On March 18, 2015, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a news release providing the most up-to-date facts and figures on national veteran employment. Using 2014 employment data from the Current...
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In accordance with the revised Section 503 regulations, Federal contractors are now collecting voluntary self-identifications of disability status from employees and applicants and including these figures in their affirmative action plans. This...
March 20, 2015
As outlined in 41 CFR 60-3, contractors are required to analyze personnel activity to determine if there are barriers to equal employment for protected classes. One method of determining whether these barriers exist for applicants is to evaluate...
March 03, 2015
The final rule for prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity was published December 9, 2014. This rule becomes effective on April 8, 2015. Many contractors are wondering what actions need to be taken to comply with...
March 02, 2015
We have discussed the Freeman case in several Alerts (8/22/12, 9/14/13 & 3/3/14). The challenge was to Freeman’s use of background checks and criminal records adversely impacted blacks, Hispanics, and males. The EEOC also charged Freeman with a...
February 27, 2015
The case is Williamson v. Lowe’s, decided on 2/24/15 by Judge Susan Oki Mollway of the District Court of Hawaii [2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13170]. The case was decided under Hawaii State Law (Section 378-2 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes). Williamson...
The case is EEOC v. Allstate, decided by the 3rd Circuit on 2/13/15 [2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 2330]. Historically, Allstate agents worked through Sears and/or company owned offices via employment contract. Subsequently, in one reorganization, new agents...
February 13, 2015
OFCCP’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing Discrimination on the Basis of Sex is lacking clarity on several points and seems to contradict itself as well. This blog post focuses on the proposed changes to part 60-20.2 General...
February 10, 2015
As proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Sex Discrimination Guidelines, sections 60-20.2(b)(7) and 60-20.2(b)(8) of the revised regulations will seem to limit the federal contractor’s ability to recruit and engage potential...
February 06, 2015
Proposed section 60-20.4 “Discriminatory Compensation” in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Sex Discrimination Guidelines addresses the OFCCP’s enforcement of the prohibition of compensation discrimination as dictated by E.O. 11246....
