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GAO OFCCP Recommendations: Have We Met Before?
In light of Pat Shiu’s recent departure from OFCCP (as of 11/6/16) and the continuous buzz around the OFCCP-focused GAO report, we wonder… what’s...
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Camp v. Bi-Lo LLC 6th Circuit Rules Essential Job Functions Must Be Proven
Nov 4, 2016, 1:38:07 PM
In Camp v. Bi-Lo, decided October 21, 2016 [2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 19053] by the 6th Circuit, Kenneth Camp worked for Bi-Lo as a grocery stocker for 38...
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Sequel To OFCCP Lawsuit Against Palantir
Nov 2, 2016, 1:33:35 PM
In a recent Alert, I discussed the OFCCP’s filing of a law suit with the Office of ALJs against Palo Alto company Palantir, a technology company. The...
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Cisco Systems Wins Summary Judgment in Race Discrimination Claim Based on Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Race Data
Oct 31, 2016, 1:23:19 PM
The case is Dougboh v. Cisco Systems, Inc. decided on 10/24/16 by Judge William J. Martini of the District Court of New Jersey. The ruling may be...
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Texas Judge Issues a Preliminary Injunction Shutting Down the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule
Oct 25, 2016, 3:46:30 PM
On October 24th, 2016, one day before the new Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Rule was to take effect, a federal judge in Texas issued a preliminary...
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Final Changes Announced for EEO-1 Survey
Oct 18, 2016, 9:38:52 AM
One day before the September 30 deadline for the 2016 EEO-1 filing season, the EEOC put out a press release announcing that changes to the EEO-1...
DCI’s Dr. Eric Dunleavy Testified at EEOC on Behalf of SHRM
Oct 17, 2016, 12:41:21 PM
Dr. Eric M. Dunleavy, Director of the Personnel Selection and Litigation Support Services Group at DCI Consulting, spoke on behalf of the Society for...
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The Trojan Horse: Poor Data Management or Disparate Impact?
Oct 17, 2016, 9:31:28 AM
A September 26th OFCCP News Release indicated that OFCCP is suing Palantir Technologies for systemic discrimination against Asian job applicants in...
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DOL Issues Final Rule on Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors
Oct 14, 2016, 9:27:37 AM
On September 30, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division published the Final Rule implementing Executive Order 13706, which...
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State of California tightens equal pay regulations
Oct 12, 2016, 9:21:30 AM
Similar to the Massachusetts Pay Equity law passed earlier this year, California Governor Jerry Brown signed an additional anti-wage discrimination...
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Could Middle East/North Africa Soon Be a New Racial Category?
Oct 6, 2016, 1:08:07 PM
On September 30, 2016, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) advanced a proposal with a notice to the Federal Register to create a new racial or...
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OFCCP SUES PALO ALTO TECH COMPANY FOR SYTEMIC DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING
Oct 4, 2016, 10:46:53 AM
On 9/21/16 the OFCCP filed suit with the Office of ALJs against Palo Alto Palantir, a technology company. The claim is that Palantir discriminated...