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President Bush has amended Executive Order 12989 to require contractors to use an electronic employment verification system designated by the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to confirm the employment eligibility of their workforce. DHS...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsRichard Stana, Director Homeland Security and Justice Issues at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a statement at a recent House Judiciary subcommittee hearing that indicated a...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, has published a proposed rule in the Federal Register addressing nondiscrimination on the basis of disability by public accommodations and...

Today's post appears on behalf of Dan Biddle, CEO, Biddle Consulting Group, Inc.:Our firm was deeply saddened to hear of the recent passing of Matt Halpern. Biddle Consulting Group, Inc. (BCG) had the privilege to work with Matt Halpern for over...

EEOC Issues Informal Discussion Letter on PTSD: The EEOC has issued an informal discussion letter on psychiatric disabilities with behavioral manifestations. The EEOC’s letter was in response to questions from a state employer regarding reasonable...

Governor David A. Paterson has signed a bill into law that will allow criminal punishment of threats made through the display of nooses. The bill classifies the display of a noose to harass or threaten a bias victim as a felony punishable by up to...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe EEOC has announced that the New York State Department of Correctional Services will pay nearly $1 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the agency and the U.S. Attorney...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that a federal worker could pursue her lawsuit for retaliation brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). Gomez-Perez sued claiming that her...

Ohio’s governor has signed Senate Bill 289, which establishes the Ohio Department of Veterans Services and ensures employment rights to those serving in the uniformed services.

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs

A reminder that the America’s Job Bank Service Center will close on June 30, 2008. OFCCP encourages federal contractors who used AJB for their OFCCP recruitment activities to request a comprehensive compliance report well before the service center...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn May 19, 2008, the Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) published in the Federal Register a final rule and adopted a new VETS-100 form. The rule implements...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe cruise ship line NCL America, Inc. will pay $485,000 to seven former employees to settle a lawsuit brought by the EEOC alleging the company discharged seven Middle Eastern crew members from...