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Proposed Rulemaking for Compensation Data Collection Released

August 06, 2014

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the “Requirement to Report Summary Data on Employee Compensation (Compensation Data Collection)” from OFCCP is now available (RIN: 1250-AA03). The Office of Management and Budget’s Office of Information...

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DID THE NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER FORGET SOMETHING?

August 01, 2014

The July 31, 2014 Executive Order entitled Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces specifically lists out 15 labor laws and executive orders, violations of which contractors will be required to report to contracting officers beginning in 2016 on contracts...

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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER EXECUTIVE ORDER FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

August 01, 2014

Yesterday, July 31, 2014, the President signed another Executive Order, this one titled “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces.” There are three major prongs, expected to begin phasing in during 2016: 1) contractors bidding on a contract over $500,000 will...

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Register Now for Next Week's Webinar Wednesday: Determining Availability

July 31, 2014

Determining Availability 

DCI will be hosting the next installment in its Webinar Wednesday series this upcoming Wednesday, August 6th at 2:00 PM EST. This session will explore the components used to set up and calculate availability and discuss...

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PRESIDENT OBAMA AMENDS EXECUTIVE ORDERS 11246 & 11478 AFFORDING PROTECTIONS FOR LGBT & SEXUAL ORIENTATION

July 23, 2014

The amendments were issued on July 21, 2014 amid controversy regarding who is who is not exempted. The first amendment includes gender identity and sexual orientation as protected groups in EO 11246, which applies to federal contractors, and the...

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NO HARM, NO FOUL DEFENSE REJECTED IN ADA CASE

July 22, 2014

The case is EEOC v. Grane Healthcare Company, which has three iterations, all at the district court level. These include an initial ruling on March 15, 2013 [2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35869], and two rulings on July 7, 2014 [2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 28477...

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COUNTY AND UNION FOUND GUILTY OF RETALIATION

July 21, 2014

The case is Booth v. Pasco County, Florida and Association of Firefighters Local 4420 decided on July 3, 2014 [2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 12838]. The facts of the case are that Anthony Booth filed a grievance against the captain of his fire station citing...

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Last Call: Register for Webinar Wednesday

July 08, 2014

Beginning tomorrow, July 9th, DCI will host a series of complimentary webinars to provide the federal contractor community with the most up-to-date guidance and tips for ensuring EEO compliance. Register for our Webinar Wednesdays and allow us to...

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OFCCP'S New FAQS: Disability Utilization Goals Gone Wilder

July 08, 2014

During a recent release of the revised Section 503 and VEVRAA FAQs on the OFCCP website, the agency outlined their interpretation of how non-responses to the invitation to self-identify as an individual with a disability should be treated in an...

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Can Employers Override Protected-Veteran Status Post-Offer?

July 07, 2014

Among the new FAQs released on June 18, 2014, OFCCP responded to the following contractor question:

“If an individual self-identifies as a protected veteran at the pre-offer stage of the application process, but does not self-identify again at the...

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Once More Unto The Breach: What is a Hiring Benchmark?

July 02, 2014

OFCCP recently released a series of new FAQs relating to the revised 503 and VEVRAA regulations. This blog will address the FAQ addressing the definition of “hires” to be used when assessing compliance with the hiring benchmark under VEVRAA. In two...

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9TH CIRCUIT OVERTURNS LOWER COURT RULING ON COMMONALITY IN CLASS ACTION CERTIFICATION IN AN ADEA ADVERSE IMPACT CLAIM

June 30, 2014

The case is Stockwell v. City & County of San Francisco decided on April 24, 2014 [749 F.3d 1107]. First the facts. In the early 1980s, the City of San Francisco settled a Title VII adverse impact case in a consent decree that was terminated in...

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