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DOL Issues Final Rule on Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors
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...
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GAO Orders Changes in how OFCCP Selects Contractors for Audits
Sep 29, 2016, 10:41:49 AM
In a report released on 9/22/16, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) offered a rather stinging criticism of how the OFCCP selects contractors...
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EEO-1 Deadline is Fast Approaching: Employers Get in Check
Sep 27, 2016, 7:48:27 AM
The deadline for filing your 2016 EEO-1 reports is right around the corner on September 30. At this time, federal contractors and subcontractors with...
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Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces: How Fair Is It?
Sep 26, 2016, 7:55:47 AM
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?
Sep 23, 2016, 5:47:13 AM
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
Sep 7, 2016, 10:13:34 AM
What’s Happened So Far?
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DCI Staff Present at 2016 NILG Conference
Sep 6, 2016, 10:03:17 AM
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?
Sep 5, 2016, 9:59:11 AM
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?
Sep 1, 2016, 9:51:23 AM
Like other major tech companies, Microsoft’s employment practices are under scrutiny following a class action lawsuit. The case, Moussouris v....