DCI Consulting Blog

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn December 26, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its long-awaited final rule that permits employers to create, adopt, and maintain a wide range of retiree...

On December 19, 2007 the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru for a second term expiring July 1, 2012. Commissioner Ishimaru was first sworn in on November 17, 2003 as a Commissioner to serve the remainder of a term...

by David Cohen, President, DCI Consulting Group Inc.Fred Azua, Jr., the Regional Director of the OFCCP Southwest and Rocky Mountain Region, has officially retired effective January 2, 2008. His last day in the office is today. Fred built a...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President – Regulatory AffairsThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that Reed L. Russell has been sworn in as Legal Counsel. In this position, Russell will be responsible for overseeing internal...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn December 10, 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that a federal judge had signed a consent decree ending a lawsuit by the EEOC against Target Corporation....

On December 13, 2007, President Bush signed legislation raising the mandatory retirement age for commercial airline pilots from age 60 to 65. The Senate approved the bill, entitled, "Fair Treatment for Experienced Pilots Act,” (H.R. 4343) by...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and a New York highway construction firm have settled a lawsuit alleging the company failed to hire an African American operating engineer....

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsSunWest Federal Credit Union will pay $250,000 to two female employees, who were allegedly subjected to sexual and gender harassment by a former manager, to settle a lawsuit filed by the...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice-President Regulatory AffairsOFCCP will hold an operational update webinar on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 from 2:00pm – 3:00pm EST. OFCCP’s Deputy Assistant Secretary Charles E. James, Sr., and Director of Program...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsOn December 3, 2007, the EEOC issued an extensive fact sheet on the application of federal anti-discrimination laws to employer tests and other selection procedures to screen applicants for...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe EEOC has announced that a federal court in Rockford, Illinois, has issued an order largely denying an employer’s motion to compel discovery regarding medical and psychological records,...

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsSince October 1, 2007, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has been reviewing OFCCP’s proposed rule entitled “Government Contractors, Affirmative Action Requirements, Maintaining and...