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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR RELEASES NPRM REGARDING THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS

June 17, 2014

On June 17, 2014, the Department of Labor published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding the enforcement of Executive Order 13658 that proposes to raise the minimum wage paid by federal contractors to $10.10 per hour. Interested parties...

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8TH CIRCUIT COURT ENDORSES NARROW INTERPRETATION OF BEING "SIMILARLY SITUATED"

June 16, 2014

The case is Young v. Builder’s Steel decided on 6/9/14 [2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 10643]. The facts of the case are that Michael Young was the only black employee in a 23-person shop in Kansas City in which he worked for 26 years before being laid off....

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Plaintiff Awarded $1.35 Million in Reverse Discrimination Lawsuit

June 16, 2014

The case is Barella v. Village of Freeport, the facts of which are described in district court rulings on November 8, 2013 [2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 160268] and April 26, 2014 [2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 58827].  The judgment was based on a jury trial.

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DCI Staff Attend SIOP'S 29TH Annual Conference Held in Honolulu

June 12, 2014

The 29th Annual Conference for the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) was held May 15-17, 2014 in Honolulu, HI. This conference brings together members of the I/O community, both practitioners and academics, to discuss areas...

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OFCCP Disability and Veterans Community Resources Directory

June 10, 2014

OFCCP has provided an online resource to support contractors in their efforts toward recruiting qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans. This Disability and Veterans Community Resources Directory includes “…a non-exhaustive...

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How are Contractors Selected for an OFCCP Audit?

June 05, 2014

On May 21, Consuela Pinto, an attorney within the Department of Labor’s Office of the Solicitor, spoke at the OFCCP Institute’s Annual Summit Conference. While she provided insight on a variety of topics, this blog will focus on the detail provided...

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Take Her to Sea, Director Shiu: New OFCCP Regulations on The Horizon

June 02, 2014

OFCCP is charging full steam ahead as their semiannual regulatory agenda forecasts the imminent publication of four Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) which are tremendously important to the contractor community. In their agenda, issued to the...

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Oklahoma Passes Law Restricting Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees

May 27, 2014

We have previously reported on two “disasters” related to the misuse of social media information (see Alerts dated 12/5/13 & 3/17/14). Now we have news that Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed a bill that places restrictions on employers seeking...

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2014 SWARM Conference Meets High Expectations

May 21, 2014

The Annual Southwest and Rocky Mountain (SWARM) Region Industry Liaison Group (ILG) Conference is known for high-quality information sessions on topics of interest to the federal contractor community, as well as active participation by...

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DCI STAFF TO SPEAK AT 32ND ANNUAL ILG NATIONAL CONFERENCE

May 19, 2014

The 32nd annual Industry Liaison Group (ILG) national conference and exposition will be held on August 5th – 8th in Washington, DC. This year’s conference has been themed “learn from the legacy, while focusing on the future” in honor of the 50 year...

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MIC CHECK: PAY DATA COLLECTION TOOL NPRM FOLLOWS ON HEELS OF OFCCP LISTENING SESSION

May 15, 2014

On April 29, 2014, the OFCCP held a “listening session” to discuss the forthcoming regulations addressing President Obama’s Executive Order on pay discrimination and memorandum on contractor compensation data collection. During this meeting, a...

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American Community Survey (ACS) Data: Rural Areas Beware

May 13, 2014

As we have discussed in previous blogs, federal contractors are required to use the 2006-2010 American Community Survey (ACS) data to estimate external availability in Affirmative Action Programs (AAPs) dated January 1, 2014 or later. Now that we...

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