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Reading Between the [Budgetary] Lines – What’s in store for FY 2017?

February 29, 2016

Since the release of OFCCP’s FY 2017 budget justification on February 8, 2016, the federal contractor community has been buzzing, as OFCCP’s requests shed light on the agency’s enforcement priorities for the near future. Given the current political...

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OFCCP Settles With Reynolds Consumer Products On Blanket Exclusions Based on Criminal Background Checks

February 26, 2016

The settlement, announced on February 22, 2016, calls for, among other things, payment of $86,000 to 74 black applicants from the period between March 2007 and February 2008, as well as the promise to offer jobs to seven of the class members as they...

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EEOC On Warpath Against Transgender Discrimination

February 02, 2016

In a recent alert, I summarized the results of Chavez v. Credit Nation Auto Sales, a Title VII case decided by the 11th Circuit on January 14, 2016 [2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 598].  I also noted a prior 11th Circuit 14th Amendment ruling in Glenn v. Bumbry

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Practical versus Statistical Significance

February 02, 2016

In our previous blog on the topic of statistical significance, we discussed how to interpret the meaning of "statistically significant." In this blog, we want to expand on the topic by discussing the difference between statistical and practical...

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Audit Timeframe for Data Requests

February 02, 2016

The Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing, reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), set the framework for what data are required to submit in a compliance review. Specifically, item 18 in the Itemized Listing requires...

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Don’t be so insecure! Ensure data submitted to OFCCP is protected

February 02, 2016

Given the high prevalence of data security breaches and identity theft today, organizational leadership should be making the protection of their consumers’ and their employees’ confidential information a high priority. It is no surprise that federal...

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A Brief Summary of the EEOC’s Pay Equity Addition to the EEO-1 Report

February 01, 2016

DCI reported on Friday the release of the EEOC’s revision to the Employer Information Report (EEO-1), which was officially published in the Federal Register today, February 1, 2016. The EEO-1 report will continue to collect the race/ethnicity and...

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Obama to Announce Proposed Pay Equity Reporting Requirement

January 29, 2016

Today, on the anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, President Obama will announce that the EEOC is proposing a pay equity report that will be added to the existing EEO-1 report. This proposed revision would require all employers with 100...

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Summary Judgment on ADA Claim Overturned Using Relaxed Standards Americans With Disabilities Amendments Act (2008 - ADAAA)

January 26, 2016

The case is Cannon v. Jacobs Field Services (JFS) decided on January 13, 2016 by the 5th Circuit Court [2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 531]. The facts of the cases were that JFS made Michael Cannon, a mechanical engineer with 20 years experience, a...

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Terminated Transgender Employee Raises Triable Sex Discrimination Issue Under Title VII Mixed-Motive Theory

January 25, 2016

The case is Chavez v. Credit Nation Auto Sales decided by the 11th Circuit on January 14, 2016 [2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 598].  This is not the first time the 11th Circuit has ruled in favor of a terminated female transgender employee.  The 11th Circuit...

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What Does a Statistically Significant Standard Deviation Mean?

January 20, 2016

In this multi-part blog series, we will cover various topics relevant to the Federal Contractor community as it relates to statistical analyses. We begin our series with a topic that is often misunderstood by both practitioners and enforcement...

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New Year’s Resolutions: What to Expect in 2016 with OFCCP?

January 18, 2016

As contractors prepare for 2016, we want to share some reminders on what to be prepared for in the New Year with OFCCP and EEO compliance. 

1.)    First full year of 503/VEVRAA analytics under Subpart C

Contractors were required to come into...

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