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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...

Steering is the policy or practice of directing applicants or employees to certain jobs (or departments) based on stereotypes and biases. The result of steering is a concentration of one group (e.g. women and minorities) into certain jobs (or...

OFCCP has posted Directive 2014-02, Gender Identity and Sex Discrimination (DIR 2014-02).

On June 30, 2014, the Secretary announced that DOL is updating its enforcement protocols and nondiscrimination guidance to reflect that DOL provides the full...

Underutilization Trends 

This webinar will address recurring goal areas. Included in this session will be a discussion of subgroup breakout analyses to refocus recruitment strategies. Click here to register for this webinar. For a complete list of...

This is a reminder that the EEO-1 and VETS-100/100A filing deadline is September 30, 2014.

What is the EEO-1 report?

The Employer Information Report (EEO-1) is an annual report mandated by the government which asks private employers and Federal...

On July 16, 2014, the second release of the FY 2014 Corporate Scheduling Announcement Letters (CSALs) was sent out by OFCCP. These letters serve as an advanced courtesy notification to federal contractors and subcontractors that one or more of their...

Which Employees  Should be Covered  in Your AAP and  EEO-1 and VETS  Reports?

DCI will be rebroadcasting the webinar held on July 30th. In this webinar we will define covered employees and discuss considerations involving the inclusion of casual and/or...