Keep Up With the Latest Industry News and Best Practices

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Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces: How Fair Is It?

As most of our blog readers are aware, the final FAR rule and DOL guidance was published in the Federal Register on August 25, 2016 implementing...

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Audit Trend: Are You Factoring in Your Availability?

In recent months, OFCCP has exhibited an increased interest in the underlying data that are key to federal contractors’ factor availability analyses....

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The Institute Submits Final Comments on Proposed EEO-1 Updates

What’s Happened So Far?

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DCI Staff Present at 2016 NILG Conference

The 34th Annual Conference for the National Industry Liaison Group was held August 2-5, 2016 in Charlotte, NC. This conference brings together...

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We Might be Paid Differently, But Are Our Jobs Really the Same?

Based on feedback at NILG, we thought our clients may have interest in some background research that we shared in our NILG session: We Might be Paid...

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Can OFCCP release a company’s “notice of violation” to the public?

Like other major tech companies, Microsoft’s employment practices are under scrutiny following a class action lawsuit. The case, Moussouris v....

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New Massachusetts Pay Equity Law

On August 1, 2016, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, signed “an act to establish pay equity.” The law passed unanimously in the House and Senate...

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7th Circuit Rules Against Complaint of Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

The case is Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College decided on July 28, 2016. The facts of the case are that Kimberly Hively was hired by the college as...

Breaking: Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces

The Labor Department and the Federal Regulatory Council published final guidance and regulation on the Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces. DCI will...

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The 2016 Survey Results on Disability Self-Identification Rates

In accordance with the revised Section 503 regulations, federal contractors are required to invite applicants and employees to voluntarily disclose...

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OFCCP Scheduling Letters sent over the Summer

Did you receive a scheduling letter this summer? If so, you’re not alone. DCI has seen a wave of OFCCP scheduling letters received by establishments...

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Having A Sexual Harassment Policy Is Not Good Enough - It Has To Be Properly Employed

The rules for sexual harassment, as established by the Supreme Court in Burlington v. Ellerth (1998) [544 U.S. 72] and Faragher v. Boca Raton [544...