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On September 12^th, a General Electric subsidiary in Ohio agreed to pay $537,000 to settle a sex discrimination allegation with OFCCP. The agency alleged that the company used a set of employment tests that produced adverse impact against female...

The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service proposed changes to the VETS-100 report were approved and will be published on the Federal Register on September 25^th.  This new rule will apply to VETS-100A (now VETS-4212) filed in...

Statistical Analysis Part I: Utilization

DCI is hosting the next installment in its Webinar Wednesday series today, September 24th at 2:00pm EST. This webinar is the first segment in a three part series on statistical analysis and will describe a...

OFCCP had an extremely busy year in 2013 with the release of Directive 307 in February and the updated Federal Contract Compliance Manual (FCCM) in August. The agency also published the revised Section 503 and VEVRAA regulations on September 24,...

This is the second blog in our series on Steering and OFCCP enforcement.  As discussed in our first blog of the series, OFCCP has focused on investigating compensation as a byproduct of steering during compensation reviews. Toward that end, DCI has...

OFCCP is seeking public comments on its proposed information collection request (ICR) to renew recordkeeping and reporting requirements for construction contractors. The ICR was published in the Federal Register on September 2^nd.

This proposal...

On Wednesday, September 17^th, the NPRM on EO 13665 will be published in the Federal Register. This proposed rule is for the implementation of Executive Order 13665, which prevents retaliation against applicants and employees of federal contractors...

On August 6, 2014, OFCCP issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which will require covered Federal contractors and subcontractors with more than 100 employees to submit an Equal Pay Report (EPR) regarding employee compensation. As explained...

On September 8, 2014, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received a submission from OFCCP seeking approval to implement two non-material changes to the Voluntary Self-Identification...

The Business Case for Diversity Metrics

DCI will be hosting the next installment in its Webinar Wednesday series tomorrow, September 3rd at 2:00 PM EST.

Ever have to communicate the values of a diverse workforce or thought about what to capture in...

In light of recent regulatory updates, many contractors have asked for best practices regarding the implementation and tracking efforts to meet the Section 503/VEVRAA compliance obligations. DCI created the survey below to help assess best practices...

The 32nd Annual Conference for the National Industry Liaison Group was held August 5-8, 2014 in Washington, DC. This conference brings together members of the federal contractor community, government officials, and EEO/affirmative action...