DCI Consulting Blog

By Sally Makreff

At the beginning of August, the Minnesota Department of Human Rights (MDHR) unveiled its new process allowing state contractors to securely submit their Annual Compliance Report (ACR) and supplemental documents to the agency. The...

By Don Lustenberger

BLOG OVERVIEW: Conducting a pay equity analysis on total compensation alone is often legally and practically risky. To avoid blind spots in pay analyses, employers should consider conducting pay equity analyses on each form of...

By Lily Kerr

BLOG OVERVIEW:The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has entered into a consent decree with Battleground Restaurants, Inc. and Battleground Restaurant Group, Inc. regarding discriminatory practices towards males. Notably,...

By Dave Schmidt

On August 6, 2025, Governor Jared Polis issued an Executive Order to hold a special session of the Colorado General Assembly to address budgetary issues stemming from the passing of H.R. 1., also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill...

By Fred Satterwhite

BLOG OVERVIEW: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has proposed new changes to the regulations stemming from Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, including the removal of Form CC-305 "Voluntary...

By Dave Sharrer & Kate Hayek

Earlier this year, the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) announced changes to its Equal Pay Registration Certificate (EPRC) filing process. On June 30, 2025, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed HB2488 into law,...

By Rosemary Cox, M.S.

Blog OverviewOver 150 former employees of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have had their reductions-in-force cancelled and are being reassigned to OFCCP or other Department of Labor agencies. 

On...

By Rosemary Cox, M.S.

On August 7, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon directed the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) to collect data on admissions for institutions of higher education to ensure that race-based preferences...

By Cassie Alfheim

BLOG OVERVIEW: Employers are facing difficult challenges in order to ensure compliance with Form I-9 requirements. Complex record keeping requirements, the prevalence of remote work, increased enforcements, and the potential for...

By Amanda Bowman

As noted in a prior blog, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) began issuing administrative closure letters for open audits following Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s release of Order 08-2025 on July 2, 2025....

By Lily Kerr, M.S.

In a press release published July 24, 2025, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chair Andrea Lucas announced the recent appointments of three top officials at the agency: Sharon Rose, serving as Chief Operating...

By Cassie Alfheim & David Cohen

Blog Overview: Late last month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a memorandum emphasizing that discrimination by recipients of federal funds will no longer be tolerated. Notably, this memo introduces the...