, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOFCCP announced two new initiatives on July 24, 2008 regarding hiring veterans and online applicant selection systems.1. Good-Faith Initiative for Veterans Employment (G-FIVE): This initiative...

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OFCCP POSTS NEW DIRECTIVE ON ELECTRONIC RECORDKEEPING

July 28, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOFCCP posted a new administrative directive on their website entitled “Preserving Employment and Personnel Records in Electronic Format.” The new directive dated May 14, 2008 sets forth OFCCP’s...

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NEW EEOC COMMISSIONER SWORN IN

July 28, 2008

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsConstance S. Barker was sworn in on July 16, 2008 as a new EEOC Commissioner. Barker was nominated by President George W. Bush on March 31, 2008, and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on June...

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Gao Report Criticizes DOL’s Enforcement of Wage and Hour Laws

July 28, 2008

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a new report titled “Fair Labor Standards Act: Better Use of Available Resources and Consistent Reporting Could Improve Compliance” during a House Education and Labor Committee hearing held...

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