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Dissecting the CFPA

November 02, 2015

In another blog, Art Gutman provides an overview of the California Fair Pay Act (CFPA). The CFPA prohibits California employers from paying employees differently due to sex. This is not new, given existing law; however, some of the specifics...

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California Fair Pay Act – Validating Factors Used in Compensation

November 02, 2015

The new California Fair Pay Act (CFPA) is summarized in depth in a previous blog in this series. The CFPA includes strict stipulations for employing “[a] bona fide factor other than sex, such as education, training, or experience” to explain wage...

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The California Fair Pay Act: Does $0 Really Mean $0?

November 02, 2015

Prior to the recently enacted California Fair Pay Act (CFPA), federal and state laws and regulations allowed employers to justify sex differences in salaries by using statistical methodologies to control for legitimate pay factors such as education,...

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California Fair Pay Act: A Letter of Clarification?

November 02, 2015

As discussed in this blog series, the California Fair Pay Act (CFPA) was recently signed into law and provides for bona fide factors other than sex to explain wage differentials.  Separate from the final law, it should be noted that a letter from...

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OFCCP Releases Final “Discrimination on the Basis of Sex” Regulations to OMB for Review and Approval

October 30, 2015

On October 29th, 2015 OFCCP sent its final Discrimination on the Basis of Sex regulations to OMB’s Office Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) for review and approval.  (Note: This does not mean that they are final. All this means is that OFCCP...

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OFCCP Expands Definition of “Protected Veteran”

October 19, 2015

In 2013, when the VEVRAA implementing regulations were revised, many contractors were confused by the “active duty wartime or campaign badge” category. The regulations define an “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” as a veteran who served...

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Minuscule Shortfalls: When Statistical Significance Alone Falls Short

October 13, 2015

We have written several blogs (e.g., regarding the recent Apsley v. Boeing case) discussing the influence of sample size on the likelihood of observing statistically significant indicators in adverse impact analyses. As covered in those blogs, the...

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Fiscal Year End OFCCP Trends

October 12, 2015

In previous years, DCI has noted that the end of the Federal government’s fiscal year tends to also be a busy time for OFCCP settlements. In our 2014 blog, we identified six settlements with press releases in the month of September alone. It is...

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The New Class Member Locater: What Contractors Need to Know

October 09, 2015

On September 24, 2015, OFCCP held a celebratory event in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 11246. Secretary of Labor Tom Perez and OFCCP Director Pat Shiu, accompanied by a panel of distinguished...

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BMW Agrees to 1.6 Million Dollar Settlement with EEOC On Its Criminal Background Check Policy

October 08, 2015

The consent decree was approved on September 8, 2015 by Judge Henry M. Herlong of the District of South Carolina and may be viewed here.

A summary of the decree was also issued by the EEOC that may be viewed here.

Briefly, after BMW switched to a...

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Register now for next week's Webinar Wednesday: How to Reduce Turnover Using Selection Techniques

October 07, 2015
How to Reduce Turnover Using Selection Techniques

DCI will be hosting the next installment in its Webinar Wednesday series on Wednesday October 14, 2015 from 2-2:30 pm EDT.

Tune in to this Webinar Wednesday for a discussion of the benefits of such...

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EEOC Ordered to Pay Court Costs to Freeman

October 06, 2015
“Gotta Know When To Fold Em”

The Freeman case has been discussed in prior alerts dated 8/22/12, 9/4/13, 3/3/14 and 3/2/15. In the most recent ruling, decided on 9/4/15, District Court Judge Titus of Maryland ruled that the EEOC owes $938,771.50 to...

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