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    DCI Hires Former OFCCP Labor Economist

    DCI Consulting Group, Inc. (DCI) is pleased to announce that David S. Garber, Ph.D. has joined DCI as a Principal Consultant. Dr. Garber has joined...

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    OFCCP's TAG, Part 8: Affirmative Action Programs

    This week we continue our blog series on the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for supply and...

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    EEO-1 Filing Updates: Data  Upload Date, Instruction Booklet Published

    The new EEO-1 filing portal opened April 26th;  however, as previously announced, the data upload filing option has been delayed until “late...

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    Update: OFCCP’s Training Portal and Compliance Assistance Initiatives

    This spring, OFCCP implemented changes to the suite of compliance assistance initiatives offered on the agency’s website. These updates began with...

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    New Executive Order Increases Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

    On April 27, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors and subcontractors from the current...

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    EEO-1 Notifications Mailed & System Delay Announced

    With EEO-1 filings expected to begin next Monday, April 26th, DCI received insight today that employers have begun to receive notification letters...

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    OFCCP's TAG, Part 7: Recordkeeping for Internet Applicants

    The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP’s) Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for supply and service contractors and subcontractors...

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    Illinois Becomes Second State to Require Pay Data Submission

    On March 23, 2021, Illinois governor, J.B. Pritzker, signed into law Senate Bill 1480, amending the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003. Under this new...

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    Biden DOL Moves to Rescind Trump-Era Religious Exemption Rule

    On March 23rd, 2021, Marty Walsh was sworn in as Secretary of Labor. On the same day, Mr. Walsh hit the ground running, delivering to the White...

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    OFCCP Reduces Annual VEVRAA Hiring Benchmark to 5.6 Percent

    On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, OFCCP updated the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark to 5.6 percent, slightly...

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    EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collection Opening Date Announced

    EEOC announced today, March 29, 2021, that the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection will open on April 26, 2021 and will close on July 19,...

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    OFCCP's TAG, Part 6: Invitation to Self-Identify

    In this installment of our blog series regarding the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) Technical Assistance Guide (TAG) for...

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