DCI Consulting Blog

Dr. Kayo Sady, Associate Principal Consultant at DCI, is lead author of a recently published pay equity chapter in an edited volume on wage and hour research entitledWage and Hour Law: Guide to Methods and Analysis. The chapter covers concepts of...

As pay equity issues have gained traction in the media, it has become more important now than ever to have access to the most recent state and international pay equity laws. As part of our efforts to provide the most accurate and updated resources,...

Planning on attending the 2018 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference? See below or click here to download a full schedule of speakers from DCI at SIOP!

In April 2017, the “Gender Pay Gap 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2017” legislation was enacted in the UK, requiring employers with at least 250 employees to analyze their gender pay gap according to specific criteria (more...

Following several high profile sexual harassment allegations amongst members of Congress, in November 2017, the House and Senate passed a resolution requiring sexual harassment training for all lawmakers and staff. This mandatory in-person training...

Last year, DCI blogged about a case involving Baker LLC and the Department of Labor in which the court ruling favored OFCCP’s audit strategy of prioritizing the compliance investigation based on oral complaints related to mistreatment of African...

Target Corp. entered into a preliminary settlement on April 5^th to resolve charges of discrimination in using criminal history records in making hiring determinations for hourly and entry-level non-exempt positions. This settlement comes the same...

In February, OFCCP issued 1,000 CSAL letters for contractor establishments, with the expectation that scheduling letters would be mailed starting March 19, 2018. DCI has learned of some of those scheduling letters being received at contractor...

Today the 2018 Annual Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) hiring benchmark was updated on the VEVRAA Benchmark Database.  Effective on March 31, 2018, the new benchmark will be 6.4%. 

National and state information has also...

The Institute for Workplace Equality (IWE) held a Compliance Conference in San Francisco last month in which representatives participated from the EEOC and OFCCP. Victoria Lipnic, Acting EEOC Chair, addressed attendees on the #MeToo movement...

On March 19, 2018, President Trump Nominated Sharon Gustafson as General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for a term of four years. For twenty-six years, Ms. Gustafson has practiced before the EEOC and the federal...

On February 27, 2018, OFCCP Director Ondray Harris issued OFCCP Directive 2018-01. The directive is intended to provide guidance to OFCCP staff on the compliance process and procedure regarding the use of Predetermination Notices (PDN) and ensure...