DCI Consulting Blog

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory AffairsThe EEOC has announced a new Compliance Manual Section regarding workplace discrimination on the basis of religion. The Commission voted 5-0 to approve the new section on July 22. The section...

Don’t forget to register for the upcoming ILG national conference scheduled July 29 – August 1, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County. Here is the conference agenda.

by Patricia Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs