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House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Paycheck Fairness Act

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On July 11, 2007, the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on The...

OFCCP Solicits Comments on Extension of Complaint Discrimination Form

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs On July 20, 2007, the Department of Labor’s Employment Standards Administration published...

DOL Secretary Recognizes 17th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs Department of Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao marked the 17th anniversary of the Americans...

Bills Introduced to Ban Mandatory Employment Arbitration

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs Legislation has been introduced in the House and Senate that would eliminate mandatory...

EEOC and Centerpoint Energy Sign National Mediation Agreement

by Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and CenterPoint Energy have announced...

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EEOC Announces $20 Million Proposed Settlement of Systemic Race Bias

By Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The EEOC has announced a $20 million proposed consent decree resolving a systemic race...

OFCCP to Target Approximately 125 FAAPS for Review

By Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs

DOL Announces Construction Company to Pay $1.2 Million in Back Wages

DOL Secretary Elaine L Chao has announced that Desert Plastering, a Las Vegas plastering and masonry company, will pay nearly $1.2 million in back...

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DOL Releases Fact Sheet On Career-Focused Mentoring For Youth With Disabilities

By Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has...

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New Study Reports Gender Stereotyping Leaves Women in Leadership in a “Double-Bind Dilemma”

By Patricia A. Schaeffer, Vice President-Regulatory Affairs A new study announced by Catalyst reports that gender stereotyping, one of the key...

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DCI Consulting Group Names Eric Dunleavy, Ph.D. As Senior Human Resources Consultant

David Cohen, President of DCI Consulting Group Inc., has announced that Eric Dunleavy, Ph.D., has joined the firm as Senior Human Resources...

President Bush Renominates Commissioner Stuart Ishimaru For Second Term With EEOC

On July 5, President Bush announced that he intends to nominate Stuart Ishimaru as a Commissioner with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission...