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Could Middle East/North Africa Soon Be a New Racial Category?
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....
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New Massachusetts Pay Equity Law
Aug 31, 2016, 11:35:07 AM
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
Aug 29, 2016, 11:11:11 AM
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...